by Dr. Burns | Jan 17, 2014 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Copyright © 2014 by David D. Burns, MDWhy do we overeat? Why do we use drugs or drink too much?Many experts believe that people overeat because of emotional problems, such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, irritability, or stress. According...
by Dr. Burns | Jan 15, 2014 | Secrets of Self-Esteem
Defeating All-or-Nothing Thinking Copyright © by David D. Burns, M.D. 2014. Do not reproduce or quote without written permission. I send out an email report to the therapists in my Tuesday night psychotherapy training group at Stanford every week after we meet. I...
by Dr. Burns | Jan 10, 2014 | Ten Worst Errors Therapists Make
By David Burns, M.D. Copyright © 2008 by David D. Burns, M.D. Revised, 2014. Any reproduction, electronic or otherwise, is strictly prohibited without expression written permission of the author. Question “I am a psychology graduate student and I need some advice. One...
by Dr. Burns | Jan 6, 2014 | Secrets of Self-Esteem
Negative Vs.Positive Distortions* By David D. Burns, M.D. * Copyright © 2010 by David D. Burns, M.D. Revised, 2014. Do not reproduce without permission. Do not quote or reproduce without express written permission. In my book, Feeling Good, I listed ten cognitive...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 16, 2013 | Feeling Good™ Blog
I cannot imagine anything more horrible and depressing than the belief that you’ve hurt or killed someone you love very dearly. To read about the man who thought he killed his son. click here. [polldaddy poll=7656873]
by Dr. Burns | Dec 9, 2013 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hello Dr. Burns, My name is Robert. I want to thank you. I WAS suffering from high amounts of anxiety and panic for weeks straight, until now. I have been reading your book, When Panic Attacks. I was fortunate enough to come across the “What-If Technique”...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 9, 2013 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hi Dr. David, I want you to know that I was diagnosed with severe depression and PTSD when I was 17 and tried to commit when I was 19. I didn’t think I was going to make it to 25 years old. My psychiatrist suggested I get your book, Feeling Good. She said that I...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 9, 2013 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Dear visitors to my website as well as friends on Facebook and Twitter, If you are reading this on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.feelinggood.com where you will find tremendous free resources, including extensive blogs and podcasts for mental health professionals,...
by Dr. Burns | Oct 24, 2013 | Ask Dr. David
* ©2008 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. Hi everyone. The following are some questions I answered for a Psychology Today blogger about psychotherapy. I had a lot of fun answering these questions, and...
by Dr. Burns | Oct 24, 2013 | Ten Worst Errors Therapists Make
* ©2013 by David D. Burns, MD Do not copy, publish or reproduce without the written permission of Dr. Burns. In this blog I will focus on the biggest therapist error of all, by far—the failure to set the agenda. This may come as a surprise to therapists who think they...
