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 enlarge | Author: David D. Burns
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  204 reviews
Sales Rank: 317
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 736
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0380810336
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.852706
EAN: 9780380810338
ASIN: 0380810336
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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 This is a GREAT book! April 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for anyone suffering from depression. It's not some magic cure-all, but it really helps you identify and actually CHANGE the negative thinking associated with depression. It actually helps you begin to feel better again. It didn't completely cure me, but I can honestly say that without the knowledge I gained from this book I probably wouldn't be here anymore. If you suffer from serious depression: first, find a therapist, then GET THIS BOOK!
Great -- IF you use it February 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Amazing book. Tons of insight and many many tools to use to get at the roots of mal-thinking. Trouble is, one must still make oneself do the exercises to get the results. :) Seriously, though, I found the exercise of asking yourself over and over "Why does this upset you?" when dealing with an upsetting event or idea really gets you to the core of the issue. Every time I remember to use this technique, I have a huge Aha! moment and resolve issues. I really do believe that if a person read and used this book regularly for a year, thousands of dollars could be saved in therapy. Combine it with the powerful technique of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and even more mental garbage is quickly removed. Highly recommend.
Fantastic book. It's helpful and practical. December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this book years ago and found it very helpful. I'm a teacher and have used many of its ideas over the years. Its info on self esteem is very valuable.
Along with therapy, this is a GREAT book! December 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book, along with therapy has helped me get back on track in my life. It straightened out all the kinks. I coupled psychotherapy once a week while reading this book... no antidepressents! It made me come a long way in a very difficult journey.
Good Basics of Cognitive Therapy. December 5, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is arguably the best self-help book available for anyone suffering from depression. It presents the basics of congitive therapy in a format that the average person can use. Cognitive therapy and the overwhelming scientific evidence for its effectiveness are described in the first few chapters. Dysfunctional thought records are introduced as the primary self-help technique for the reader next (in a chapter labeled as self-esteem so do not skip it). Later in the book, individual issues, many of which may be experienced by the reader, are discussed in depth to give the reader new ways to consider these issues as they use thought records to help themselves.
This self-help approach is not quite as effective as using the book during therapy with a cogntive therapist, but the price of this book makes it affordable for everyone. I have talked with people who still today use some of the practical techniques from Feeling Good, even twenty years after they first read it. This is a good general starting place to learn about cognitive therapy.
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