Is “should” ever necessary?

A faithful reader asks What’s the best response to “I should have ______  (done x y z more) and if I had, things would be different now”?     Thank you.”       Ah, yes!  Our “Darling Shoulds!”  How we resist relinquishing them!   As if they were some jewel more precious than diamonds!   😉  Originally posted […]

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Should you read this?

HOMEWORK CHALLENGE Are you conscious of how and when you use the words should, must, ought, etc? Will you take the homework challenge this week?    Originally posted 2018-09-02 18:11:21.

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Pissed beyond all measure!!!

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 24 Oct 25 in Anger, Awfulizing, Basics, Demanding, Uncategorized |

Have you ever been “pissed beyond all measure”? Are you ready for your morning REBT safari? Originally posted 2014-10-17 18:57:05.

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“Sensitive Souls” and Managing Painful Emotions

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 22 Oct 25 in Cognitve (Behavior) Therapy, David Burns, Uncategorized, zz-MONTH-5 |

“Sensitive Souls”and Managing Painful Emotions. If you are a “sensitive soul,” depending upon your resources and circumstances, you may be faced with the dilemma of building, and then closing yourself in a walled, perfumed garden so that all the suffering, tragedy and injustice in the world cannot get to you. Or, on the other hand, […]

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Click because you want to get to know more about Stoic Philosophy . . . Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor 161-180 AD   Originally posted 2019-07-20 04:24:32.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Sat 11 Oct 25 in Books & Media, bookshop, meditation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized |

Jack Kornfield is an American author, Buddhist Practitioner and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West . . . Originally posted 2019-04-16 21:07:57.

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12 Lies We Tell Ourselves

Posted by Rex Alexander on Thu 9 Oct 25 in Ellis Four Irational Processes, ethics, Ten Cognitive Distortions, Uncategorized |

12 lies we tell ourselves by Albert Ellis 1. I must have the love and approval of others i must avoid disapproval at all costs. Click to see the other 11 . . .    Originally posted 2019-08-24 18:16:34.

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It’s settled! Laughter is the best policy!

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 8 Oct 25 in Anger, Humor, Uncategorized |

Grrrrrrr or Hahahaha ??? When something goes wrong, is it “”REBT Kosher” to intentionally laugh rather than lash out in anger?   Originally posted 2015-07-28 03:11:17.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Tue 7 Oct 25 in Books & Media, bookshop, Procrastination, Time management, Uncategorized |

  Click because you want to find out what REBT has to say about so called “time management”   Originally posted 2019-07-23 04:40:08.

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Posted by Rex Alexander on Sun 5 Oct 25 in Albert Ellis, Books & Media, bookshop, Uncategorized |

  BETTER, DEEPER and MORE ENDURING BRIEF THERAPY The Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach                 by Albert Ellis, PhD Originally posted 2019-10-06 09:57:33.

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