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Doing the Dishes… or Procrastinating About It

The Boss Made Me Angry Today

Addiction Recovery & Procrastination

Who Controls You?

How to Get Self-Control

You’re a Bad Girl… or Boy

Self-Acceptance

Enlightened Self

Tackling Your Dire Need for Approval

I Am Not My Behavior

The Trouble with Self-Esteem

Overcoming the Rating Game

USA: Unconditional Self-Acceptance

Stages of Change

Stages of Change

Enchancing the Stages of Change

Understanding the Stages of Change

So What’s All This Talk About Change?

Rational Thinking

Anger: A Disabling Emotion

Feelings versus Thoughts

Anti-Awfulizing

Guilt, Resentment and Blame

Are You Aware of Your Thoughts?

Habits and Feelings

Behaving Well vs Feeling Good

Irrationalities Related to Low Frustration Tolerance (LFT)

Being Where You Are and Doing What’s Important

Irrationality Defined

Break Out From the Vicious Circle of Anxiety

Looking at Root Problems

Cognitive Distortions

Mindfulness

Common Self-Defeating Attitudes

Rational and Irrational Beliefs

Core Beliefs

Self-Control

Family Systems

The Pillars of Irrationality

Fear

Additional Articles and Essays

Abstinence vs. Moderation

Principles and Practices

Introduction to REBT

Risk-Reward Analysis

Why Abstinence?

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