Thank you for bringing it up. One of the flaws of ideas such as
   rational emotive behavior therapy, is that it has its limits due
   to the biochemical variations within individuals. We like to
   believe that we are rational beings, but cognitively, our
   reasoning facilities are controlled by our amygdala, our
   emotional states. We can only talk our way out of certain
   things, as the pathways leading from the prefrontal cortex and
   going towards the amygdala, are very slow, thin, and wispy
   connections. Our knowledge of brain chemistry is positively
   primitive at this point in history, and we do, indeed, need a
   greater awareness of the difficulties that just can't be fixed *
   but only coped with and managed as best as possible. "Think
   happy thoughts instead of sad ones" is valuable up to a limited
   point, but beyond that point, words lose their power. "Good
   belief" is in the realm of pop psychology - and it's
   satisfactory as a coping mechanism for many, which is why it's
   popular. But it doesn't cover everybody, as we all have
   different levels of chemistry within us that is unique ours,