Many Psychoanalysts Refused To Let

When I Started To Get Disillusioned With Psychoanalysis I Reread Philosophy And Was Reminded Of The Constructivist Notion That Epictetus Had Proposed 2,000 Years Ago: "people Are Disturbed Not By Events That Happen To Them, But By Their View Of Them." I Could See How That Applied To Many Of My Clients.

For That Again, Is What All Manner Of Religion Essentially Is: Childish Dependency. If Something Is Irrational, That Means It Won't Work. It's Usually Unrealistic. People Don't Just Get Upset. They Contribute To Their Upsetness. People Have Motives And Thoughts Of Which They Are Unaware. Rational Beliefs Bring Us Closer To Getting Good Results In The Real World. Self-esteem Is The Greatest Sickness Known To Man Or Woman Because It's Conditional. The Art Of Love Is Largely The Art Of Persistence.

People Don't Just Get Upset. They Contribute To Their Upsetness.

Eating Is Always A Decision, Nobody Forces Your Hand To Pick Up Food And Put It Into Your Mouth.

Fat Is A Barrier, A Bellicose Statement To Others That, To Some, Justifies Hostility In Kind. The World Says To The Fat Person, "your Fatness Is An Affront To Me, So We Have The Right To Treat You As Offensively As You Appear." Fat Is Not Merely Viewed As Another Type Of Tissue, But As A Diagnostic Sign, A Personal Statement, And A Measure Of Personality. Too Little Fat And We See You As Being Antisocial, Fearful And Sexless. Too Much Fat And We See You As Slothful, Stupid, And Sexually Hung Up.