# Aaron T. Beck - R.I.P

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-t-beck-r-i-p/953650>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-t-beck-r-i-p/953650 "2021-11-01T20:09:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-t-beck-r-i-p/953650/1 "2021-11-01T20:09:14Z")

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Aaron T. Beck, [the father of cognitive behavioral therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_T._Beck) has died. His idea about recognizing and replacing negative thoughts helps me a lot, even I only spottily follow it. He’s someone I’m glad lived to be 100.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-t-beck-r-i-p/953650/2 "2021-11-03T03:12:44Z")

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Oh crap. You scared me.,🤭. I know, every thing isn’t about me, maybe

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-t-beck-r-i-p/953650/3 "2021-11-03T04:10:42Z")

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And how do you feel about that?