Well, this doesn't sound much like therapy at all, but just the kind of unhelpful advice one gets from a bad boss. That said, it also sounds a fair bit like Albert Ellis, which isn't new at all. (Indeed, Ellis said he was just reworking Stoicism for the 20th century.)
Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2012-05-15, at 5:48 PM, Michael Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess I need some feedback from the clinicians around here. There > is an article on the Wall Street Journal website that describes what might > be a new trend among certain "psychotherapists", namely, trying to > cut down on the whining their clients/patients do. See: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577404083592261456.html > > Is this "Just Stop Whining" movement new? I seem to remember > that there were "tough love" approaches before in psychotherapy > but people seem to like the whole "unconditional acceptance" > approach, especially if they can afford weekly session themselves > and their insurance doesn't limit them to manualized treatments. > I would agree that there seems to be much more popular support > for whining in the culture -- you can get your reality TV show if you're > a good whiner -- but therapists declaring "no whining zones" seems > a little extreme. WWCRD? > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=17808 > or send a blank email to > leave-17808-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17811 or send a blank email to leave-17811-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
