Neurosis Is Just A High-class Word For

Whining About Your Own, Others', Or The World's Failings Is A Main Element In What We Usually Call Neurosis.

I Had A Great Many Sex And Love Cases Where People Were Absolutely Devastated When Somebody With Whom They Were Compulsively In Love Didn't Love Them Back. They Were Killing Themselves With Anxiety And Depression.

People Are Terrified Of Other People Or Difficult Projects Because They Tell Themselves That They Could Fail Or Be Rejected. Failure Can Lead To Sorrow, Regret, Frustration And Annoyance - All Healthy, Negative Feelings Without Which People Couldn't Exist. But Then They Add, "i Absolutely Must Succeed And Must Be Loved By Significant Persons, And If I Don't, It's Terrible And I'm No Good." Those Are Irrational Beliefs. As Long As People Keep Them, They'll Be Terrified Of Life And Will Put Themselves Down When They Get Rejected.

I Started To Call Myself A "rational Therapist" In January 1955; Later I Used The Term "rational Emotive." Now I Call Myself A "rational Emotive Behavior Therapist." But From The Start, I Always Included Philosophic Techniques As Well As Experiential, Emotional And Behavioral Techniques.

The Art Of Love Is Largely The Art Of Persistence.