Difference between “rational statements” & “positive thinking” ?
Originally posted 2013-08-29 05:05:56.
How Positive Thinking is Undermining America
Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America, by Barbara Ehrenreich, challenges the cultural notion that positive thinking is always positive and good. The book argues that positive thinking, while important to some extent, has been taken too far in America, to the point where it has become a dangerous ideology. Originally posted 2023-05-04 10:15:54.
Is REBT-CBT “Positive Thinking”?
Erroneous comparisons of REBT-CBT to “positive thinking” and similar is a pereneal staw man argument . One of the problems in trying to get the word out about REBT-CBT is that they are often dismissed as merely “positive thinking. In my opinion, one of the goals of any REBT media is to distinguish REBT-CBT from . . . […]
Armageddon
My friend Jimmy from the REBT-CBT Yahoogroup is feeling gloomy about current events, and seeing some of the really nasty things going on in the news as heralding the breakdown of modern society. He is hardly the first to make that observation. Here is what I said . . . Originally posted 2015-07-30 07:37:31.
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better! (Sure you are!)
Every day, in every way I am getting better and better!” Yeah, right, sure! To quote that brilliant 20th Century philosopher, Curly of the Three Stooges … “Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!” If you believe that, we would like to ask simply, How is that going for you? Originally posted 2012-11-03 04:15:21.
TA-DA!
Get rid of your nasty, old to-do list and trade it in for a bright, shinty TA-DA List !!! Originally posted 2018-04-06 08:03:01.
Reframe Your Brain, by Scott Adams
Reframe Your Brainby Scott Adams Reframe Your Brain by Scott Adams is a self-help book that delves into the fascinating metaphor or model of rewiring your brain to achieve and happiness success. It is trending on Amazon.com at number 11 as of this writing. But is it more hype than substance? Originally posted 2023-08-26 19:42:51.
Accentuate the Rational
Accentuate the Rational, Eliminate the Woo–woo Originally posted 2019-01-18 00:00:32.
Yes you can’t!
Can’t is a damned interesting word, responsible for much mischief. With few exceptions, it is simply a cognitive distortion. However, when I say that, you may automatically tune out, assuming I that I am about to rehash some chestnut from my Dale Carnegie-Napoleon Hill,-Norman Vincent Peale-Jim Robbins bag of “positive thinking” tricks. Not so! I promise! Originally posted 2015-03-06 […]
“Law of Attraction” compatible with REBT?
We have been having a lively discussion on the former REBT-CBT Forum about where (if anywhere) the “Law of Attraction” and “Creative Visualization” fit into REBT. Originally posted 2013-05-21 20:43:16.