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Like to know more about Dr. Ellis and his works? Go to:
http://www.rebt.org/ellis.html
anbudan
Madhurabarathi
On Sat, 09 Mar 2002 Madhurabarathi wrote :
>
>The exact saying of Epictetus:
>
> "What disturbs people's minds is not events
> but their judgments on events" --Epictetus, 100 A.D
>
>Sorry for quoting from memory.
>
>anbudan
>
>Madhurabarathi
>
>On Sat, 09 Mar 2002 Madhurabarathi wrote :
> >
> >
> >The importance of correcting self-talk to change personality
>as
> >a
> >therpeutic method was first demonstrated by Dr. Albert Ellis
>in
> >his Rational Emotive Therapy in 1955. Now it is called
>Rational
> >Emotive Behavioral Therapy. He called self-talk as 'Internal
> >Verbalization'.
> >
> >He also demolished the widely held Freudian theory that just
>by
> >hypnotically recollecting traumatizing experiences one can
>cure
> >behavioral disorders. He developed a successful positive
>mental
> >correctional method which used the rational elements of a
> >person's
> >emotional framework. Hence the name Rational Emotive
>Behavioral
> >Therapy.
> >
> >You will be surprised to learn that the inspiration for this
> >elegant method was the Greek stoic philosopher Epictetus, who
> >said
> >"Poeple are not affected by events themselves, but by their
> >interpretation of the events".
> >
> >If you look at it closely, you will understand that it is
> >nothing
> >but what Kaniyan PoonkunRan said:
> >
> > "தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா".
> >
> >Food for thought, eh?
> >
> >anbudan
> >
> >Madhurabarathi
