The Trouble With Most Therapy Is That

I Started To Call Myself A Rational Therapist In 1955; Later I Used The Term Rational Emotive. Now I Call Myself A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapist.

Thinking Rationally Is Often Different From "positive Thinking," In That It Is A Realistic Assessment Of The Situation, With A View Towards Rectifying The Problem If Possible.

I Had A Great Many Sex And Love Cases Where People Were Absolutely Devastated When Somebody With Whom They Were Compulsively In Love Didn't Love Them Back. They Were Killing Themselves With Anxiety And Depression.

Convince Yourself That Worrying About Many Situations Will Make Them Worse Rather Than Improve Them.

In The Old Days We Used To Get More Referrals, Because People Had Insurance That Paid For Therapy. Now They Belong To Hmos, And We Can Only Be Affiliated With A Few Hmos.