Even When People Act Nastily To You,

Many Psychoanalysts Refused To Let Me Speak At Their Meetings. They Were Exceptionally Vigorous Because I Had Previously Been An Analyst And They Were Very Angry At My Flying The Coop.

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.

In Fact Most Of What We Call Anxiety Is Overconcern About What Someone Thinks Of You.

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.

For That Again, Is What All Manner Of Religion Essentially Is: Childish Dependency.