11 Irrational Beliefs: REBT
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11 Irrational Beliefs of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) proposed by Albert Ellis in his book Reason and Emotion In Psychotherapy.
“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.” ―Albert Ellis
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11 Irrational Beliefs Challenged
REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)
- I must be loved by everyone, or I am not lovable.
- I must do everything well, or I am incompetent.
- I must damn others if they do not treat me well.
- I must damn life if things do not go well.
- I must control events and people because they control how I feel.
- I must worry about anything fearful or risky.
- I must avoid responsibilities and problems to be comfortable or content.
- I must depend on others else my life or self will fall apart.
- I must be controlled by my past and disturbed by anything that once disturbed me.
- I must damn other’s problems and be disturbed by them.
- I must damn life if I cannot find the perfect answers to human problems.
More Information on 11 Irrational Beliefs
- The above 11 irrational beliefs were rewritten, modified, and condensed from Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy, Revised and Updated by Albert Ellis, Birch Lane Press, 1994.
- Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy, Revised and Updated, is Albert Ellis’s Magnum Opus.
- Ellis, the founder of REBT, also published a list of 10 irrational beliefs. Please see the link in the “Related Pages” section.
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- 11 Irrational Beliefs do not stand a chance against this system.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs from REBT
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11 Irrational Beliefs As “Must Not” Beliefs
- “Must not” beliefs are the most problematic “must beliefs” because they are impossible to complete.
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“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.” ―Albert Ellis
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- 11 Irrational Beliefs do not stand a chance against this system.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs
3D: Daily Dose of Discernment: 2020
- Below is a take on some irrational beliefs from the REBT list of eleven. See if you can match them.
#Superior #Failure: 2020-07-23
- If I rely on others to control and direct my life, they will be stupid, not me, when things go wrong.
- If I do not please everyone, I will find myself unlovable; however, I can always play the martyr and feel superior.
- If I do not do everything perfectly, I am a failure; however, I can always blame others for my failures and feel superior.
- If I do not control others, then others will make me feel inferior; however, I can accuse them of not loving me and make them feel inferior first.
- If I don’t worry about bad things happening, I am an idiot for agreeing to them; however, even if they happen, I can still blame others for causing them and make them idiots.
#Upset #Blame: 2020-07-24
- If others try to make me look bad, I will make others look worse; however, if they win the blame game, I will be the victim of somebody else.
- If life becomes so difficult that it makes me look like a fool, then I will make life look horrible, and people for not rescuing me and making my life easy.
- If I accept problems and responsibilities, I accept failure when I fail to fix or do them; therefore, I plan to avoid as many problems and responsibilities as possible.
- If I stop being upset about things that once disturbed me, then I will lose my identity; therefore, I can never let go of any pain or suffering from my past.
- If I fail to get upset when others get upset, then it proves I don’t care about others; therefore, I will always whine, blame, and damn along with others when they are upset.
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- 11 Irrational Beliefs do not stand a chance against this system.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs: Quotations on Demandingness (Musturbation)
Listed Alphabetically
“A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Each of us does, in effect, strike a series of ‘deals,’ or compromises, between the wants and longings of the inner self, and an outer environment that offers certain possibilities and sets certain limitations.” —Maggie Scarf
“Happy is the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Hell, there are no rules here—we’re trying to accomplish something.” —Thomas Edison
“In all things have no preferences.” —Miyamoto Musashi
“Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect.” —Margaret Mitchell
“The truth is what is. And what should be is a fantasy—a terrible fantasy.” —Lenny Bruce
“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.” ―Albert Ellis
“To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.” —Bertrand Russell
“What has always made a hell on earth is that man has tried to make it his heaven.” —Friedrich Holderlin
11 Irrational Beliefs: Quotations Various Sources
Listed Alphabetically
“A fool is only a fool because he won’t see he is a fool.” —Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.” —James Joyce
“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.” —Hebrews 12:8
“By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.” —Albert Ellis and Robert A. Harper, A Guide to Rational Living, Third Edition, p. 194
“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.” —Proverbs 15:5
“Failure doesn’t have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person.” —Albert Ellis and Robert A. Harper, A Guide to Rational Living, Third Edition, p. 206
“For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” —Hebrews 12:6
“If we eliminated all errors, we would also eliminate much discovery, art, insight, learning, and creativity that results from facing errors.” —Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?” —Hebrews 12:7
“It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to.” —Annie Gottlieb
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:” —Proverbs 3:11
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” —Wayne Dyer
“REBT exists to help when you think it is so horrible it hurts.” —Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” —Norman Vincent Peale
“When receiving correction, the wise seeks to learn, and the fool seeks to justify using excuses.” —Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- 11 Irrational Beliefs do not stand a chance against this system.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs: Related Pages of Free Information
- 7 Thinking Errors of CT
- 9 Fundamental Thinking Errors
- Albert Ellis: “New Yorker” Article
- CBT, CT, & REBT Cognitive Psychotherapies: List Pages
- Coping Skills: Free Help
- Counseling Issues: Free Help
- Ego & Self-Esteem Fast-Facts
- Emotional Responsibility: List Pages
- Exercises & Techniques: List Pages
- Feeling & Coping: Fast-Facts
- Musts: Friend & Foe
- REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy): List Pages
- REBT Is Deeper than CBT, CT, & Other Counseling Theories
- REBT Video Demonstrations Online
- REBT Website (www.albertellisinstitute.org)
- REBT’s 4 Issues As a System
- REBT’s 10 Must Scripts for Life
- REBT’s ABCs of Emotions
- Self-Esteem Issues: List Pages
- Thinking Skills: Free Help
- Unconditional Self-Esteem (USE): Defined
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- 11 Irrational Beliefs do not stand a chance against this system.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs: 6 Groups of Topics Menu
- 1. Pages by Topic
- 2. Fast-Facts by Topic
- 3. Quotations by Topic
- 4. Poems by Topic
- 5. Scripture by Topic
- 6. Websites by Topic
- Read and discover the world’s best breathing exercise for your feelings and stress.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
11 Irrational Beliefs: 9 Skills & Topics Menu
- 1. Anger Skills & Topics
- 2. Blame Skills & Topics
- 3. Communication Skills & Topics
- 4. Coping Skills & Topics
- 5. Counseling Skills & Topics
- 6. Praying Skills & Topics
- 7. Recovery Skills & Topics
- 8. Responsibility Skills & Topics
- 9. Thinking Skills & Topics
- Read and discover the world’s best breathing exercise for your feelings and stress.
- Read and discover how making one semantic error causes countless accidents, blunders, and mistakes.
