To achieve anything in life, you have to make it a “must” ???

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 20 Mar 26 in Albert Ellis, Demanding, must, musterbation, musty thinking, Needs vs. Preferences, Wants vs. needs |

We have been having a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion which I think boils down to a few basic-but-important questions: 1. Is it necessary to avoid shoulds, oughts, musts and why’s? in everyday speech? 2 What is the difference between “task-perfection” and “self-perfection.” 3. Can we be motivated without . . .   Originally posted 2013-02-25 23:01:10.

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Dr. Ellis, a wounded psychotherapist (???)

Posted by Rex Alexander on Thu 19 Mar 26 in Albert Ellis, Books & Media, REBT & Other therapies compared |

  A Wounded Psychotherapist: The childhood of Dr Albert Ellis, and the limitations of REBT/CBT by Dr Jim Byrne Foreword This book represents an attempt to deconstruct Dr Albert Ellis’s story of his childhood . . .     Originally posted 2013-06-14 04:03:46.

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Three musts which hold us back

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 13 Mar 26 in Albert Ellis, Demanding, Disguised shoulds, musterbation, musty thinking, should statements |

Originally posted 2017-06-03 04:17:41.

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Stoic Philosophy and REBT

  The gods have released you from accountability for your parents, your siblings, your body, your possessions – for death and for life itself. They made you responsible only for what is in your power – the proper use of impressions. So why take on the burden of matters which you cannot answer for? You […]

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Acceptance is not love!

   Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they’re alive and human.” ~Albert Ellis Originally posted 2013-05-02 07:39:44.

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What is the difference between healthy & unhealthy emoting?

Posted by Rex Alexander on Thu 26 Feb 26 in Albert Ellis, Demanding, Emotions |

  When adversities happen to people, they can choose to make themselves either (1) healthfully negative, sorry and regretful and annoyed and frustrated and disappointed about the happening  or (2) unhealthfully negative . . .    Originally posted 2013-07-16 21:52:38.

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Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so

    Hi REBT Mates!  Do you STILL think that it is things “out there” upset us??? Originally posted 2016-03-11 04:47:10.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Sun 22 Feb 26 in Acceptance, Albert Ellis, Books & Media, bookshop |

Stop being a dupe of the “Self-esteem MAFIA!” Originally posted 2018-12-12 12:00:50.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Thu 19 Feb 26 in Albert Ellis, quotes |

Originally posted 2019-12-20 09:15:06.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 18 Feb 26 in Acceptance, Albert Ellis, quotes, ULA, Uncategorized, UOA, USA |


Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they’re alive and human.”            
                               ~Albert Ellis

 

Accept everybody. . .
just because they’re alive and human.

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