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Summary: A good book at a very reasonable price
Review: I bought this book by accident, but I am glad I did that as this is a book which is packed with a lot of useful / up-to-date infomration and is sold at a very reasonable price.I hope Dr. Burins will continue bring this book up-to-date to benefit us all. Peter Lee.
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Summary: An invaluable resource
Review: I came across this book at a time when I desperately needed something to offer some hope. Its full of valuable advice and coaching related to correcting the twisted thinking that is present in depression and other emotional discomfort. The exercises introduced here can go a long way in treating the worst cases of depression, and are a great habit to keep up whenever tough times come. In general the book offered valuable insight I hadn't gotten any place before. While I have my doubts that cognitive therapy alone changes a person as deeply as is possible, probably everyone can improve considerably using the strategies presented here. Recovery from depression is a personal journey of course, but I think this book has its place no matter what your specific issues are, and no matter how severe your problem is. Best wishes to all.
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Summary: Pragmatic and effective - do the work and get results.
Review: I don't like self help books and I don't want to examine my navel. But in tough times - bad days,or bad weeks - this is a practical outline and series of exercises which helps me clarify my thoughts. It requires effort but it has helped me immediately. I do recommend it to my friends when they tell me they need to change - quit smoking, lose weight, stop being angry. If you can believe that tomorrow might be better, try this book and give yourself permission to be happier.
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Summary: A real lifesaver!
Review: I first discovered this book in the fall of 1997, several months after my father was murdered by his brother, who then took his own life.
My therapist recommended it highly, and for a good reason--it's great! I could see the thought
patterns behind depression, and I was then able (thanks to the helpful charts and worksheets in the book)
to keep my anxious or extremely depressed moods/thoughts from driving me to the edge.
If you're depressed or have a loved one who is, then buy this book! You'll be
glad you did--I promise you that.
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Summary: Helped Me Get Unstuck!
Review: I found this book during a period in which I was unmotivated and feeling "stuck" in my job. Within several days my eyes were opened to some things that I could do to improve my situation. It prompted me to take some positive actions to help get back on track. Burns is a good writer and the book provides a wealth insightful guidance. There is a lot here, so feel free to skip the chapters that don't pertain to your needs while focusing on those that do.
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Summary: Very Helpful Sequel to Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Review: I found this book to be very helpful as an adjunct to Burns's previous book Feeling Good. While not absolutely essential, I think most people would benefit from reading and applying the techniques from Feeling Good prior to studying The Feeling Good Handbook. Once you have the basics down from the former book, you can more easily benefit from the specific techniques in the Handbook. I especially found the chapters on procrastination to be very helpful. I was able to go from extremely depressed to normal and happy using the techniques in Feeling Good alone, but I enjoyed Burns's writing so much that I just had to pick up this book, too, as well as his other books.
If you only purchase one self-help book I'd recommend Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. If you want to read more I'd recommend this book as a second purchase for help with applying cognitive therapy techniques to specific problems such as procrastination, anxiety problems and communication problems. If you need help with shyness or relationships I'd recommend Burns's Intimate Connections.
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Summary: Wish Dr. Burns would update this book
Review: I have read this book many times and it helped every time. Very practical, how-to advice, with tools such as charts. It is specially good if you're taking cognitive therapy with a psychiatrist, an MD. Oh, this book won't lessen the pain of depression, but it gives you practical knowledge and action plans. An appropriate metaphor is, you have a broken leg(depression); this book helps you know how to set it, know how to help it heal, know how long it would take to heal, and how to lead as normal a life as possible while it heals.
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Summary: Herman Hesse
Review: I like TFGH but Steppenwolf covers much of the same ground with more clarity.
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Summary: Well, I Got Some Good Results...But
Review: I suffer from severe depression. As did Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Charles Dickens. HA! I received an 8.5% drop in my depression by using this book for over a month. When I went into the library and looked at one of those fat medical texts not meant for you and me, it recommended "FEELING GOOD: THE NEW MOOD THERAPY" by David Burns. I looked up the ratings in newspapers and magazines. They loved "FEELING GOOD: THE NEW MOOD THERAPY" (NOT "The Feeling Good Handbook" which I am reviewing). Later, I checked the net. Right! You are learning! "FEELING GOOD: THE NEW MOOD THERAPY" by obscure obscure scientists who sit in university basements all day experimenting with their rats. HUMOR! You can't improve on perfection. And Burns, like other psychiatrists, has inadvertantly watered down the standard layman's text for psychiatric disorders. Yes! "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy". He seems to get caught in digressions and "thought baloons" and all sorts of new gimmicks in this book. "Feeling Good" was very hard-hitting and direct. My warden recommended it to me. HUMOR! (I now refuse to use that STUPID smiley face or "LOL" anymore - I'm depressed. I just want to slug that smiley face. And NEVER say to me, "Have a Good Day!"). I would buy his first book. Come on. Give me the name. "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" and hang out with it only. Like you are stuck on an island with only one book to read. Don't dilute. Making ssomething BIGGER doesn't make it BETTER. My shrink and therapist (I have a whole football team) want me to go to a group where we "spot" our cognitive distortions for 2 HOURS! Yes ladies and gentlemen. Your friendly reviewer is one step away from the "funny farm". GOO-GOO. GA-GA. Buy this book. Seriously. Not this one. Once again. "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy." Seriously. Good luck
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Summary: It's my guideline to life!
Review: I used to run a self help group for anxiety disorders and this book was what I used as our guidelines. It is totally reality based and I really appreciate that David Burns did not talk down to people or demoralize them for having problems with anxiety or depression. He made the whole process matter of fact and I still use his book all the time (it's totally dog earred) as I refer to it often when times or good or bad.
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