MUST I have what I want?
Do you believe that when you want something, you absolutely MUST have it . . . and that it is terrible when you don’t get what you must have? 785 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2016-05-09 02:14:28.
785 total views, 2 views today
It’s official! “Awfulize” is now a word!
Dr. Ellis coined the term “awfulize” by transforming the adjective “awful” into a verb. The language of REBT can sometimes sound a little contorted, especially when employing “ePrime,” in it’s preference for using more verbs and adverbs than nouns and adjectives. Now, it is official! “Awfulizing” has made it to the big time and is […]
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To achieve anything in life, you have to make it a “must” ???
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 . . . 3,097 total views, 3 views today […]
3,097 total views, 3 views today
Should you read this?
HOMEWORK CHALLENGE Are you conscious of how and when you use the words should, must, ought, etc? Will you take the homework challenge this week? 325 total views, no views today Originally posted 2018-09-02 18:11:21.
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Prince Ea finally admits to being a chronic musterbator! Are you one too? Click because you want to watch this amazing video and find out . . . 158 total views, 2 views today
158 total views, 2 views today
Whine! Whine! Whine!
Dr. Ellis loved making fun of his and our distorted thinking and irrational behavior with humorous rational songs, and limericks. Humor is, of course, fun, but also very powerful in helping us break the bonds of our irrational thinking. Here is a special video by Dr. Ellis singing his famous “Whine! Whine! Whine!” song […]
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Are opinions incompatible with REBT-CBT?
Are opinions incompatible with REBT??? What do you think? 986 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2013-04-20 18:13:40.
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How to deal with a hen-pecking boss
Boss Mr. Dithers bullies employee Dagwood”Blondie” comic strip King Features Syndicate, 1930s Does the usual advice for improved communications skills and more assertiveness help us to deal with a boss who bullies? 2,897 total views, 3 views today Originally posted 2016-03-11 21:21:31.
2,897 total views, 3 views today
People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.” ~Albert Ellis 147 total views, 4 views today
147 total views, 4 views today
Guest Author, Dr. Edelstein
REBT (according to Ellis) posits that inappropriate negative emotions come from one type of irrational thinking . . . 1,613 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2013-12-27 06:34:31.
1,613 total views, 2 views today
Quotes That Matter
