[ DISCLAIMER ]   I recently attended a session with client X, who apparently contemplated that I’d validate  this individual’s beliefs regarding a matter of disagreement with another individual, as I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) at the time.   Before going further, it may be useful to define terms. When referring to thoughts or beliefs which are “ rational ,” I’m referencing those cognitive elements which remain in acco

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Within my blog, I provide many psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT). Often, this method of teaching involves the matter of thinking or believing  which is rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ), or not (i.e., irrational ).   Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable , and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justification . For insta

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The late psychologist Albert Ellis , who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), formerly called Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), addressed the matter of self-downing  (how people upset themselves  with unhelpful beliefs about themselves) through use of a technique.   REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not  the o

[ DISCLAIMER ]   My primary job in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps was military police , as my secondary billet was as a Marine Security Guard  (MSG). Regarding the latter (above photo), I was ignorant  about how my diplomatic mission supported the Central Intelligence Agency  (CIA).   Nevertheless, when guarding the U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru , I became disillusioned when realizing that my military service supported CIA activities and wasn’t an honorable matter. That’s

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I invite people to consider beliefs  which are rational (in accordance with both logic and reason ) and healthy (subjectively beneficial to one’s own physical, mental, or emotional  state).   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumptio

[ 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