How helpful is CBT, really?
We have been discussing the approach of Dr. David Burns, renowned member of the Beck team which developed Cognitive Therapy in the 1980’s, best-selling author of the evergreen “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy” and many other fine books on CBT. The Feeling Good Handbook (Plume) 1,680 total views, no views today Originally posted 2014-10-01 […]
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More “expliding teapot theory”
Sometimes people try to find ways to express their anger in a less dangerous way…. Hi REBT Mates, I find this quote by Thich Nhat Hanh interesting, very interesting, because … 614 total views, 0 views today Originally posted 2013-05-03 19:26:38.
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It’s perennial: Difference between REBT & CBT???
We are pleased to have Dr. Edelstein discuss the differences between REBT and CBT. Albert Ellis introduced Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 1955, a radical change from the traditional therapies popular at the time. 3,547 total views, 0 views today Originally posted 2017-09-15 00:00:57.
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Is “talk therapy” really limited?
In a recent discussion, someone wanted to know more about what I meant in a comment where I said that, in the end, all talk theapy is limited. Here is what I said. Rather than getting into generalities which I don’t have the research at hand to support, I can tell you about my experience, and I have […]
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Is REBT-CBT “Positive Thinking”?
Hi REBT Mates! 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 […]
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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living 1,113 total views, 0 views today Originally posted 2017-08-08 05:09:50.
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“Thank Goodness I’m Alive” by Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, a “new atheist”, one of the so called “The Four Horsemen.” Prof. Dennett was invited to the 2006 meeting of the “Beyond Belief: Science, Religion, Reason and Survival” conference, but just […]
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Are you scared of the word “therapy”?
Is the word “THERAPY” good for REBT ??? 341 total views, 0 views today Originally posted 2017-10-26 06:46:38.
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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? This famous positive affirmation […]
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Will there always be an REBT?
On another blog, a friend was gently ribbing me about my interest in "kooky" stuff like TaiChi and biofeedback that has little to do with REBT-CBT. 1,916 total views, 0 views today Originally posted 2013-02-28 02:06:26.
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