The Feeling Good Handbook

This book was referred to in an online self help site that my doctor recommended. The book is very good at helping identify where problems may lie and how to think yourself well again. It has various exercises which at first seem daunting but as you work through them you really do start to feel better. I wish I had known about this book years ago, it would have helped me deal with life and the stuff that gets chucked at you. I will be using this book to keep myself well.

This book is really good for anyone thinking of having counselling, but would prefer to try and self help first before going down that route. It's really good, informative, tried and tested and there are exercises to complete after each chapter. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their mental health from negative to positive. Happy reading.

Written well Covers lots of conditions Recommended to me by my therapist Good to revisit and keep for tough times

This is widely seen as the 'bible' of understanding stresses and anxieties and is certainly a useful tool. The advice is practical and understandable and is split into specific sections. If I had a reservation it would be that some of the exercises can be a little hard going, but I think that is probably the case with all such books. Overall recommended....

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Lots of good stuff in this, but it is showing it's age. Lots better and clearer books on cbt of there. I respect the grind breaking nature of the work and the author, but many more have stood on his shoulders since and made more accessible material with less ego and "I'm so great for figuring all this out on my own undertones". Try "CBT for Dummies" instead. (it's better than it sounds)

Fab book with great working examples to go through at your own pace. I now realise what`s been going on in my world for the last 30+years. The handbook gives me an insight into the powers of my thoughts, words and actions. I wouldn`t be suprised if, in the near future, this type of book becomes a common alternative to prescribed drugs. Feeling good already and only just purchased the book. A big thank you to David D Burns.

I bought this on reccomendation and wasn't disappointed, it's great ! I'm using anti anxiety pills and together with this book it's helped me. I like the fact that it makes you do exercises throughout the book and can see a lot of my traits in the wording.

I saw the original in Barnes &Noble . Bought the Amazon version due to the discount from $38 USD TO half the price but the quality is no the same. The Amazon version is poor. The covers are too thin, paper is the lowest quality possible, the paper is brownish making it more difficult to read, you can see the text of the back of the page. Plus the packaging is careless the book got damaged in the transportation. Bottom line I regret of not investing in a higher quality and feel dissatisfied with the product I received from Amazon. In the description should specify: “is the same text but printed with extreme low cost and poor quality in cheap paper” with this information one can take an informed decision to buy or not this item.

Non sono riuscita a leggere ancora tutto il libro... i vari capitoli affrontano situazioni comuni in cui ci si può trovare in difficoltà e spiegano possibili metodi di gestione pratica. Dal mio punto di vista il libro può risultare utile se si hanno difficoltà emotive non troppo invalidanti. Diversamente le soluzioni proposte non risultano risolutive.

Doing the written work this time ; )

Encore plus que le "feeling good" original, ce livre donne des idées simples, pratiques et efficaces sur le rôle des pensées sur les émotions, sur le rôle des émotions pour établir le contact avec autrui. Il décrit deux pratiques, un journal de ses humeurs et de ses croyances et un agenda, que je recommanderai. Étant moi-même adepte de la communication non violente, ses pistes pour répondre à une personne (un client en l'occurrence) en colère me donnent des idées nouvelles (dire oui par exemple). Enfin, ses exemples finals sur comment motiver des clients qui s'autosabotent m'ont aussi grandement aidé. Bref, lisez-le sans plus tarder, même s'il a plus de 10 ans au compteur.

For anyone interested in learning techniques to addressing their distressing thoughts, generally CBT and DBT are mentioned in the conversation. I believe most people present these techniques as a false-dichotomy and that both of these sets of skills can be used to reinforce each other and create a stronger, more disciplined mind. I've been focused more on DBT skills and techniques lately, and this book is an interesting contrast to the skills and techniques to the DBT school-of-thought. It is quite a lengthy read, but there are also a lot of CBT-oriented exercises available for the reader to complete as well.