It takes courage to be happy in a sad world!
It takes courage to be happy in a sad world! I wrote this yesterday for someone who struggles with depression. While I reckon no one would ever accuse me of being Little Mary Sunshine, this is a message of hope, albeit expressed in an oblique way. Please share your thoughts and feelings. Originally posted […]
Carl Rogers: Although REBT rejects some of the basic tenants of his “person centered” approach, Carl Rogers remains one of the most important and influential psychologists of the 20th Century . . . Originally posted 2019-04-28 22:19:39.
Originally posted 2019-11-01 12:42:29.
REBT, Mindfulness, Behaviorism potpourri
From Vipasana to Zen to Mindfulness to CBT-REBT to Acceptance to the “Third Wave” of behaviorism, to Tourette’s (and maybe a few comments about the kitchen sink as well) Originally posted 2015-07-05 04:09:57.
What is REBT?
This post is pinned to the top. Scroll down for recent posts REBT / Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy What the hell is it, anyway??? Click the blue link below for Will Ross’s excellent, easy-to-follow explanation . . . Originally posted 2013-03-27 18:01:44.
Dealing with Social Anxiety
Shy isn’t a joke! Originally posted 2013-04-22 21:06:21.
Are you reluctant to accept?
Some people, I think, are uncomfortable with the concept of “acceptance, believing that acceptance equates to passivity, to “resignation,” to not being proactively engaged in problem solving, in working hard to have a full, rich life. Originally posted 2014-04-10 18:13:25.
Is anythnig ever truly 100% awful?
I enjoy the General Semantics (actually, more “ePrime”) exercise of debating whether anything is ever truly 100% awful. Originally posted 2013-02-08 19:20:50.
Steven C. Hayes is the developer of ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, author of 44 books and nearly 600 scientific articles, his career has focused on the understanding and alleviation of human suffering . . . Originally posted 2019-04-15 03:27:30.
Depression following benzodiazepine withdrawal
Mick wrote: I cannot help but feel that my life has been ruined by this withdrawal process. 10 months out and I am in another wave. I have so much brain fog its unreal, as well as many, many many other debilitating symptoms. I lost the person whom I thought that I would marry […]