[ DISCLAIMER ]   When listening to an episode  of the DarkHorse Podcast  in which   biologist Bret Weinstein  interviewed attorney Aaron Siri , it occurred to me that some people with whom I’ve practiced Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) may benefit from the message, as Weinstein stated:   What you’re describing is foregone conclusions. Right? They [pharmaceutical companies] make a product, it is presumed safe and effective, and then scientific  work is done to justif

[ DISCLAIMER ]   To provide a psychoeducational lesson on my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I find it useful to illustrate how the scripts which we tell ourselves are constructed (made or formed by combining or arranging parts or elements; set in logical order). First, it may be worthwhile to distinguish between thoughts and beliefs. A “thought” is an individual act or product of thinking . A “belief” is a state or habit of mind in which trust or

[DISCLAIMER] I sat in a patient room while waiting to be seen by my primary care provider (PCP). Behind me was a wall containing...

[DISCLAIMER] I once took apart an iPhone in order to replace a faulty battery. Because I wasn’t skilled at the task, it was an onerous...