Reason to Change: A Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Workbook

"I have real difficulties getting on with people. My attitude, bordering on bloody-mindedness has brought on profound consequences in work and relationships.

For decades I have looked to resolve my own behaviour (via 12 steps/spirituality etc.), this workbook appears to offer a rationally understandable way of viewing and solving behaviour. When I first began to read it I thought it dry and academic and tossed it to one side; however, a couple of years later it is turning into my program and I can see my earlier impatience when the book didn't meet my demands that it be readable like a novel. I think that effort is required to benefit from a book like this and therefore the more willingness I have to extend myself in this way, the more I understand and benefit from it.

It is probably the best and most complete book of its type I have read and what Professor Dryden claims the book to be I think is accurate and fair. I have probably understated it in my review."
~ Written on 2007-01-15

"This book has been my bible for overcoming my psychological problems. I believe it could be of use to anyone; whether or not they view themselves as having a problem, or whether they would simply like to live a life less dominated by anger, guilt, anxiety, jealousy or the blues.

On first reading, I found the style dry. However, this is a book I have come back to time and time again since I bought it. The wisdom of Professor Dryden's approach is becoming increasingly appearent to me.

For cynics, he pauses to consider common doubts, reservations and objections for adopting a different approach to thinking about one's own life. He gives plenty of concrete examples of healthy and unhealthy thinking to illustrate the value of a different outlook that could change the way you feel.

I hope Windy Dryden comes to write more on
-mainatining and building on psychological gains
-disturbance related themes.

These are topics which could justifyably fill books of their own. I for one would buy them."
~ Written on 2004-01-26