A review by mvolz
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns

4.0

My mother got this book to deal with her anxiety, so I was curious and read it. For the most part, I think it's pretty silly, but it did teach me an important thing-- that everyone has control over their own emotional and psycological well-being. We're brought up to believe that mental illness is just that- an illness, completely out of our control.

But, not to denigrate anyone with mental illness, a great deal of it IS under our control- and that continuing to tell people that they have no control will contribute to their problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy won't work for everyone, but I think it's a very helpful approach which should definitely play a prominent role in psychology's extensive repetoire.