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Albert Ellis, born on September 27, 1913, and died on July 24, 2007, was a renowned American psychologist. He founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which has had a profound impact on the field of psychotherapy.

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Famous Albert Ellis Quotes

“Whenever you avoid alarming situations, you almost always increase your anxiety about them.”

Situation Anxiety Increase

Book:How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You

Source: How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You

“In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you.”

Thinking Facts Worry Anxiety Think Of You

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“Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions.”

Worry Conditions Anxiety Painful

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“The great majority of the things we now make ourselves panicked about are self-created 'dangers' that exist almost entirely in our own imaginations.”

Self Imagination Worry Danger Anxiety Majority

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“Convince yourself that worrying about many situations will make them worse rather than improve them.”

Situation Worry Anxiety Convince

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“I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression.”

People Sex Cases Anxiety And Love Killing Devastated Sex And Love

Author:Albert Ellis