I Wrote Several Articles Criticizing Psychoanalysis, But

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.

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.

Worry Itself Is One Of The Most Painful Conditions.

I Had Used Eclectic Therapy And Behavior Therapy On Myself At The Age Of 19 To Get Over My Fear Of Public Speaking And Of Approaching Young Women In Public.

Is Self-esteem A Sickness? That's According To The Way You Define It. In The Usual Way It Is Defined By People And By Psychologists, I'd Say That It Is Probably The Greatest Emotional Disturbance Known To Man And Woman.