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. Albert Ellis analystangrycoop Change image and share on social
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. Albert Ellis behaviorcallemotive Change image and share on social
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection. Albert Ellis afraiddecideeffort Change image and share on social
Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Albert Ellis efficiencyfreudgene Change image and share on social
