In the previous post(1), I shared four steps based on REBT(2), to quickly help lower your distress or frustration about something. Here is a slightly improved version of the steps: Why replace the absolutes and add potentials(3) through adding “if”? We do it because we get rid of too many potentials if we aren’t careful. This happens because we think by narrowing down potentials. Look at how we do it with stuff, (in this case, a small spoon):Read More →

There Are a Lot of Different Situations Where We Feel We Just Can’t Handle It There are times when something’s really difficult, or when we see a belief that seems so wrong, or when someone does something so bad that we could lose our patience. Receptive skeptics may feel like they can’t help but scorn things that look too terrible and harmful to not. There are also times when your thoughts about yourself leave you feeling you just can’t handle it. You may scorn yourself, diminish your value, or sell your abilities short. In this post, I’m going to lay out four steps you canRead More →