Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed rational emotive behavior therapy. He held M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and American Board of Professional Psychology. He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades.
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Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.
Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human.
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.
I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression.
By not caring too much about what people think I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.
In the old days we used to get more referrals because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.
As a result of my philosophy I wasn't even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off but I didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing.
Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.