Musturbation is a belief that a person must be perfect, according to their standards, to enjoy a successful life, approval, or comfort. The belief is one of the maladaptive cognitions that may be addressed in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT).
The concept of musturbation is attributed to psychologist, Albert Ellis.
Examples:
Perfectionism: Believing you must always perform perfectly and never make mistakes.
Approval-seeking: Thinking you must always have the approval of others to feel good about yourself.
Control: Feeling that you must be in control of every situation and outcome.
Fairness: Believing that life must always be fair and just.
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