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The Myth of Self-esteem
The Myth of Self-esteem: How Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Can Change Your Life Forever | Albert Ellis
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[A] stimulating examination of how the teachings of the world's greatest thinkers and philosophers dovetail (or don't) with Ellis's three core concepts: unconditional acceptance of the self, others and the world....The book, which includes (…more)
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FourofFiveWits
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This is where you lost me, Mr. Ellis.

paige84 Amen 🙌🏼 9y
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"I accept myself, my existence, my being with my fallibility. Too bad about it. But I'm still okay. To define myself as non-okay-worthless-is silly and will make me more fallible. I'm okay because I think I am. Or, more accurately, I am a person who has many good and many bad traits. Let me rate..."

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I can choose to accept myself unconditionally-whether or not I do well or get approved by others. I can thereby refuse to rate "myself," "my totality," "my personhood" at all. Instead, I can rate my traits, deeds, acts, and performances-for ances-for the purposes of surviving and enjoying my life...

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds very good! 9y
Sue Interesting! 9y
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