The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Feeling Good Handbook
Book Review: Very Practical
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was recommended to me by a fantastic professional counselor and it has been very helpful to me. Dr. Burns has some great exercises in this book where you write down your "automatic thoughts" about anything that is causing you stress. You identify any distortions in your thinking (which are listed out for you) and then you write a new thought. I have found my depression greatly reduced as I "fix" my faulty thinking. Book Review: Feeling Good Handbook
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only purchased the book for one section - communication with spouse. That section was really good and informative and helped a lot. I cannot comment for the rest of the chapters.Book Review: The Feeling Good Handbook
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent reference for understanding depression, anxiety and other difficulties of living life. It is also interesting to just sit down and read to get in touch with your own feelings.Book Review: VERY effective self-help book
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a licensed psychologist who frequently recommends the Feeling Good Handbook to clients who need help in dealing with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and other emotional issues. All of my clients who have read it and followed the exercises report it was very helpful in assisting them to understand their moods and learn new tools to conquer depression, phobias, fears, anxiety and low self-esteem issues. Learning how to recognize cognitive distortions and re-frame faulty thinking also helps improve self-esteem and interpersonal communication. Book Review: The Feeling Good Handbook
Summary: 1 Stars
The book was recommened by our marriage counselor for dealing with our communication and marital issues. However the book dealt mainly with how to deal with depression - only one chapter on communication-which was very basic common sense information and some excercies that were juvenile and won't work when the parties aren't speaking. After reading, the book it should only be used if someone is very young and not used to understanding themselves and experiencing temporary mild depression in regard to a specific issue (such as dealing with minor social problems at school or work) and not by someone who is experiencing moderate to severe depression or in our case to address communication and marital issues. I would not recommend this book.