Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety

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He also claims that he can cure trauma in one two hour session simply by changing the client’s thoughts. I don’t doubt that he’s had some patients make dramatic breakthroughs in 2 hours. He clearly is a skilled therapist. However, I just feel like he oversimplifies the impact of trauma, somatics, and intersecting systems of oppression on mental health. It’s a very white and western vibe.

I admit it was tempting to skip the exercises and just get to the point, especially when asked to analyze other peoples stories that you feel may not be relevant to you. I urge you to resist this temptation if you expect the book to have an effect. By applying the simple techniques, in writing, over and over on other cases, you are prepared to apply them to your own thoughts and to ultimately do so without the book.I recommend Burns' Feeling Good over this book, Feeling Great. There is not much to add here that is of use that you can't get in the first book. Focus on finding a solution. Anger is often difficult to deal with because it makes you feel helpless. Working to solve the problem that’s causing your anger can help relieve this frustration. You may not be able to fix every situation that makes you angry, but you can usually bring about some improvement. Ask other people involved what they think and work together. You can also try asking your loved ones for their input. Different perspectives can help you consider solutions you may not have seen yourself.

British single certifications – Michael Buble – Feeling Good". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 21 August 2023. My only point of disagreement with the author was his conclusion that antidepressant medication is ineffective, as there is extensive medical research showing the efficacy of medications (and other non-psychotherapy interventions) in the treatment of severe depression and anxiety. Best quotes Despite all the above, there is a lot to like here: as said, there are lots of exercises, the writing is very accessible, Dr Burns (mostly) writes in a positive tone that can be encouraging, and he seems like a genuinely nice & generous guy. The techniques and cognitive distortions are well-explained, and his examples of positive reframing especially are practical and believable (I also liked his “Five Secrets of Effective Communication”). I appreciate that he did touch on psychedelic therapy, albeit in a short and perhaps overly simplified way. Should Statements (SH). Telling yourself that something should happen or should have happened, as if human behavior is supposed to operate according to your own internal principles.

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Self-Blame. You blame yourself for something you weren’t entirely responsible for, or you beat up on yourself because of some mistake you made. A lawyer, for instance, might blame himself for losing a case when the evidence against the man he was trying to defend was overwhelming. British single certifications – Nina Simone – Feeling Good". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 October 2021.

Emotional Reasoning (ER). Assuming because you feel some way that it must follow that your feeling reflects fact. The show follows the development of George and Mae's romance in contemporary Manchester. [7] Mae ( Mae Martin), a Canadian comedian (a version of Mae Martin's own personal life), meets George ( Charlotte Ritchie), a repressed, middle-class English woman, at the comedy club where Mae performs. The pair begin dating, and George learns that Mae is a former drug addict. George encourages them to attend a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, where Mae meets fellow recovering addicts. Mae's addiction causes problems in their relationship, as does George's reluctance to come out and tell friends and family about her relationship with Mae. Mental Filtering. You focus on something bad and filter out all the positives—or you focus on something positive and ignore all the negatives. For example, you get one low rating in a job evaluation and conclude you’re doing a lousy job. Pidd, Helen (30 November 2006). "The Pussycat Dolls, MEN Arena, Manchester". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 July 2013. Fear is a totally normal emotion — and one that likely kept your ancestors from being eaten alive. There are things you can do to manage this feeling:

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After a few months of “generalized anxiety”, and trying the basic techniques (more exercise, less alcohol and caffeine, breathing exercises, yoga) I was ready to try something new.

Disgust can happen as a natural response to something you dislike. In some situations, you might want to work through or overcome your disgust. These strategies can help: Framke, Caroline (19 March 2020). "Netflix's 'Feel Good': TV Review". Variety . Retrieved 22 March 2020. Jumping to Conclusions. You jump to conclusions that aren’t warranted by the facts. There are two common versions of this distortion. Cowen AS, et al. (2017). Self-report captures 27 distinct categories of emotion bridged by continuous gradients.Meanwhile, George says she will help Phil find his dad, who he has not seen in 30 years. She tells Joyce that she is quitting her job, but changes her mind after speaking to the teacher Elliott. They agree to set up an activist group of teachers, inspired by George's newfound passion for saving bees, and have sex. Express your anger constructively. You might avoid talking about your anger to help prevent conflict. Internalizing can seem like a safe strategy, but your anger can fester, and you may end up holding a grudge. This can affect your interpersonal relationships as well as your emotional well-being. Instead, take time to cool off if you need it, and then try expressing your feelings calmly and respectfully. I need to start with a disclaimer: I’ve had only negative experiences with CBT. I have had trial sessions with several therapists and in best cases I felt patronized; in worst, simply gaslit. This book confirmed I was justified. Labeling. You label yourself or others so you see your entire self (or someone else) as totally defective or superior. For example, when you make a mistake, you call yourself a “loser” instead of saying, “I made a mistake.” The only thing this book adds is to ask yourself at some point, in looking over your written thoughts and emotions, what the upside of them are. For instance, even such negative thinking as the assumption that someone doesn't like you because they don't respond to you reflects that you care about other people and that it is not wrong in itself to care about what other people think, even if you are wrong about the content of their noggins. An additional goal then becomes coaxing yourself into seeing how your negative patterns can work for you if you harness them the right way.