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Blackshayde (August 29th, 2008 @ 8:09 pm)

Right, cognitive behavioral therapists talk about catastrophising all the time, its something we do a lot and we don't realize how self-destructive it is, because, among other things, its completely irrational. For example, is a $600 car repair bill really AWFUL? Well, not compared to something that is truly awful, like your child dying from cancer. So we put things on a scale, where a big car repair bill is a 5 and losing a child to cancer would be a 100. (Truly AWFUL)

wireandwood (July 6th, 2008 @ 4:55 pm)

thanks for sharing, man. albert ellis is a bit of a hero, and inspires me to think about psychotherapy as a compelling thing to dedicate your life to.

corrugated (March 29th, 2008 @ 4:50 am)

Absolutely. Well said badger500. Freaking out about something can create a distorted feeling that you have a psychological problem or your situation is so horrible that your world is going to end because of $600. Life threatening or severe psychological problems are not treated like this.

baltasvilkas (March 17th, 2008 @ 2:40 pm)

Jguterman, your choice of an example was superb because it so clearly illustrated the difference between a "pain in the ass" and a true catastrophe. REBT's elegant solution to the emotional hassles of life can seem hard to achieve, but it is well worth the effort. Whatever happens, whether you lose money, love, or your job, assume that it's NOT GOING TO KILL YOU! Do this repeatedly, and you'll be right 99.9% of the time. And you'll be wrong only once.

ironjohnlad (February 29th, 2008 @ 7:51 pm)

I dont believe in ABC. So called irational beliefs are often tied in and symptomatic of feelings,and sensations,that are connected to the body and -past events. We actually need body awanress, and to be in relationship with what is happeneing. Both focusing orineted therapy, and MBCT recognise this.

paramind (January 8th, 2008 @ 4:55 pm)

Dr. Abraham Low developed many of these ideas in the 1930's and created self-help groups where he had people help each other. There are many of these groups practicing these ideas all over the world (Recovery, Inc.).

qtronman (January 5th, 2008 @ 7:32 pm)

I'm not sure how psychotherapists can justify charging $180+ per hour for identifying what someone is depressed about. Pinpointing an underlying irrational belief just doesn't seem that hard to me in most cases. (There are, of course, more difficult cases, but these are atypical.)

fikriminincegulu (December 30th, 2007 @ 12:54 am)

This technique reminds me of my father, Probably he has discovered it spontaneously:)

darkmorpheus30 (December 7th, 2007 @ 2:49 pm)

Thank you for posting and taking the time to make the video. It is informative for any student of psychotherapy.

badger500 (July 28th, 2007 @ 8:00 pm)

I think the point of Ellis's system is that in so many cases the "bigger" problem is our habit of interpreting as catastrophic the inevitable difficulties of life. No therapy makes $600 car repair bills go away, but Ellis's approach helps people not freak out unneccessarily about such things.

panas21m (July 28th, 2007 @ 12:23 pm)

albert ellis is the most real voice in psychotherapy

mennea (July 27th, 2007 @ 10:11 pm)

ellis's approach reminds me of the guy who gets a flat tire on the highway. well, what do you do then? do you fix the tire right there and then. well, no. you replace it with the temporary donut in your trunk. OK. maybe so you just fixxed the problem for the time being, but you still have to fix the bigger problem eventually...unfortunately Ellis does not address the "bigger" psychological problem. Ellis is a temporary COPING mechanism.