How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable about Anything

How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable about Anything by Albert Ellis Phd

Repackaged with a stunning new cover and an insightful new foreword, this book is one of six Dr. Albert Ellis How To titles to be reissued by Citadel in 2016-2017. Widely recognized as a pioneer of 20th century psychotherapy, Albert Ellis's works have stood the test of time, and continue to serve as the cornerstone of the Albert Ellis Institute, which has centers in 6 American cities and 20 countries abroad. This acclaimed self-help classic has already helped thousands of readers to better their lives with the techniques and practices Dr. Ellis developed.

CLASIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

All of us worry about something, big or small, every day. But much of the emotional misery we feel is an overreaction, and it can be significantly reduced, using the techniques you'll find in this landmark book.

World renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, who created Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), believed that anger, anxiety, and depression are not only unnecessary, they're unethical, because when we allow ourselves to become emotionally upset, we're being unfair and unjust to ourselves. Thinking negative thoughts is a choice we can refuse to make. Applying the proven, time-tested principles of REBT is a simple, logical way to find true mental health and happiness.

REBT acknowledges the power of emotions, but it also helps us understand which feelings are healthy and which are not. This classic book teaches you how to:

*Retrain your brain to focus on the positive aspects of your life and face each obstacle without unnecessary despair

*Control your emotional destiny

*Refuse to upset yourself about upsetting yourself

*Solve practical problems as well as emotional problems

*Conquer the tyranny of shoulds

.and much more, providing all the tools you need to take back your life--and your happiness. If you can refuse to make yourself miserable, you're that much closer to making yourself happy--every day.

Albert Ellis, PhD, (1913-2007), is the founder and president of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City. He received his MA and PhD degree in clinical psychology from Columbia University. and is a former Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University and Pittsburgh State College, Dr. Ellis has also been Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Professional School of Psychological Studies in San Diego. He served as Chief Psychologist of the New Jersey State Diagnostic Center and Chief Psychologist of the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies. He has been a Consultant in Clinical Psychology to the New York City Board of Education and the Veterans Administration, and he has practiced psychotherapy, marriage and family counseling, as well as sex therapy, for almost 60 years.

A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Ellis has served as President of its Division of Consulting Psychology and as a member of its Council of Representatives. He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychotherapy.

Dr. Ellis has published over 700 articles and 65 books, among them Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy, A Guide to Rational Living, and The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (to be reissued with a new foreword by Raymond DiGiuseppe in 2007 by Springer Publishing Company). He has also served as Consulting or Associate Editor of many publications, including the Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, Journal of Individual Psychology, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Psychological Reports, and The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.