> Interesting thought. I know of Ellis but haven't read him since the > 70s. But yes, perfectionists have a very very low frustration > threshold.
He talks about thought patterns and beliefs that give rise to unpleasant emotions. He uses some funny terms like "don't should on yourself" and don't inflict yourself with "musterbation." His student Dr. David Burn has carried on his work and I am happy to see that it has become extremely popular in psych circles. Much can be accomplished through his books and it really helped me get my head on straight after being fulltime in TM so long. Many of the beliefs I had accumulated were not leading me to my best state of happiness. I still mentally refer to some principle or other almost every day. It is a sanity resource and just being in the habit of refuting the erroneous thought patterns as they come up has been very helpful for me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > I do not believe in unstressing. The concept makes no sense to me > > > whatsoever. It is an explanation that cannot be disproved and is > > > conveniently presented when people have problems. Often > "stressing" > > > seems to be a better explanation than "unstressing." > > > > I think perfectionist standards have something to do with this. Have > > you ever studied Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Therapy? > > Sidha=perfection and I think this concept can lead to a low > > frustration tolerance. > > Interesting thought. I know of Ellis but haven't read him since the > 70s. But yes, perfectionists have a very very low frustration > threshold. >
