Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 11 Jul 25 in Albert Ellis, Basics, Books & Media, bookshop, REBT, Uncategorized |

Albert Ellis, founder of REBT and one of the most influential psychotherapist s in history   Originally posted 2019-04-08 06:21:26.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 11 Jul 25 in Books & Media, bookshop, internet addiction, Uncategorized |

THE MACHINE STOPS by E.M. Forster (1909) Anybody who uses the Internet would do well to  read E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops. Written in 1909, it  is a chilling, short story masterpiece about the role of technology in our lives. Amazingly prescient about the internet, e-mail, phones that project visual images,  and social media addiction, […]

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Depression following benzodiazepine withdrawal

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 9 Jul 25 in Acceptance, Addictions, Alcoholism, Compulsions, Ask Rex, Depression, Uncategorized |

  Mick wrote: I cannot help but feel that my life has been ruined by this withdrawal process. 10 months out and I am in another wave. I have so much brain fog its unreal, as well as many, many many other debilitating symptoms. I lost the person whom I thought that I would marry […]

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Mon 7 Jul 25 in Books & Media, bookshop, Uncategorized |

I used to be somebody… I used to be  a contender … Click to find out why Rex is off paper books   Originally posted 2019-07-25 05:08:02.

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Originally posted 2019-12-18 10:54:17.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Sat 5 Jul 25 in Anger, Demanding, Uncategorized |

       People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.” ~Albert Ellis   Originally posted 2019-09-10 23:05:13.

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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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Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 2 Jul 25 in Emotions, Uncategorized, Videos |

Do you STILL think that events cause your emotions??? Neuroscience says “No!” Originally posted 2018-01-05 20:32:19.

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Accentuate the Rational, Eliminate the Woo-woo Redux

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 2 Jul 25 in Uncategorized |

Accentuate the Rational, Eliminate the Woo-woo Redux The Shocking Truth About “Positive Thinking” by Rex Alexander (with some help from Perplexity)Wed 2 Jul 2025 Dear readers, thank you for joining me on this journey. This article still needs some work, but it is an important and timely update to and expansion of my original article from […]

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Your participation in our life blood!

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 2 Jul 25 in Uncategorized |

At the bottom of every post is a form to share your thoughts,  opinions, ideas, ask questions or seek advice. Please use it. We LOVE   hearing from YOU! Originally posted 2017-07-14 06:31:10.

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