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Summary of Feeling Great 

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For many years, the treatment for depression and anxiety has been via antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy. The problem is, antidepressants don’t work for everyone and CBT takes a considerable amount of time to show results. What if someone told you that it’s entirely possible to reduce your anxiety and depression quickly, within days? David D Burns MD, bestselling author of “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy” teaches you how to take your negative thoughts and turn them into something you can use to move toward a more positive future. Your thoughts dictate your feelings, and by cleverly turning your thoughts on their head, you can create a happier and more secure sense of self.

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  • What is Feeling Great about?
  • Who should read Feeling Great
  • Topics in Feeling Great
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There is nothing wrong with you, it’s what’s right with you that counts

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For many years we’ve been told that our negative thoughts need to be challenged and changed. However, have you ever considered that perhaps your negative thoughts and your moods don’t actually link into the things that are wrong with you, e.g. your fears, but instead they come from what is actually very right for you?

Confused? Look at it this way. If you’re often concerned about the state of your relationship and you always worry that your partner is going to leave you, yes that could leave you feeling very down and upset. However, when you turn that negative thought on its head, you could come to the conclusion that the reason you feel this way is because you love your partner so much and you’re a generally loving and open person. How can being a loving person ever be a bad thing?
Your negative thoughts often come from your positive traits. You simply need to unearth them and question them in order to find the answers.
We often dwell on the negative without challenging it and really thinking about where it came from. When you do that, you are controlled by negativity and your mood follows suit. “Feeling Great” is the perfect read for anyone who has been feeling unhappy and down for a long time. The techniques contained within the book will allow you to see things in a completely different and revolutionary way.

The truth is that most of us think in double standards. If something doesn’t work out or you fail in some regard, you beat yourself up and you’re extremely self-critical. However, if a friend was to do exactly the same thing, you would tell them that it’s not their fault, that they did the best they could, etc. It’s time we started taking our own advice!
Many of your thoughts are the result of double standards. The next time you are critical of yourself, ask yourself what you would say to a friend, and then take your own advice!
Many of our thoughts are distorted, they’re simply not true. When you’re in the grips of anxiety and/or depression, you’re caught up in a cycle of deception that seems almost impossible to escape. The truth is that anxiety and depression are very good liars. By learning to change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and beat them for good.
The negative thoughts that upset you are nearly always distorted and they’re just not true. Depression and anxiety are the world’s oldest cons. ~ David D. Burns
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Understanding your cognitive distortions

Many of your thoughts aren’t true, that means they are cognitive distortions. This is a fancy term which basically means that what you think about a particular situation (and how it makes you feel) is twisted or affected.
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How positive reframing can change the way you think

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You may feel stuck in depression and anxiety, but there is a way out

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How a daily mood journal can help turn your situation around

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Learn how to kick distorted thoughts out of your mind

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Learn the techniques to manage a likely relapse

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