Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment For Depression And Anxiety

Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment For Depression And Anxiety

From the author who has sold more than 5 million copies of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy comes a new and revolutionary high-speed treatment for depression and anxiety.Feeling Great is based on 40 years of research and more than 40,000 hours treating individuals with severe mood problems. The goal is not just a rapid and complete elimination of negative feelings but the development of joy and enlightenment. In Feeling Great, Dr. David Burns reveals that our negative moods do not result from what's wrong with us, but rather--what's right with us. And when you listen and suddenly hear what your negative thoughts and feelings are trying to tell you, suddenly you won't need them anymore, and recovery will be just a stone's throw away. Dr. Burns will provide you with inspiring and mind-blowing case studies along with more than 50 amazing tools to crush the negative thoughts that rob you of happiness and self-esteem. Are you tired of feeling Down, depressed, or unhappy? Anxious, panicky, or insecure? You can change the way you feel! You owe it to yourself to FEEL GREAT!ReviewBRILLIANT AND POWERFUL!!! This book is pure gold and a breath of fresh air that provides hope and tools to achieve joy and enlightenment. Dr. Burns conveys the message that your suffering as well as your negative thoughts and feelings are not symptoms of mental disorder but instead are the expression of what is most awesome and beautiful about you. Warning: This is not a book in which you just read page after page and expect change in your life. You must do the valuable exercises in order to transform your life radically and rapidly. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work, this is an outstanding book for you!--Sara Verduzco Shane, LMFTThe long-awaited follow-up to Dr. Burns's classic text is here, and it doesn't disappoint! Detailed and thorough, with the author's recognizable humor and light touch, Feeling Great will likely become the go-to volume for those seeking a comprehensive and compassionate view of CBT for depression and anxiety. --Seth Gillihan, PhD, author of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple and The CBT DeckFeeling Great is a must for anyone with depression and anxiety, describing in plain, clear language how we can all live happier, healthier and more successful lives. Dr. Burns is a visionary in the field of mental health and a genius at helping people overcome depression and anxiety. The psychotherapy model he has created, TEAM, is, in my opinion, the most important achievement in the history of mental health. I've offered TEAM therapy to hundreds of patients during my career and have seen the profound improvements this model creates in their lives, as well as in my own life. --Matthew May, MD Using the tried and true principles of CBT, Dr. Burn s TEAM approach brings a helpful new perspective on helping individuals overcome their own resistance and embrace goals of change. The positive reframing map helps people in distress identify how their negative feelings may in fact have benefits and reflect some beautiful things about them as an early step in aiding people onto the path of learning how to more accurately examine their thinking and reduce distress. --Leslie Sokol, PhD, author of The Comprehensive Clinician's Guide to Cognitive Behavior TherapyNothing short of amazing! Dr. David Burns is an absolute genius, and with his work and this book, he has advanced psychotherapy by lightyears. He is arguably one of the best therapists in the world, and using this book is as close to having personal therapy with Dr. Burns as one can possibly get; it's like having him right there in the room with you. This book actually achieves the ambitious goal of making extremely powerful and effective therapy available, accessible and usable to the general public more than any resource I've seen. Feeling Great provides the reader with a powerful and effective framework for rapidly, effectively and dra