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Whining about your own, others', or the world's failings is a main element in what we usually call neurosis.
Albert Ellis
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Albert Ellis
Age: 93 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 27
Died: 2007
Died: July 24
Behaviour Therapist
Cognitive Scientist
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Sex Educator
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