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Hello New Friends!

Dear friends on Facebook and Twitter and website members on www.FeelingGood.com, I want all of you to know how much I appreciate all of your love and support! This weekend, I reached my limit on 5,000 FB friends. This upsurge happened all of a sudden, starting just...
Is Happiness a Distortion?

Is Happiness a Distortion?

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...
How to Find Your “True Calling” in Life!

How to Find Your “True Calling” in Life!

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...
028: Scared Stiff — The Motivational Model (Part 6)

What if the People Around Me are Not Real?

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...
Is it Possible to be Happy All the Time?

Is it Possible to be Happy All the Time?

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,...