The feeling good handbook

From the author of the national bestseller Feeling Good- The New Mood Therapy comes a guide to mental wellness that helps you get beyond depression and anxiety and make life an exhilarating experience!

With his phenomenally successful Feeling Good- The New Mood Therapy , Dr. David Burns introduced a groundbreaking, drug-free treatment for depression. In this bestselling companion, he reveals powerful new techniques and provides step-by-step exercises that help you cope with the full range of everyday problems.

. Free yourself from fears, phobias, and panic attacks.
.Overcome self-defeating attitudes.
.Discover the five secrets of intimate communication.
.Put an end to marital conflict.
.Conquer procrastination and unleash your potential for success.

With everything you need to know about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs and anxiety disorders, such as agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this remarkable guide can show you how to feel good about yourself and the people you care about. You will discover that life can be an exhilarating experience.

"A wonderful achievement-the best in its class."-M. Anthony Bates, clinical psychologist at PennPresbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia

"Clear, systematic, forceful."-Albert Ellis, PhD, president of the Albert Ellis Institute

Preface to Revised Edition	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xxxi
Part I. Understanding Your Moods
1. You Can Change the Way You Feel	p. 3
2. How to Measure Your Moods	p. 32
3. How to Diagnose Your Moods	p. 49
4. Should You Change the Way You Feel?	p. 61
Part II. Feeling Good About Yourself: How to Conquer Depression and Build Self-Esteem
5. How to Change the Way You Feel: The Four Steps to Happiness	p. 73
6. Ten Ways to Untwist Your Thinking	p. 97
7. How to Develop a Healthy Personal Value System	p. 120
8. Cognitive Therapy in Action: How to Break Out of a Bad Mood	p. 137
9. Why People Procrastinate	p. 169
10. A Prescription for Procrastinators	p. 183
Part III. Feeling Confident: How to Conquer Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias
11. Understanding Anxiety	p. 209
12. How to Fight Your Fears and Win	p. 221
13. Dealing with the Fear of Death	p. 261
14. Social Anxiety: The Fear of People	p. 272
15. Public Speaking Anxiety	p. 297
16. How to Give a Dynamic Interview When You're Scared Stiff	p. 319
17. Test and Performance Anxiety	p. 340
Part IV. Feeling Good Together: How to Strengthen Relationships Through Better Communication
18. Good and Bad Communication	p. 363
19. Five Secrets of Intimate Communication	p. 376
20. How to Change the Way You Communicate	p. 411
21. How to Deal with Difficult People	p. 420
22. Why People Can't Communicate with Each Other	p. 442
Part V. Mood-Altering Medications
23. Answers to Your Questions about Commonly Prescribed Medications	p. 467
24. The Complete Consumer's Guide to Antidepressant Medications	p. 484
25. The Complete Consumer's Guide to Anti-Anxiety Medications	p. 612
Part VI. For Therapists (and Curious Patients) Only: How to Deal with Difficult Patients
26. The Ingredients of Therapeutic Success--and Failure!	p. 637
27. Empathy: How to Establish Rapport with the Critical, Angry Patient	p. 647
28. Agenda Setting: How to Make Therapy Productive When You and Your Patient Feel Stuck	p. 657
29. Self-Help Assignments: How to Motivate Patients Who Sabotage the Therapeutic Process	p. 678
Index	p. 705

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