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I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Age Approaching Behavior Eclectic Fear Get Had Myself Over Public Public Speaking Speaking Therapy Used Women Young Young Women

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I started to call myself a rational therapist in 1955; later I used the term rational emotive. Now I call myself a rational emotive behavior therapist.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Behavior Call Later Myself Now Rational Started Term Therapist Used

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In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Because Belong Days Few Get Had Insurance More Now Old Old Days Only Paid People Therapy Used

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Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: About Abuse Choice Good Had Sexually Somebody Still Suppose Tell Though You Yourself

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Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Efficiency Freud Gene Had Inefficiency Think I Think

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I hope to die in the saddle seat.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Die Hope Saddle Seat

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I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Deeper Directive Foolishly Forms Intensive More Other Practiced Psychoanalysis Than Therapy Thought Trained

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I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So I finally quit after practicing it for six years.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: After Analyst Articles Criticizing Finally Listening Objections Practicing Psychoanalysis Quit Several Six Were Wrote Years

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If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Academic Been Could Done Establishment Experiments Had Member Other

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If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

~Albert Ellis

Topics: Irrational Means Something Unrealistic Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: September 27th, 1913

Died: July 24th, 2007

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