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"A book to read and re-read!"
"-Los Angeles Times"

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FEELING GOOD FEELS WONDERFUL
The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs.In FEELING GOOD, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life.Now, in this updated edition, Dr. Burns adds an ALL-NEW CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS as well as a new introduction to help answer your questions about the many options available for treating depression.

- Recognize what causes your mood swings
- Nip negative feelings in the bud
- Deal with guilt
- Handle hostility and criticism
- Overcome addiction to love and approval
- Build self-esteem
- Feel good everyday

BEGIN NOW, TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF FEELING GOOD

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Think Good, Feel Good, Nov 16 2009

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The title of my review is actually a summary of how this book plans to make you feel better.

The book is authored by a someone who has had a lot of experience using cognitive therapy techniques to try and improve people's depression. Cognitive therapy's premise is that your thinking (messages that you are giving yourself all day long) directly inflences your moods and how you feel. Therefore, if you are thinking negatively, you're going to feel that way. Likewise, if you think positive and optimistically, well, you're going to feel good!

And that's what the book is about- getting you to get rid of negative thoughts and replacing them with good ones. Does it work? Well, the book has been around since 1980, and there's actually been some good solid research that has actually taken the book, given it to depressed patients.....and they've improved!

With its easy writing style and research-backed techniques, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy is definitely worth the read- just know you've got over 500+ pages ahead of you. If this seems too daunting, or this approach doesn't appeal to you, try something like Exercise Beats Depression- which has been shown to be just as effective as cognitive therapy or drugs in controlled trials. Good luck!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Walking My Talk..., Nov 9 2000

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Bill Butler "Bill Butler" (Tarzana, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (Mass Market Paperback)

...This book is the "IT" book of psychiatry and
psychology. More psychiatrists recommend this book to their clients
than any other. It is also the bestselling book on psychology or
psychiatry that exists! Instead of writing another review on this
book, I decided to "Do It" so to speak. If this review can
help anybody, than it was worth the writing.

In the forward, Burns
talks in detail about a comprehensive study that was made on this
book. This is in the 1999 forward. Eighty people were given this book
to read in twenty-eight days. 70% recovered from a major depressive
episode from just reading this book in that time. The exercises were
optional. Before you order this book, Burns does stipulate that if you
have even had "moderate depression" for several weeks, than
you will need professional help in order to help you get through the
program. Also, any suicidal thoughts or tendencies. I am fortunate. I
took the BDC on page 20 and scored 58. Now, this is "severe
depression". The BDC is the "Burns Depression
Checklist". I have also been diagnosed as having a "Major
Depressive Disorder" by many psychiatrists. But I have help. Both
a therapist and a psychiatrist. So intead of just writing yet one more
review based on my opinions, why not do the program and pass on the
results? I e-mailed a daily report to my friend and follow Amazon.com
reviewer, Edgar Bridges. I began both reading and doing the exercises
on October 12th, 2000. I scored a 55 on the BDC one week after
starting the program. This is still "severe" depression. Two
weeks after starting, I got a 35 on the BDC!!! This is "moderate
depression". Yes. I was very happy. But more suprised than
happy. A little bit shocked. That is the good news. After the third
week, I scored a 54. Bad news. I finished the entire program yesterday
and I scored a 56. A 3% decrease in depression. I did the "triple
column" technique everyday for twenty-eight days straight. I did
two of the "anti-procrastination" techniques as well for 14
days. I had memorized the ten distortions entirely and used them daily
when they arose. So it failed. I am sorry to say. But it might work
for you. After going to only one Alcoholics Anonymous meeting during
this time, my score dropped the next day to 35! Then in several days,
it was back up again to "severe depression". Why? I took the
BDC everyday and examined the score for the days after I talked to
people and got outside and so forth. No decrease in the score. I can
only assume, and perhaps quite wrongly, that it is "human
intimacy" that did it. That's my review on this book. Based on
experience rather than conjecture.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Feeling good: the new mood therapy, Sep 21 2001

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This is the book that changed my life! Or I should say that "save my life"! Last year I was sure that I would end up with suicide and it was only a matter of time. My life was hanging with a thread. It was a result of a 10 year long depression. Then I was hospitalized. In the psychiatric hospital, someone told me about this book by Dr. David Burns, I bought it as soon as I checked out of the hospital. I have bought numurous selfhelp book, they were all cliches. None of them offered the powerful techniques and excercises like this book. The 12 mental errors it described in the books are really the reason contributing to depressed mood. This is a must read for anyone who wants to help themselves to get out of the depressed mood. I'm very grateful to Dr. Burns!

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This is still the best, and most easy to read, book for anyone with a mood disorder to buy and devour. Read more

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Arrived in a timely manner, product in excellent shape, shipping packaging good. Overall good purchase.

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