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“Unfortunately, when you choose to get angry, it really boils down to the fact that you've sensed that you don't have control over the situation. The problem here is that you're trying to control the situation instead of controlling your response to the situation.”
― Bill Andrews, Anger Management: How to Take Control of Your Anger, Develop Self Control, and Live a Happier Life

“What if I told you that everything that's going on around you is neutral? It may seem like an emergency, it may seem like it's the worst thing in the world, but really, it's neutral. What gives it meaning is the meaning you choose to impose on it.”
― Bill Andrews, Anger Management: How to Take Control of Your Anger, Develop Self Control, and Live a Happier Life

“CBT's fundamental assumptions can be summed up by the following statements: The way you think distorts your emotional responses to the information you receive from the world around you. This distorted emotional response produces badly adapted or less-than-ideal decisions or actions from you. These actions produce negative or less-than-positive results, which further reinforces your negative thinking.”
― Bill Andrews, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Master Your Brain and Emotions to Overcome Anxiety, Depression and Negative Thoughts

“You have to understand that the world judges you based on what you do. It couldn't care less about what you're thinking. You can have all the best intentions and motivations in the world, but that's not going to do you much good. People only sit up and pay attention when you actually do things.”
― Bill Andrews, Anger Management: How to Take Control of Your Anger, Develop Self Control, and Live a Happier Life

“You can choose to change how you interpret. This is the essence of CBT. It’s all about changing the mindset, which leads to a change in attitude and a change in behavior and speech. These flow into each other. When you make a positive change in the way you interpret things, you start acting in a more positive way. This leads to more positive reactions from the people around you. You then feel happier because you are well-received. People are sending you the right signals. This makes it much easier for you to interpret the world in the best possible light. This then makes you feel emotionally positive, which leads to you taking more effective action. You’re doubting yourself less. You’re feeling less anxiety. You suffer less depression.”
― Bill Andrews, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - An Alternative Treatment for Greater Personal Happiness and Contentment

“You see, everything that you perceive, whether through your sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch or taste, are essentially neutral. What gives them meaning and which provokes certain reactions from you is your interpretation or analysis of them.”
― Bill Andrews, Anger Management: How to Take Control of Your Anger, Develop Self Control, and Live a Happier Life