Feeling Good
This particular book was written based on the dissatisfaction and traditional Freudian remedy for depression. The mentor of the author named Dr. Aaron Beck concluded the fact that people will never find empirical evidence designed for the success of all Freudian psychoanalysis in curing people who suffer from depression. The concept about negative feelings like anxiety and depression are caused by the person’s thoughts and perceptions.
This book wants to tell you that when it comes to effective self-help for anxiety and depression, cognitive therapy is perfectly applicable. The concept behind this is that if you think that something is usually enough, you start to believe its reality. Depressed individuals are victims of persistent negative thoughts which are known as cognitive distortions that are typically the gross misrepresentation of the truth.
To make you understand more about this, you should consider this example: a person who is in severe depression will say to you that he/she is a failure at all things. When you examine this statement in a logical manner, you will see right away that this is too far from reality. The person may not be successful in some things, but he or she may have more success than failures.
For depressed persons, the previous events in their lives instantly fade from the positive view, then they focus more on the negative side. What the cognitive therapy wants to let you know is that you need to refrain from committing logical errors. It will teach you to reframe your feelings in a manner that is more persistent with the truth. When you start on creating more positive and realistic statements regularly, you will be able to help yourself in getting over with the negative feelings you experience.
One of the best things that you should know about this book is that the author takes every one of the 10 usual cognitive distortions. He treats them one by one by providing strong coping techniques for each. This book will be a useful guide for you most especially if you are depressed. It will really help you whether you are taking medicines or therapy or you have these both. This will be an inspirational book for a person who is in the search for the best way to help him or herself without asking for the assistance of a medical professional.
Dr. Burns uses the tactics he use in his own life to fight stress and maintain his positive thinking. For these reasons, it is not a wonder why this book is among the best self-help books you can use to find out the best way to improve yourself.