If Something Is Irrational, That Means It

The Individual Is Taught That There Is Nothing That He As A Total Person Is To Feel Ashamed Of Or Self-hating For.

Let's Suppose Somebody Abused You Sexually. You Still Had A Choice, Though Not A Good One, About What To Tell Yourself About The Abuse.

We Can Actually Put The Essence Of Neurosis In A Single Word: Blaming - Or Damning.

The Goal...is Not To Change Your Desires And Wishes But To Persuade You To Stop Demanding That You Absolutely Must Have What You Wish-from Yourself, From Others, And From The World. You Can By All Means Keep Your Wishes, Preferences, And Desires, But Unless You Prefer To Remain Needlessly Anxious, Not Your Grandiose Demands.

People Don't Just Get Upset. They Contribute To Their Upsetness. They Always Have The Power To Think, And To Think About Their Thinking, And To Think About Thinking About Their Thinking, Which The Goddamn Dolphin, As Far As We Know, Can't Do. Therefore They Have Much Greater Ability To Change Themselves Than Any Other Animal Has, And I Hope That Rebt Teaches Them How To Do It.