by Jannie Denelle Bailey of ContemporaryVA

In the world of psychology, things are changing for the better more so now then they have ever before. Psychological issues that were not heard of in the past, or that are just starting to get looked into, are far more advanced now through the use of new clinical studies and better techniques. Psychologists have realized that although patients were able to distinguish their root problem; they were not able to change their behaviors accordingly.

Regret is defined as a conscious that is negative, which is easily resulting from past behavior, personal acts, and produces an emotional reaction. Regret comes after a person later wishes to have not done so in one act. Feelings of regret can be depression, shame, guilt, embarrassment, annoyance, or shame. There are people who have Dissocial, or Antisocial Personality Disorder, that cannot feel remorse or regret.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy implies that the way people feel is largely influenced by how a client thinks. The goal of REBT is to help patients get control over their behaviors, emotions, and cognitions by designing an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy. The foundation of REBT is that clients are not regretful or disturbed by any certain situation but rather by their outlook of a situation.

The basic three steps to REGRETS are:

•  To find out what beliefs, irrational thoughts, and feeling that lead to psychological distress and regret.
• To challenge those irrational beliefs by using confrontational and even direct method to dispute these beliefs.
• Recognize irrational thought patterns and gain insight.

The fact is that to discover irrational thought pattern can be a hard road, but the actual changing of these irrational thoughts can be even more arduous. I am here to guide you through every step of the way and to reach a recovery program that best fits each individual client.

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