American - Psychologist | September 27, 1913 - July 24, 2007
I hope to die in the saddle seat.
Albert Ellis
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments.
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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.
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Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very angry at my flying the coop.
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Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
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People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
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