Feeling Good

The New Mood Therapy

De: David D. Burns

Narrado por: George Newbern

National Bestseller – read by seven-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner, George Newbern

From renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns, the revolutionary volume that popularized Dr. Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and has helped millions combat feelings of depression and develop greater self-esteem.

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental illnesses in the world, affecting 18% of the U.S. population every year. But for many, the path to recovery seems daunting, endless, or completely out of reach.

The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be alleviated. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life, enabling you to:

• Nip negative feelings in the bud
• Recognize what causes your mood swings
• Deal with guilt
• Handle hostility and criticism
• Overcome addiction to love and approval
• Build self-esteem
• Feel good every day

This groundbreaking, life-changing book has helped millions overcome negative thoughts and discover joy in their daily lives. You owe it to yourself to FEEL GOOD!

"I would personally evaluate David Burns' Feeling Good as one of the most significant books to come out of the last third of the Twentieth Century."—Dr. David F. Maas, Professor of English, Ambassador University

Great book for those dealing with depression!

I highly recommend this book if you struggle with depression. It is very helpful. Note, though, it'll take some work on your part, but it's well worth it.
Having read the Handbook first, and now having listened to this book, I actually recommend the Handbook version first. It forces you to do activities that will help you, whereas this book merely talks about it (in detail). I still liked this book, though, because it reminded me of everything I had done in the Handbook, which is about all I can do while I'm driving, anyhow. (Last I checked, the Handbook is not available in audio.)

The reader of this audio book is excellent. He actually sounds engaged, as though he's Dr. Burns himself, giving you the advice right then and there. Kudos to him. (My only pet peeve about him is he pronounces "often" as "off-ten." I was glad he didn't also say "soff-ten," "liss-ten," or "sall-mon.")

IMHO, you can skip the last 2-3 hours of this audio, which deals with antidepressant drugs. It's full of biology and chemistry lessons and lists of side-effects. He also talks ad nauseam about when or why to take drugs for depression. It's ad nauseam because his answer is always the same: therapy alone can work, or therapy plus drugs, but never drugs alone. Unfortunately he felt the need to say that over and over and over again.

Must read, not too good to be true!

I normally don't write reviews but this book is the best book I've ever read. I'm 20 years old and thought I was the only one who thought nasty thoughts all the time without thinking. This book shows you how to identify these feelings down to the root and work on changing your thoughts to feel the way you want. This book isn't opinion based and has a lot of research to back up key points. It gives advice for you if you're feeling like a hopeless loser like I have most of my life. I've struggled with depression most of my life and been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This book has shown me that there is always hope no matter who you are as long as you're willing to put in the effort to help yourself. This book will most likely convince you that you are not hopeless and powerless. I hope you decide to read this book I cannot stress how much I love it! Doctor Burns you are a genius, God bless you.

therapy in a book

a lot of great information and useful tools. but it was hard to pay attention to at times. it is very clinical and has a monotone voice. overall its helpful and I think would be great to listen to if you had a notebook to summarize what you'd like to remember.

Perhaps better read than listened to

Lots of supplemental charts. Great content and soothing narrator. Useful exercises. Definitely recommend this book.

I respect this way of thinking it has transformed

I respect this way of thinking it has transformed my whole life and I am feeling like a rocket without negative emotion, and at least I started to laugh again.