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Feeling Good
736 pages
A practical, empowering toolkit for rewiring your brain and dismantling the heavy architecture of negative thinking.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down with a deeply empathetic but no-nonsense mentor who hands you a flashlight in a dark room. It moves at a steady, deliberate pace, asking you to pause, reflect, and actively participate in dismantling your own cognitive distortions. The prose is clear, accessible, and free of dense academic jargon, opting instead for a conversational warmth that makes complex psychological concepts feel immediately applicable. The mood is inherently hopeful and grounded, replacing the overwhelming fog of anxiety and depression with structured, actionable clarity. It is a deeply empowering read for anyone exhausted by their own inner critic, offering a profound sense of agency and a practical roadmap back to emotional equilibrium.
- Mood
- hopeful
- structured
- illuminating
- grounded
- Tone
- encouraging
- pragmatic
- empathetic
- authoritative
- accessible
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- cognitive distortions · mental resilience · overcoming negative self-talk · emotional regulation · self-compassion
- The writing
- Clear, conversational, and highly structured, translating clinical psychology into everyday language.
- The arc
- Moves from the heavy fog of overwhelming negativity to a grounded sense of agency and mental clarity.
- Who it's for
- Readers exhausted by their own inner critic who crave actionable, science-backed tools to rewire their thought patterns.
Content notes
- depression
- anxiety
- suicidal ideation
- mental illness
About the book
The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs. 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. Now, in this updated edition, Dr. Burns adds an All-New Consumer′s Guide To Anti-depressant Drugs as well as a new introduction to help answer your questions about the many options available for treating depression.
Description from Open Library.
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