by Dr. Burns | Mar 23, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
Hi Dr. David Burns, I am confused about the idea that depression and anxiety result from distorted thoughts. For example, you say that anxiety always results from the distortion called Fortune Telling—making unrealistic negative predictions that something terrible is...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 20, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this Podcast, David and Fabrice discuss the fourth powerful model in the treatment of anxiety—the Motivational Model. The key here is bringing the patient’s subconscious resistance to conscious awareness, and melting it away with paradoxical techniques. This is...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 15, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
Dear David, First of all, I would like to tell you that using the methods in your many wonderful books has changed my life!! I have a question and it would be great to get your input. I work as a team leader/software engineer in a software company. I like my...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 14, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hi everyone, CLICK HERE to link to my cover feature on TEAM-CBT in the current issue of Psychotherapy Networker. I hope you enjoy it, and comment, too, if you are interested! David
by Dr. Burns | Mar 13, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
Fabrice launches this Podcast by asking David to remind us about the differences between healthy fear and unhealthy, neurotic anxiety, or an anxiety “disorder” like a phobia, or OCD, and so forth. David explains that negative thoughts, and not events, trigger all our...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 11, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
Hi Dr. Burns, I have read your book, Feeling Good, and now I’m reading your more recent book, When Panic Attacks. I done a Cost-Benefit analysis for one of my negative thoughts and that helped me greatly. I also found some cognitive distortions in my negative thoughts...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 10, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
A frequent web visitor commented on a blogger who said that the propensity to feel depressed or anxious never really leaves a person. He asked if I agreed with this. Here’s the answer. I am convinced that being flawed and having moments of irritability,...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 10, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hi web visitors, I have received some very kind comments recently, and wanted to share a couple of them them with you! I hope it won’t sound like excessive self-promotion. Be assured I occasionally get some harsh and disturbing emails as well from individuals...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 9, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
Hi Dr. Burns, Hello I was wondering do you still have the feel mood therapy workbook they no longer sell them in store or online and I’m a person that retain information if I can write will I’m reading, because I have the book and I’m not retaining...
by Dr. Burns | Mar 9, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hi web visitors, Recently I have referred to the fact that many of the current schools of therapy have only a placebo effect in the treatment of depression and anxiety, and this has drawn some skeptical, and arguably angry, responses from a couple visitors to the...
