REBT – “Gee! What happened to you?” Human – “I got punched and kicked.” REBT “Oh my! How did that happen?” Human – “I went outside and...

by Walter J. Matweychuk Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is as much a way of living or a philosophy of life as it is a form of...

It's important that a person with unhelpful addictive behaviour suspects there is hope. Most people recover, especially when they seek...

The Principle of Unconditional Self-Acceptance - USA I accept myself because I'm alive and have the capacity to CHOOSE TO better enjoy my...

“Before I am able to DO something, I am likely required to DE something.” The purpose of an ABC of REBT, the real, deep down inside...

Hank Robb, Ph.D., ABPP - reprinted from The Behaviour Therapist - may be duplicated with attribution A new diagnostic group, Adult Child...

An unhelpful addictive behaviour is like a runaway horse. A difference is that instead of being terrified by the journey I am on, I am...

UAB - Unhelpful Addictive Behaviour SOBER: S is for “Stop” where I am and “Step Back.” O - “Observe” how I’m feeling—what are my physical...

Progress toward a more balanced lifestyle may at a time seem a huge challenge - like I’m standing at the bottom of a mountain craning my...

An unhelpful belief that I, as a HUMAN, seem to upset myself with - it tends to appear under one of three major headings - The Three...

I might make a list of a thing or feeling or value or person that is important to ME. A thing I REALLY value. That I value, want back,...

Advantages (benefits & rewards) The unhelpful addictive behaviour of someone I am close to might have a significant impact on my...

DOING this thing (A) Benefit - Advantage or Reward What Do I, or Did I, or Might I, enjoy about this thing - what does, or did, or might...

Pre-contemplation – I’m not intending to take action in the near future and I’m aware at some level my behaviour might be SEEN as...

Regardless of my level of drinking, using or acting out, a helpful question might be: “In what way might my behaviour be costing me more...

A key question might be one of these: A). In what way might I REALLY like to REDUCE, or STOP this BEHAVIOUR for a period of time? B). In...

Why Might I Want This? Why might I want an end result like this? In what way might I want it enough to do what it takes today to achieve...

Guilt or resentment are an orientation of my mind that might damage love and create some suffering. It might seem as if it is caused by...

"A human mind is prone to overreact to a negative thing relative to a positive thing - a person might use this to manipulate me, or I...