Albert Ellis -- On Guilt and Shame -- RARE 1960 recording

[slaughtz]

I like this. If someone admits that they were wrong and you keep telling them they're wrong or bad as a person, they will lose confidence in themselves and their own judgment - including the judgment they came to that they were wrong. It's hypocritical to say someone is fundamentally a bad person for an act they did which is bad if they already know it was bad. If a person is in this situation, they need to be shown how they can do things differently. The shaming of someone is sadism.

[Gouryella91]

Is there any books by ellis that have to deal specifically with shame/guilt?

[ProfessorMystic]

@Gouryella91 I'm not sure -- check Amazon. He wrote so many books in the old days. I think one of them is called Sex Without Guilt, but that might be a bit dated by now.

[graycam]

A very articulate speaker. I've read (and enjoyed) about a half dozen of his books. Thanks.

[driven6996]

Wow his voice sounds so much younger. Wish more of these old talks were available!

[Abhaya2010]

I love this!

[roscoe91856]

Contributing this video was a great service to those looking for gems of Dr. Ellis' wisdom. thanks.

[comunidadsolar]

betzale153, what 86kinky86 is referring to is rationalizing. 86's statement has everything to do with protesting a wrong act by a specific group.  I personally do not understand how Israeli's can continue to take Palestinian land, much much less, kill for it. It is not in accordance with Jewish law. Ojala that all people, Israelis included, would follow Jewish law.

[betzalel153]

86, go hang yourself. get a life. the overwhelming majority of Israelis have a problem with killing of any form, and 9 out of ten palestinians rejoice at the murder of jews. you are a miscreant, and after you take out your dictionary and learn the meaning of this word, your can go back to your anti semitic existence. Thou shall not kill, but you would probably enjoy seeing a few dead jews.

[bamatommy]

Thanks for posting this. I've been a fan of Dr. Ellis for over twenty years, and I've never heard this clip before. It's really good.

[datafork]

"Knowledge, wisdom and understanding is the key to long life and health. Think any different and your playin' yourself" - Jeru Da Damaja

4 stars

[betzalel153]

Jewish Theology teaches that there is a difference beween the actor and the action. The action may be wrong in the eyes of God and man, but the person - himself - is not evil because he committed a wrong.

[86kinky86]

maybe that's why Jews have no problems with shhoting civilian Palestinian children in the head.

[bijancamp]

@lgarvey Thanks for adding the phrase, "would not so easily." Precise just like Albert Ellis!

[dylanvalente]

Thanks so much for sharing!