The ABC Technique
Albert Ellis’ ABC technique refers to: Adversity, Beliefs and Consequences.
- _Adversity is the problem in hand, and your Belief is how you explain that problem to yourself.
- The Three P’s come into play while you encounter something (I lost my job) and how you explain that (I am unworthy!).
- If you think you are never going to get any other job again and will starve to death, that is the point that you need to change (Going from A to B).
- The consequences are what you get, based on how your self-talk._
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