Is keeping emotions “bottled up” dangerous?
In my callow and shallow youth, I used to subscribe to the "teapot model" of emotions. You know, our emotional systems are like teapots with water boiling, generating steam and pressure. If the steam does not have an outlet, or the outlet becomes overwhelmed by too much steam expanding too quickly . . . POW !!! Explosion […]
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How to deal with a hen-pecking boss
Boss Mr. Dithers bullies employee Dagwood”Blondie” comic strip King Features Syndicate Does the usual advice for improved communications skills and more assertiveness help us to deal with a boss who bullies? 1,981 total views, no views today Originally posted 2016-03-11 21:21:31.
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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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Is “indifference” a better option than “strong preference”?
Is “indifference” a valid alternative to having a “strong preference”? We have been having a lively one over that. 3,319 total views, no views today Originally posted 2013-07-17 19:12:21.
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I need you too much already, lah! :o{
I need you too much already, lah! Well, that is they way we might say it in Thailand or other Southeast Asian countries. But in spite of the charming local syntax, I reckon that the irrational belief that drives this sentiment is very nearly universal. Taken to the the extreme, and combined in a cocktail of […]
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Avoid shoulds, oughts, musts!
HOMEWORK Avoid using moralistic, absolutist “shoulds”, “oughts”, “musts”, et al. We don’t want to be rigid and dogmatic in this (and in all things). While keeping in mind there are perfectly innocuous uses of “should”, “ought”, “must”, it is nonetheless an excellent discipline to make the effort to avoid them, and to monitor yourself using […]
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Guest Author, Dr. Edelstein : Negative emotions come from one type of irrational thinking
REBT (according to Ellis) posits that inappropriate negative emotions come from one type of irrational thinking . . . 615 total views, no views today Originally posted 2013-12-27 06:34:31.
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Baby I Need Your Lovin’ . . . Really?
Baby I Need Your Lovin' Baby, I need your lovin' I got to have all your lovin' Baby, I need your lovin' Got to have all your lovin' ~The Four Tops, 1964 Awwwwww! Ain't that romantic? Don't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Ain't it the […]
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I NEED love! (not!)
valentine, love, romance, mating, dating, needs, preferences, disguised shoulds, musts
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Can Suicide ever be a rational act?
Sat 9 Aug 2014, 6:49 pm Good Morning All, In light of recent events in the news and some of the lovely stuff that Jimmy and Steve posted here recently, I thought it might be appropriate to talk a little about suicide. First of all, if you are thinking about killing yourself or are having […]
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