Hi Robert, When people usually get upset during the morning commute (A) it is a result of low frustration tolerance. The musty thinking at (B) you have may...
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength"- Eric Hoffer And the above quote applies to me. I use other people's minor infractions as an opportunity to...
Hi Robert, You wrote: >>I really don't know how to or what exactly to dispute. My problem is I get really pissed off a people for no real reason. In traffic is...
Hi Will Thanks for replying. After reading your post, I realized more clearly one of my iBs; namely, "I should not get angry at people anymore. I've been...
This is just a quick message to ask the members of the board if there is a kind of Rational Belief cookbook, outlining the Irrational Beliefs and then...
You can begin by writing out why self-acceptance is desirable, and some enlightened reasons why you (and others) are worthy of unconditional self-acceptance....
Hi Jeff, David Buns divides irrational thinking into 10 cognitive distortions. You can download an adapted copy in the files section of the CBT-REBT website...
I can see how we as humans can accept other people unconditionally when it comes to everyday annoyances and transgressions, even some bad ones. But how about...
'reprobate'...it's in the dictionary...just a word... limit theory...hmmmm...TIME...that's about all i've been able to conjure up...TIME...we have about 28,000...
Tue 02 Jan 07, 6:52 p.m. Hi Robert, all, I could easily turn your question around and ask, how can you *not* separate a person from his behavior? And the...
... is a kind of Rational Belief cookbook, outlining the Irrational Beliefs and then providing Rational Beliefs, with logical dispution arguments for each...
Thanks WIll, the links you provided where JUST what I was looking for, and will help me target my specific and core irrational beliefs. Thanks again....
Shame-attacking exercises are VERY effective. There practice really hits home all the theory that REBT teachs with its written disputing exercises. In my...
... Would this be walking up to one person at a time or people gathered in groups? I imagine you could do whichever you found the most fearful or even grade...
Fri 05 Jan 07, 1:04 p.m. Yup! We are both proud alumni of Adolf Polytechnic College! ;-) You could easily replace Hitler from a long list of guys and perform...
Sat 06 Jan 07, 10:32 a.m. Hi Joseph, all, I am glad that you posted this and have been meaning to reply. This is not "scientific", but I separate my "social...
Hello all, My name is Sunil and I live in Mumbai, India. I hope to leran more about CBT/REBT and its application to anxiety disorders. Thank you. Sunil...
Hi Will and all, My therapist has tried to get me to do shame attacking exercises. Some of them I have been doing with his prodding. But, I just can't get...
My name is Linda and I'm from Philadelphia. I have Bipolar Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I'm being treated for both. I have to say that until...
Mon 08 Jan 07, 10:35 a.m. Hi Vicky, all, Good for you for doing some shame attacking exercises! That takes courage and trust, and will pay big benefits. ...
Hallo, Aloha, Hello, Hyia :D Bonne Annee et Bonne sante, Happy New Year! Rex, I have missed reading your posts! I do like your straight forward way of...
Jan 8 10am. Myy dad is have a meeting at work and he wrote a note to my mother last nite that he could lose his job becuase of him yelling at a coworker for...
Hi Vicky, Rex, all, It seems through my experience with REBT, exercises performed by clients are only effective when he/she has fully bought into the rational...
Hi, I was trying to see if I could find earlier messages from you to get some background but haven't figured out how/ if yet. I'm guessing your'e in Korea...
It seems like RE/CBT is for people who have at least some grip on their emotions, are ready to work rationally on their problems, perhaps with some help seeing...
Steve, It is true that REBT- CBT works best with those who are able to identify their emotions, identify their thinking, have at least some ability to reason,...
Jeff, I agree that exercises work best with someone who has "bought" into the "rational way of thinking and its benefits". However, I am not exactly sure what...
That is some great input Margaret. I too am wondering what happened?? Micah ... your ... bad. ... waiting, ... The ... less ... he would ... his job ... every ...