The Duchy of Jerald

Behavioral Consequences
Aggression and violence
Bigotry and intolerance
Bullying
Nagging
III. Life must be easy, without discomfort or inconvenience.
Summary
Inflexible and unrealistic
Over-estimates one’s right to a trouble-free life
Under-estimates one’s ability to cope with adversity
Non-accepting of life’s vagaries
Sub-beliefs
Things must go the way I want them to go.
I need what I want.
It’s awful if I don’t get what I want.
I must constantly worry about life’s predicaments.
I must control, avoid or change life’s predicaments.
I must make myself upset over life’s predicaments.
Making myself upset gives me the power to control, avoid or change life’s predicaments.
I must avoid, rather than face and deal with, life’s difficulties and responsibilities.
I must not be inconvenienced or made uncomfortable.
I cannot discipline myself.
I can’t stand the present pain that is necessary for future gain.
It must be easy to change things that I don’t like.
Difficulties must not exist.
I am powerless to change my circumstances.
Any effort to change my circumstances is pointless because it is doomed to fail.
Justice, fairness, equality, democracy and other “right” values must prevail.
I can’t stand it when my values are trodden on.
All problems must have a perfect solution.
The perfect solution to all problems must be found.