Therapy leads to Libertarianism

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Edelstein whose mentor was the great psychologist, Albert Ellis, creator of the original form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).  He explained that this became the dominant school of therapy by dispelling the false beliefs people have about themselves, others and the world we find ourselves in.  Ellis was influenced by the ancient Greek Stoics to peel away all the musts, shoulds and oughts we invent in our minds and are taught by our families and cultures.  He explained how he, Eliis, Walter Block and Murray Rothbard would discuss libertarianism over dinner in Brooklyn; what I would give to have been a fly on the wall! 

The most significant thing I learned is that a libertarian outlook on society is directly related to therapy.  Instead of the socialistic idea that some people must do something for celooks at rtain others or the conservative idea that some people must not be allowed to engage activities which harm no one, the libertarian doesn't invent  an ought from an is, but simply looks empirically at his choices and acts on his preference.  If things don't work out as we anticipated, we're not immune from requiring therapy to reassess our expectations and unwanted emotions.  For a simple but powerful form of therapy anyone can do themselves at any time, please read Dr. Edelstein's Three Minute Therapy: Change your thinking, change your life (purchase here).