Nick WilliamsFidelity To The ImageWhen everything is all about ‘fidelity to the image’ then the one thing we can be sure of here is that there is no humour. There’s either…4d ago4d ago
Nick WilliamsNonsensical Psychological MessagesWe have — as a culture — a huge fondness for nonsensical psychological messages — we can’t seem to get enough of them, and this is odd…Oct 28Oct 28
Nick WilliamsRational Therapy Equals The Avoidance Of RiskRational therapy equals the ‘avoidance of risk’, the ‘avoidance of uncertainty’. RT involves the creation of a positive reality, in other…Oct 26Oct 26
Nick WilliamsPushing back Against The RealWe can live life in one of two ways — we can either live it on the basis of thought, or we can live it directly, spontaneously, without…Oct 24Oct 24
Nick WilliamsAddicted To The BSNo matter how much rational bullshit we throw up into the air, we can’t alter the bald truth of our situation, which is that life comes…Oct 19Oct 19
Nick WilliamsThere’s No Mental Health In WinningUnder its glossy camouflage, society is a big, ugly machine. It’s ugly because it has nothing to do with our well-being or happiness…Oct 19Oct 19
Nick WilliamsThe Realm of Automatic ControllingAutomatic controlling means ‘controlling that we can’t help getting caught up in’, controlling that we’re obliged to get involved in…Oct 14Oct 14
Nick WilliamsThis Over-Regulated LifeThe one thing we can’t ever do is ‘manage our thinking’, despite what we might be told to the contrary. Managing our thinking just isn’t…Oct 14Oct 14
Nick WilliamsControl Is Our GodControl is our God. When we see something that we like then we exercise control so as to enable us to obtain it. When we come across…Oct 7Oct 7
Nick WilliamsCollapsing RealityOur firm beliefs about the world are compensatory in nature — they are a compensatory device whose function is to make up for the…Oct 7Oct 7