The Feeling Good Handbook

Doing the written work this time ; )

As a clinician and person who also struggles with depression and anxiety on occasion, I cannot recommend this book enough! Dr. Burns is practical and empathetic, and I find his strategies to be incredibly helpful and empowering.

Written wellCovers lots of conditionsRecommended to me by my therapistGood to revisit and keep for tough times

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.

This is a wonderful follow-up to the book Feeling Good.It continues the insights into emotions and reactions.It starts from the basic understanding that all unpleasant emotions come from distorted thoughts. Then it helps you identify emotions and the thoughts that could cause them. Then it helps you change those thoughts and thereby the emotions.It deals with a variety of unpleasant emotions like anxiety, anger, sadness, frustration etc. It is mind-blowing to realise how many physical problems are effects of unresolved emotions and issues.This book is actually psychotherapy at your own pace. You have to find some good time in the day, take a pencil and fill in exercises while reading the book. In the beginning you may feel some resistance, but as you realise that the exercises ARE actually helping you understand yourself and others better, and making a difference to your daily happiness quotient, you feel more and more enthusiastic about working on yourself. It equips you to work on yourself.You will be amazed at the wisdom of the insights.