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One of the ideas that [[Ralph Ellison]] tried to communicate to his patients in his [[rational-emotive therapy]] was that they can control their emotions.

People often suffer needlessly, or even commit violent acts, because they think that they cannot control their emotions. Once they understand that they CAN control their emotions, they can take steps to exercise such control, and prevent suffering for themselves and others.

==See also==
*[[Mental toolkit]]

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