Is REBT-CBT “Positive Thinking”?
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 . . . […]
Vote to get Guide to Rational Living on Kindle!
Please vote to get A Guide to Rational living published on Kindle! Originally posted 2018-12-04 05:37:40.
Windy Dryden [published over 200 books] is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy . . . Originally posted 2019-03-02 21:06:46.
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 therapy is limited. Here is what I said: Originally posted 2014-05-09 20:11:21.
Albert Ellis, founder of REBT and one of the most influential psychotherapist s in history Originally posted 2019-04-08 06:21:26.
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.
REBT
Read the Wikipedia article about REBT Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Originally posted 2017-10-23 06:52:38.
Christine’s experience with CBT
Hi REBT Mates! Christine Richardson posted the following as a comment in our long and perennial discussion about the differences between REBT and CBT. It is wonderful, thoughtful, and deserves a space of its own . . . Originally posted 2017-12-07 22:16:40.
It’s official! “Awfulize” is now a word!
Dr. Ellis coined the term “awfulize” by transforming the adjective “awful” into a verb. The language of REBT can sometimes sound a little contorted, especially when employing “ePrime,” in it’s preference for using more verbs and adverbs than nouns and adjectives. Now, it is official! “Awfulizing” has made it to the big time and is […]
Interview with Dr. Ellis
Albert Ellis: A Guide to Rational Living – Thinking allowed DVD with Jeffrey Mishlove NOTE: This is an excerpt from the full 90-minute DVD (available on Amazon.com) Originally posted 2013-05-24 18:37:19.