Don’t call me an asshole, you big dickhead!
Posted by Rex Alexander on Mon 22 Sep 25 in labeling, labeling and mislabeling, Name-calling, overgeneralizing, Self esteem, z-monthly | ∞
As advocates of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), it’s clear that we face a challenging task. Convincing people to abstain from name-calling, labeling, and overgeneralization seems almost impossible, especially in today’s era of social media where such behavior is rampant. This issue is of utmost importance, given the toxicity and inflammatory nature of name-calling. Yet, […]
Read 1984, please!
Posted by Rex Alexander on Thu 24 Jan 19 in Books & Media, bookshop, Culture, Curren Events, emotional reasoning, Emotions, History, Politics, Politics, Videos | ∞
Yeah, yeah. We know. You read the novel 1984 in high school 40 years ago. You watched both the 1956 and 1984 major motion picture adaptations. Been there, done that. Oh, hum Yawn. If you are younger, maybe you see it as “old school,” Cold War, McCarthy Era propaganda. Nothing to see here, folks, beep-beep, […]