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Living Zen FAR EAST PHILOSOPHY I find a delightful similarity in the ancient wisdom of the Far East and the Modern Scientific Methods of REBT. Follows are selected quotes from “Nothing Special – Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck There’s only one way to escape this closed loop and to see ourselves clearly: we have […]

Activities that you might enjoy as useful things (cleaning, cooking, washing dishes, ironing and sewing). Exercise (jogging, gym, walking, aerobics, stretching, shadow boxing, skipping rope, yoga, power-lifting). Food (baking, cooking, barbecuing, cooking gourmet meals, shopping for food). Games (bridge, checkers, shack, puzzle, monopoly, poker, crossword puzzle). Artistic activities (drawing comics, drawing, calligraphy, oil painting, watercolor, […]

Make clear what your values ​​are Your values ​​are your ideas about what is most important to you in your life. What you want to live for and with. They are the silent forces behind many of your actions and decisions. The goal of this exercise is for you to become fully aware of their […]

Take the time to list all your achievements and qualifications. Examine how you feel when talking about your assets. Do you feel uncomfortable or tense? Embarrassed? What message are you actually giving yourself? Do you wonder if people think you brag? Are you worried about your lack of performance? Identify your irrational beliefs. For example: […]

Health o o Physical fitness: increase fitness, body shape, improve skin, vitality. o Stop self-destructive behaviors: Eliminate drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse; Stop avoiding dentists and doctors. Intellectual skills o Reasoning: Find your logical mistakes and semantic errors. o Analysis: Learn to ask batter questions. o Articulation: Learn to express ideas better both orally and […]

Suggestions for self-help homework The following suggestions for homework include both cognitive (thinking) and behavioral (doing) tasks. If you are part of a group, it can be especially effective if all members are active in creating homework assignments. The following are some possibilities: 1. Read a chapter in a book about REBT or CBT. Fill […]

Instructions: This exercise is designed to help you challenge your belief that, if you have failed at something or if someone criticizes or rejects you, then you are a totally hopeless failure as a person. To overcome this your irrational thinking that leads to low self-acceptance complement the top half of the circle by filling […]

Some might have the misconception that Emotions and Feelings are something that we should suppress. I beg to differ. Our Feelings are a source of valuble internal communication and insight ! Just remember that our feelings result from how we are thinking about the world around us, ourself, and / or others. Question: How do […]

These are typical thoughts of people who are depressed. While these notions may seem to be correct on the surface, they actually show a change in the way a person has come to think about himself. Change–in thinking, feeling, acting–is a key feature in depression. Although the change may come on gradually, thedepressed person is […]

The foundation for effective assertion is your own thinking. Your thinking can either block you from being assertive or help you become more assertive. When you are in the process of developing a new assertive pattern, you will want to develop new ways of thinking as well as new ways of saying things. Here are […]