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,...
026: Scared Stiff — The Exposure Model (Part 4)
In this Podcast, David and Fabrice discuss the Exposure Model for treating anxiety. They begin by briefly describing the three different deaths of the ego that are required for recovery from depression, anxiety, or a relationship conflict, respectively. For depression...
Overcoming Resistance for Rapid Recovery
Comment: Hi Dr. Burns, I’ve read your book Feeling Good and it helped me greatly really and I want to thank you for that book. And now I just saw one of your interviews about TEAM-CBT and even just reading the case and applying the methods on myself helped me...024: Scared Stiff — The Cognitive Model (Part 3)
In this Podcast, David and Fabrice describe cognitive model of anxiety, which is based on three powerful ideas: Anxiety always results from negative thought (NTs) that involve the prediction of danger. For example, if you have public speaking anxiety, you are probably...