Unless, of course, you insist on identifying yourself with the people and things you love; and thereby seriously disturb yourself.
Albert EllisTo err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.
Albert EllisPeople don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has, and I hope that REBT teaches them how to do it.
Albert Ellis