Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D. Dr. Albert Ellis, the creator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), taught that all courses of action have their advantages and disadvantages. He explained that when we have an attitude such as “This bad thing must not exist,” we are likely to jump to “because it does exist, it is awful.” He instead advocated holding a scientific attitude towards … Read more
Note: I forewarn the reader that this piece will not be easy to read. I intend to address difficult and painful possibilities in a realistic way. REBT is a practical approach to problems of daily living. Main Point: With the philosophical attitudes of REBT, you can transcend great adversity such as illness, death to you or a … Read more
Taking Responsibility for Your Emotional Upset Main Point: REBT cannot help you to change others or external situations since these are beyond your direct control. However, REBT can help you to change your behavior so that you increase the chances of influencing others to change, and of bringing about change in external situations. In Rational Emotive … Read more
Dr. Walter J. Matweychuk – Avoiding Language Traps Which Lead to Unhealthy Emotions In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), we teach and encourage you to think clearly and rationally about what you do, what others do, and what goes on in life. REBT shows you that rational, scientific thinking leads to healthy emotional functioning and … Read more
Building Conviction – Dr. Walter J. Matweychuk In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, REBT, I show you how to identify self-defeating attitudes that are at the core of your emotional disturbance. Patients will often say that the new rational idea makes perfect sense, but they do not feel on an emotional level the full impact of … Read more
The Value of Healthy Negative Emotions 2/11/2020 The philosophy of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy emphasizes the importance of healthy negative emotions. When we do not get what we want, desire, or prefer, we will feel a negative emotion. It is impossible and unhealthy to feel indifferent when our wishes go unfulfilled. To feel indifferent or […]
Conquering Ego and Non-Ego Disturbance Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is a philosophy and a self-help approach that empowers you to correct your self-defeating emotional and behavioral reactions. To experience healthy responses to life’s challenges, you need to understand how to evaluate and monitor your disturbed reactions and the conditions surrounding them. There are two broad … Read more
Conquering Ego and Non-Ego Disturbance with REBT 1/25/2020 Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is a philosophy and a self-help approach that empowers you to correct your self-defeating emotional and behavioral reactions. To experience healthy responses to life’s challenges, you need to understand how to evaluate and monitor your disturbed reactions and the conditions surrounding them. There […]
Ten REBT Ideas to Live by for Achieving Personal Happiness 12/18/2019 In my view, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is as much a way of living or a philosophy of life as it is a form of cognitive-behavior psychotherapy. I have tried to distill the main ingredients of this liberating philosophy to as few fundamental tenets […]
Calculated Risk-Taking – Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D. Most people who fail complain that they are victims of circumstances. Those who get on in this world are those who go out and look for the right circumstances. And if they can’t find them, they make them on their own. George Bernard Shaw You cannot be a … Read more
