The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer.

So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities.

The individual is taught that there is nothing that he as a total person is to feel ashamed of or self-hating for.

Strong feelings are fine; it's the overreactions that mess us up.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

I'm one of the best-loved psychologists in the United States, but I'm also probably the most hated one.

Is self-esteem a sickness? That's according to the way you define it. In the usual way it is defined by people and by psychologists, I'd say that it is probably the greatest emotional disturbance known to man and woman.