Is depression inherited or learned?
“You largely constructed your depression. It wasn’t given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.” ~Albert Ellis This one really pisses some people off, especially those who are quite invested in thinking about their depression as “genetic” and “inherited.” 1,644 total […]
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Dr. Gunars shares how he deals with anxiety about granddaughter not doing well in school
Rex, as most of the time, gives a good answer. This is not to offer an alternative to Rex, but a supplement.” Dr. Gunars is a regular contributor to REBT Info, and we are pleased to offer his reply to our recent discussion about managing GAD and anxiety for the a child who is not doing well […]
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Oh well!
Oh well! Now, that’s a deep subject! 2,330 total views, 4 views today Originally posted 2017-12-10 06:05:35.
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Types of disputing
Will Ross, REBT extraordinaire, explains the different types of disputing . . . 29,141 total views, 3 views today Originally posted 2013-02-07 19:47:55.
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Cognitive Distancing in Stoicism
Albert Ellis Donald Robertson Epictetus Stoic philosophy is among the many influences Drs. Ellis and Beck drew upon in developing REBT . . . 0 total views Originally posted 2017-07-22 02:05:48.
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Difference between “rational statements” & “positive thinking” ?
55,166 total views, 3 views today Originally posted 2013-08-29 05:05:56.
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Can you dispute a “secondary disburbance”?
A reader asks what David Burns means in Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy when he says that you cannot dispute a feeling, you can only dispute a thought. 3,446 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2012-09-21 05:22:16.
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Only understand REBT “intellectually”?
What if you only understand your REBT process “intellectually”? I am not as warm & fuzzy as Will Ross is on this point . . . 4,020 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2013-11-27 03:09:37.
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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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Get up! Stomp around! Do your disputing aloud!
This is a follow-up to my post from last month “What if you only understand your REBT process intellectually?” 1,376 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2013-12-07 04:07:02.
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Quotes That Matter
