Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated | David D. Burns

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated | David D. Burns | Recommended by my Doctor

books:

Feeling Good: The ...

	Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated David D. Burns Harper, 1999 - 736 pages average customer review:based on 209 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Real help for persistent discouragement/depression

I have a genetic "load" which has caused me to have bipolar disorder. I have suffered on and off from depression since my adolescence. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 32 years old. Getting help from medications in my case is essential--talk therapy alone isn't enough to help me. Having said that, I think it took me so long to be diagnosed because of my extremely abusive, shame-based upbringing. I don't fault my parents so much as I realize that they also learned their dangerous/bizarre thinking patterns from THEIR dysfunctional parents. To make a long story short (or longer-LOL) when my psychiatrist first recommended this book, it opened my eyes to many of the thinking patterns that have caused me so much pain over the years. I have been in cognitive therapy 3 times with 3 different counselors. The first time was very brief but helpful, the second time lasted for 2 1/2years (the MOST helpful), and the last time was more of a "tune-up" to remember my coping strategies so that I could apply them to three new, unavoidable, challenging relationships.

I say all that to say this--the principles in this book cover basically EVERY bad thinking pattern that you could have. Like me, you may need medication and/or the help of a good cognitive therapist, but you will likely turn to this book over and over throughout your life. If just reading this book is too hard to extract practical help, then try the author's Feeling Good Workbook, which will guide you step by step through his various strategies for conquering negative thought patterns and actions.

This book, though the author doesn't know it, is based on the ancient Biblical text from the book of Proverbs which says, "As a man (woman) thinks in his heart so is he." In other words, what you really believe deep down ALWAYS effects the way you live, whether you realize it or not. This book will help you to discover what you TRULY believe about yourself and how life works. Those "revelations" will help you to escape from the denial which makes it IMPOSSIBLE to change. But don't be afraid to see whether or not you need medicine and/or counseling also. Going to a psychiatrist is really hard the first time, as is going to a counselor/therapist (especially if, like me, you were raised in a home whose unspoken motto was "Denial, Sweet Denial," and you were taught from a young age NEVER to ask for help for personal problems) May the Lord bless you as you seek healing--it truly CAN happen:)

for more information click here

Recommended by my Doctor

This book is full of wonderful ideas on how to stop negative thinking so that I can no longer suffer from depression and the associated behavior. It gives me the tools I need to cure myself!

The best self-help book ever read by a Counselor.

As a Counselor, I have recommended this book to many of my clients and have seen the growth they have made. I myself benefited highly from the book and believe just about everyone would, no matter who you are and what goes on in your life.

Every Human Being Should Read This Book

I am not big on self help books, but this book has changed my life! I am always striving to be the best person I can be and this book can help you get there.

for more information click here

Feeling bad and don't know exactly why?

I've worn out three copies of "Feeling Good". It's not a book you read once and forget. It's easy to read and understand. Dr. Burns uses layman terms and offers explanations for the hard to understand medical terms he uses.

I feel somewhat bad about the fact that I don't have a solution for those things that are bothering you. For one reason, I don't know what they are; and if I did, I'd not be able to place the importance on them that you do. I certainly wouldn't expect you to understand how the death of two fellow pilots in Vietnam thirty-eight years ago is still troubling me. Truthfully, I don't understand it either. All I know is that it is.

I do have two suggestions. 1) Take the minutes, hours and days, one at a time. 2) The status quo tells me that no one else has it figured out either. So, I think I'll stick around just see how they get out of this mess we're in.

I can't say on what pages you'll find help/solutions for those things that are bothering you, but I can say that they are there.

for more information click here