Ellis postulates that emotional and psychological difficulties arise from irrational beliefs

Ellis postulates that emotional and psychological difficulties arise from irrational beliefs (i.e. "being loved and approved by virtually every significant person is our world is necessary for happiness and fulfillment") that result from cognitive distortions (i.e. in this case, all-or-none thinking).  Helping clients understand unhealthy cognitions cannot be achieved without being able to understand and challenge these beliefs and errors ourselves.  As a result, choose one the irrational beliefs from the reading this week (or create your own) and indicate why it is irrational.  In addition, choose cognitive distortion as discussed in chapter 12 (i.e. generalization) and provide an example from your own life.