Once you learn REBT theory and begin to practice it, recognizing others’ irrational beliefs seems almost unavoidable. They’re everywhere! Case in point: My friend is disturbing herself about her mother-in-law’s treatment and shoulding all over herself. So I, of course,
I must let them know how I’m feeling! I need to let them know how angry I am! For many of us these thoughts may have popped up in a moment of anger. While we cannot control the thoughts that
Eric Sudler, Psy.D. It has come to my attention that a lot of my close friends and family member have been freaking out a lot lately. There seems to always be some “insurmountable” obstacle, “impossible” task, or “unfair” deadline that
Shannon O’Neill, MA Remaining with the theme of my previous post, I will use my next two entries to discuss two additional forms of acceptance: Unconditional Other-Acceptance (UOA) and Unconditional Life-Acceptance (ULA). Similar to USA, UOA is the processes of
William R. Taboas, MA Facing discomfort, meeting deadlines, following through with commitments, addressing an issue with a co-worker, family member, or friend, are all part of daily living. Yet, we engage in procrastination, we put things off, we dodge, we
Ennio Ammendola, M.A. I have heard this word game endlessly but I never knew what it meant…so I decided to figure it out. Here is the official answer: “This quote is from a song called Let’s Call the Whole Thing
Kristen Tobias, M.A. This blog is the third of four that will expound on the types of frustration intolerance (FI) discussed in my previous entry, Not All Frustrations are Created Equal. Your life will expand, remain status quo, or shrink
When I learned that I would be writing a blog as part of my externship at Albert Ellis Institute, I almost immediately felt very anxious. Then, when I learned that the topic of each blog was my choice, I became
Let me begin by asking you a question: What would it take for you to consider yourself successful? -A prestigious career? -A sizable bank account? -A thinner figure? Although individually defined, the pressure for success can take over one’s life
Kristen Tobias, M.A. This blog is the second of four that will expound on the types of frustration intolerance (FI) discussed in my previous entry, Not All Frustrations are Created Equal. Emotional intolerance is a dimension of FI that encompasses