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People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

Albert Ellis

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Albert Ellis
Age: 93 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 27
Died: 2007
Died: July 24
Behaviour Therapist
Cognitive Scientist
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Sex Educator
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.
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Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the challenge of being as happy as I can in an unfair world.
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