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Albert Ellis Quotes: We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.
         

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.


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We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.
         



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If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.



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By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.



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The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.



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