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“Of all the books that explain Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in simple, clear, and highly usable form, Three Minute Therapy is one of the very best. The authors include the main theories and practices and specifically tell you how to apply them to your own problems.”– Albert Ellis, Ph.D, Past President, Albert Ellis Institute, New York, New York”With a series of incisive insights Michael Edelstein cuts through the psychological jargon and makes clear how all of us can effect powerful changes in our psyches, in our lives, and in the lives of our loved ones.”– Martin Blinder, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Past Adjunct Professor of Law, University of California, San FranciscoThis book cannot solve all your problems. But it can help you change your life dramatically for the better.If you read Three Minute Therapy and consider what it says, you will find yourself looking at the world in a different way. Emotional troubles-your own and other people’s-will seem less mysterious and less powerful. You will understand that a great deal of advice offered by many therapists and counselors often only makes matters worse.If you take the trouble to learn the techniques explained in this book, think about them, and apply them to your own problems, you’ll be able to tackle difficulties that may have so far seemed unmanageable. Some of your worst fears and anxieties will diminish or dissolve away, and you will become more effective at pursuing your chosen goals in life.We call this book Three Minute Therapy because, once you have learned these techniques, you can then cope with most emotional problems by employing a Three Minute Exercise. Actually, to learn the techniques and the theory behind them will take a little longer-say, three hours to read this book, and three weeks to think it over.The theory underlying this book is that of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), originated by Albert Ellis who deserves the credit for undertaking a revolution in psychotherapy. We have developed our own fresh way of explaining the exciting principles of REBT so that they become as vivid and simple as possible.The case histories cited are all drawn from Dr. Edelstein’s clinical experience. Names and other personal details have been changed, and in some instances details of two or more different clients have been combined in one composite personality. Both authors had some input on every page of this book; in most cases, the fundamental ideas came from Dr. Edelstein and the precise wording was a joint effort. “We” refers to both authors, while “I” always refers to Dr. Edelstein.TPCLICK exclusive. Please help keeping it that way.Credits to user rayovac for removing the DRM very quickly.