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Repackaged with a stunning new cover and an insightful new foreword, this book is one of six Dr. Albert Ellis "How To" titles to be reissued by Citadel in 2016-2017. Widely recognized as a pioneer of 20th century psychotherapy, Albert Ellis's works have stood the test of time, and continue to serve as the cornerstone of the Albert Ellis Institute, which has centers in 6 American cities and 20 countries abroad. This acclaimed self-help classic has already helped thousands of readers/listeners to better their lives with the techniques and practices Dr. Ellis developed.
CLASSIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONEER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
All of us worry about something, big or small, every day. But much of the emotional misery we feel is an overreaction, and it can be significantly reduced, using the techniques you'll find in this landmark book.
World renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, who created Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), believed that anger, anxiety, and depression are not only unnecessary, they're unethical, because when we allow ourselves to become emotionally upset, we're being unfair and unjust to ourselves. Thinking negative thoughts is a choice we can refuse to make. Applying the proven, time-tested principles of REBT is a simple, logical way to find true mental health and happiness.
REBT acknowledges the power of emotions, but it also helps us understand which feelings are healthy and which are not. This classic book teaches you how to:
- Retrain your brain to focus on the positive aspects of your life and face each obstacle without unnecessary despair
- Control your emotional destiny
- Refuse to upset yourself about upsetting yourself
- Solve practical problems as well as emotional problems
- Conquer the tyranny of "shoulds"
- ...and much more, providing all the tools you need to take back your life - and your happiness.
If you can refuse to make yourself miserable, you're that much closer to making yourself happy - every day.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Download the accompanying reference guide.©1988, 2006 Albert Ellis Institute (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Foreword © 2016 Albert Ellis Institute. Lyrics by Albert Ellis, © by Albert Ellis Institute.Listeners also enjoyed...
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However, the book reads like one long footnote or symptom list. It should be edited.
A worthwhile read because the concepts are so psychologically useful in life.
Secondary thoughts and feelings about primary thoughts and feelings
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Been There Heard This Before.
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The best of the best!
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Dig deep into REBT
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life changer
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Having read other reviews, I want to address a couple negative comments I've seen.
* Ellis is not arrogant, but having been a founding expert in this field for > 50 years by the time this book was released, he certainly has a confidence. He talks about our thoughts (yours, mine, his) almost as 3rd party things, because they really are, but it seems some hear this as condescending. It's not; it's the opposite, as it is acknowledging that our thoughts are something we "do" or "own," but are distinctly NOT "what we are."
* In one appendix, Ellis lists many of the most common human irrationalities from several perspectives: individually, culturally, organizationally, etc. A few of these deal with belief in gods, belief there are NO gods, etc, and while he's right about the irrationality of it all, don't let it turn you off if you happen to be a person of faith or anti-faith; he's just being clear, but at no point does he denigrate such people, and instead admits that none of us--not one--will ever be completely rational, and personally, I think that's a good thing.
One of the best books I've ever read (or heard)
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Treat yourself and others with forgiveness and kindness
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Insightful and useful
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Ellis’s books are like that only for learning how to overcome our “nutty” thinking that diminish the quality of our lives.
This is not a book to make you better by understanding something. Instead, to get better the reader must work hard, probably for life, using the ideas and methods presented. But, even though getting better will probably require a lifetime of maintenance. This is still a way to improve the quality of life and actually get better.
I don’t know, I remember from reading these books that they are good. They do have a lot of the same content. But right now I like this one the best.
Odd thing about this audio version is it has over an hour-and-a-half of appendices that are not in my print copy. I looked because one contains a lot of lists and I wanted to see where it was going.
Another Remarkable Book by Albert Ellis
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Great Book on self help
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