Acceptance is not love!

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 29 Sep 23 in Acceptance, Albert Ellis, Dire need for love & approval, Uncategorized, USA, Your Opinion Matters | ∞

Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they’re alive and human.” ~Albert Ellis 5,387 total views Originally posted 2013-05-02 07:39:44.

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Tags: acceptance, approval, Dire need for love & approval, evaluations, judgment, love, self, self-acceptance

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 20 Sep 23 in Acceptance, Albert Ellis, Books & Media, bookshop | ∞

Stop being a dupe of the “Self-esteem MAFIA!” 3,203 total views Originally posted 2018-12-12 12:00:50.

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Tags: acceptance, ellis, Myth of self-esteem, self, self-esteem, unconditional self acceptance

Accepting emotions

Posted by Rex Alexander on Tue 19 Sep 23 in Acceptance, Emotions, Guilt & Shame, Uncategorized | ∞

How does accepting your thoughts and feelings relate to shaking off shame and guilt? I don’t see the connection.” 4,638 total views Originally posted 2013-06-06 03:16:31.

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Tags: acceptance, desensitization, mindfulness, secndary disturbance

Are opinions incompatible with REBT-CBT?

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 15 Sep 23 in Acceptance, Demanding, Events, Rating, ULA, UOA, USA | ∞

Are opinions incompatible with REBT??? What do you think? 2,150 total views Originally posted 2013-04-20 18:13:40.

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Tags: acceptance, opinion, opinions

Happiness of your life depends upon the the quality of your thoughts

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 13 Sep 23 in Events, General Semantics, Happiness, quotes, Rational Thinking, REBT & Other therapies compared | ∞

3,873 total views Originally posted 2016-04-11 07:31:06.

3,873 total views

Tags: acceptance, Marcus Aurelius, serenity prayer, stocism, stoic

Will Unconditional Self Acceptance make me lose my edge?

Posted by Rex Alexander on Sat 9 Sep 23 in Acceptance, Ask Rex, Perfectionism, Self esteem, self vs. behavior, Success & Achievement, Task Perfection vs. Self Perfection, USA | ∞

Sean B. in Florida asks Rex. I think I understand the idea of unconditional self acceptance, in theory at least. But I am afraid that adopting it will cause me to lose my edge and stop striving for excellence in my career. If I accept myself unconditionally, then do I have to accept it if […]

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Tags: acceptance, perfectionism, performance, performance anxiety, self-perfection, task-perfection, ULA, unconditional life acceptance, unconditional other acceptance, unconditional self acceptance, UOA, USA

Acceptance is the soft underbelly of REBT!

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 1 Sep 23 in Acceptance | ∞

3,459 total views, 1 views today Originally posted 2017-07-27 03:53:30.

3,459 total views, 1 views today

Tags: acceptance, mindfulness

“Bad People” ???

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 30 Aug 23 in Emotions, Mindfulness, Rating, REBT & Other therapies compared | ∞

Most people think here are a lot of bad people running around in the world . . . ~Sam Harris 2,068 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2017-08-15 21:53:26.

2,068 total views, 2 views today

Tags: acceptance, beliefs, distorted thinking, free will, ideas, mindfulness, personal responsibility, Sam Marris, self

Posted by Rex Alexander on Tue 22 Aug 23 in Acceptance, Albert Ellis, social media, Uncategorized, USA | ∞

1,792 total views Originally posted 2019-11-01 12:42:29.

1,792 total views

Tags: acceptance, discussion, facebook, Jonathan Von Breton, USA

REBT, Mindfulness, Behaviorism potpourri

Posted by Rex Alexander on Mon 21 Aug 23 in Aaron Beck, Acceptance, Albert Ellis, Anger, Cognitve (Behavior) Therapy, Emotions, Mindfulness, REBT & Other therapies compared, Religion, Secondary Disturbance, Values, What is REBT - CBT? | ∞

From Vipasana to Zen to Mindfulness to CBT-REBT to Acceptance to the “Third Wave” of behaviorism, to Tourette’s (and maybe a few comments about the kitchen sink as well) 8,121 total views, 1 views today Originally posted 2015-07-05 04:09:57.

8,121 total views, 1 views today

Tags: "Tourette's, acceptance, behaviorism, meditation, mindfulness, Third Wave

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