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A review by daeus
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
3.0
Some really interesting arguments and details here on cbt. cbt seems to me a pushback on delusion, and an encouragement of the scientific method (ie test assumptions about your own mental health vs just assuming its hopeless). I do get the sense that Burns is particularly charismatic and was able to expand his theories because of the impact he has had, however some aspects I don't think will age very well due to oversimplification, but I imagine it was a huge leap forward at the time. It was also a lot longer than it had to be but I found it pretty interesting throughout.
Quotes
- "Self esteem can be defined as the state that exists when you are not arbitrarily haranguing and abusing yourself, but choose to fight back against those automatic thoughts with meaningful, rational responses....you don't have to get the river flowing, you just have to avoid damming it. Since only distortion can rob you of self esteem, this means that nothing in reality can take your sense of worth."
- "In my experience, the sense of teamwork and mutually respect is still the most important ingredient in successful treatment."
Quotes
- "Self esteem can be defined as the state that exists when you are not arbitrarily haranguing and abusing yourself, but choose to fight back against those automatic thoughts with meaningful, rational responses....you don't have to get the river flowing, you just have to avoid damming it. Since only distortion can rob you of self esteem, this means that nothing in reality can take your sense of worth."
- "In my experience, the sense of teamwork and mutually respect is still the most important ingredient in successful treatment."