for acceptance I don't think any of us are fully accepting ... it is a continuum. At best, we gradually get bigger. So could we recast this issue this way:...
Erstwhile composed for Ross, Rex, Black Adder Zwei, Dr. Edetlsine (sp?) (of a psychologicalal audience , Life is love; love is life; for other consenting...
I have a question about unconditional self and others and the world acceptance. Does REBT view USA, UOA ULAÂ or Acceptance as in black or white. You either...
Sun 3 May 09, 7:09 pm Hi Paul, all, My opinion, acceptance is a process, as you say a continuum. It is something you work at over time and bet better at,...
Sun 3 May 09, 7:24 pm I dunno. But REBT has a lot to say about working toward your own (enlightened) self-interest. What is that term Ellis uses? Rational...
Sun 3 May 09, 8:02 pm I forgot to include that you can accept that you are having difficulty accepting something. "I accept that I am having difficulty...
As Rex says - Acceptance is a process and exists on a continuum. It is also something invented by us as humans. The opposite of acceptance is really Denial. I...
Sun 3 May 09, 9:52 pm Hi Paul, all I don't like this "cannot" business. In fact, I think it qualifies as a cognitive distortion and IB in many ways. "I...
I am managing a large complex project where I work, and there is a rift between one faction and another that is working on the project. Anyone who ahs ever...
oh! thats serious matter...who was it? and how did you come to know? On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Paul Lucian Szasz <paullucianszasz@... ... -- With...
Rex, Albert Ellis told me to get involved in something creative as an avocation, a hobby, not a vocation. I slaved 36 years as an aerospace engineer. During ...
Simona, Love is filtered through cultural and idiosyncratic expectations. I have been often offered as an example of a person who is passionate about many ...
Rex, Since thinking, emoting, and motivating and coordinating behavior all take place in the brain, with many brain pathways intertwined in large neural ...
When I get my doctorate degree in psychology, private practice where I would only charge nominal fees would be my creative dream job, because being of service...
Hi Rupert, You wrote: >>I'd like to apply myself better at work and stop procrastinating but I seem to find it difficult.<< Compare these two statements: a.....
How do I make rational beliefs stick? Mine are so fickle. One moment I believe them (80-90%) the next i'm not so sure and my conviction in them goes down (to...
Hi AK, You wrote: >>How do I make rational beliefs stick? Mine are so fickle. One moment I believe them (80-90%) the next i'm not so sure and my conviction in...
... The short answer is with repeated new behavior, repeated disputing, and repeated reenforcement of the new beliefs by practicing the new emotions you want...
Hello Everyone: ? I have a thought. Suppose that I am gong to take a test tomorrow. I tell myself, I must get an A on the test. I take the test and I get a D...
Wed 6 May 09, 2:36 pm Ah, yes, wouldn't it be grand if doing REBT was like filing your income tax! Fill out a form once a year, pop it in the mail, and be...
Wed 6 May 09, 3:07 pm Hi Bart, I agree entirely with your thinking and your conclusions: REBT will not teach you how to play the guitar. I would recommend a...
Hi all, Â I need some examples on how to dispute my anger on others persons, maybe with focus on all irrational beliefs that could appear and acceptance of...
Having been educated at Art and Design School , we were taught that creativity did not exist in a vacuum and the myth of the lone genius was just plain wrong...
ADVERTISEMENT !!! Â It looks like I have done something wrong with writing the request of anger disputation which was misunderstood. It is not about my anger,...
AK, Paraphrasing Will Ross's recent letter, I would suggest you decide to quit having irrational beliefs about rejection of all kinds by all types of people. ...
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