Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) enjoys personifying clusters of self-defeating thoughts, like our “discomfort dodger” and “comfort junkie,” in order to quickly remind ourselves that our momentary upset and/or self-defeating behavior is coming from the irrational self-talk that has just been activated. In this post I will expose some comfort…
As Putin’s War continues to ravage Ukraine and the threat of NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) warfare heightens, so does our collective concern — if not anxiety. In REBT we think of this emotion on a continuum from mild concern, to moderate, then severe concern before crossing over at some point…