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author Bryan E. Robinson

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Bryan E. Robinson

Author and Psychotherapist

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self oppression
February 24, 2019

Do You “Musturbate” or “Should” on Yourself?

Musturbation was coined by the late Albert Ellis, who developed REBT.

If you suffer from this malady, you have a relentless voice that lives in your brain, ruling your mind and life, bludgeoning you with oppressive words such as must, should, ought, and have to: “I must win that contract”; “I have to get that promotion”; “I should be a better person”; “People must do as I say”; “Others must see my point of view”; “I should have done better on that project”; “Life must be easier than this.”

Read my full post on Psychology Today’s website.

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