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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
by David D. Burns
“Feeling Good” by Dr. David Burns embodies one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of mood disorders especially depression. It is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which offers active solutions to why depression occurs and how to lift the dark curtains of hopelessness. One of the main arguments made is that your feelings and emotions are the direct consequence of cognitions (thoughts) and several distortions such as all or nothing thinking, fortune-teller thinking, overgeneralization, dismissing the good and blowing negative out of proportions, emotional reasoning etc. result in depression. I felt a great sense of relatability to it. Often, we are trapped in negative thoughts which make us feel miserable and because it feels real, we take it as a reality which is false.
Certain methods to enhance the mood are described along with why it is so, the method that I saw repetitive in different forms was the double column method in which on one hand you write you immediate thoughts, I repeat, thoughts not feelings and then you counter them step wise to peel of the layers of depression and show the illogic of such demeaning and defeating thoughts in light. It works best to write them down.
This book is certainly recommended for those who have an episode of depression or anxiety. It has very effective tools for self-help, but again professional help is greatly emphasized. One a personal note, what I felt that Pakistan should have more psychotherapists and professional help should be available and easily accessible which it is not. There are no effective helplines or centers which provide substantial professional support and the stigma that surrounds it is intense. However, I found this book quite good and is highly recommended.
Certain methods to enhance the mood are described along with why it is so, the method that I saw repetitive in different forms was the double column method in which on one hand you write you immediate thoughts, I repeat, thoughts not feelings and then you counter them step wise to peel of the layers of depression and show the illogic of such demeaning and defeating thoughts in light. It works best to write them down.
This book is certainly recommended for those who have an episode of depression or anxiety. It has very effective tools for self-help, but again professional help is greatly emphasized. One a personal note, what I felt that Pakistan should have more psychotherapists and professional help should be available and easily accessible which it is not. There are no effective helplines or centers which provide substantial professional support and the stigma that surrounds it is intense. However, I found this book quite good and is highly recommended.