The Individual Is Taught That There Is

The Attitude Of Unconditional Self-acceptance Is Probably The Most Important Variable In Their Long-term Recovery.

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.

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

The Emotionally Sound Person Should Be Able To Take Risks, To Ask Himself What He Really Would Like To Do In Life, And Then To Try To Do This, Even Though He Has To Risk Defeat Or Failure. He Should Be Adventurous (though Not Necessarily Foolhardy); Be Willing To Try Almost Anything Once, Just To See How He Likes It; And Look Forward To Some Breaks In His Usual Life Routines.

As A Matter Of Fact, As A Result Of My Philosophy, I Wasn't Even Upset About Hitler. I Was Willing To Go To War To Knock Him Off, But I Didn't Hate Him. I Hated What He Was Doing.