Do you sometimes feel . . .

Down, depressed, or unhappy?

Anxious, panicky, or insecure?

Guilty, inadequate, or worthless?

Lonely, unwanted, or alone?

For decades, we’ve been told that “negative” feelings like depression and anxiety are the result of what’s wrong with us, which creates feelings of shame and makes it sound like we’re broken and need to be “fixed.” But what if we have it all backwards? What if our negative moods do not result from what’s wrong with us but, rather, what’s right with us?

This is the revolutionary mind shift you will find in Feeling Great. Written by Dr. David Burns, a pioneer of cognitive therapy and author of the national bestseller Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, this book describes a groundbreaking high-speed treatment for depression and anxiety based on one simple notion: Our struggles actually reflect what is most beautiful about us. And when we can see our negative thoughts and feelings from this radically different perspective, recovery becomes possible—sometimes even in the blink of an eye!

Based on Dr. Burns’s 40+ years of research and more than 40,000 hours treating individuals with severe mood issues, Feeling Great is filled with inspiring real-life case studies and more than 50 actionable tools to crush the negative thoughts that rob you of happiness and self-esteem.

You can change the way you feel. In fact, you owe it to yourself to feel GREAT!

Table of Contents

Section I: How to Turn Depression and Anxiety into Joy

1. How Are You Feeling?

2. Feeling Great in 15 Minutes- The CliffsNotes Version

3. Why Do We Get Stuck in Bad Moods, Relationship Conflicts, or Habits and Addictions? How Can We Get Unstuck?

4. Karen's Story: "I'm a Bad Mom."

5. Melanie's Story: "She'll Tell Others Who Will Judge Me!"

6. High-Speed Treatment- ls It Possible? Desirable? Or Just Fool's Gold?

7. Mark's Story: "I've Been a Failure as a Father."

8. Marilyn's Story: "I've Got Stage 4 Lung Cancer."

9. Sara's Story: "I'm Afraid of Germs!"

10. How to Change the Way You Feel: Part 1- Your Daily MoJo (Daily Mood Journal)

11. How to Change the Way You Feel: Part 2- The Great Escape

Section II: How to Crush Distorted Thoughts

12. All-or-Nothing Thinking

13. Overgeneralization

14. Mental Filtering and Discounting the Positive

15. Jumping to Conclusions- Mind Reading

16. Fortune Telling: Part 1- Hopelessness

17. Fortune Telling: Part 2- Anxiety

18. Magnification and Minimization

19. Emotional Reasoning

20. Should Statements

21. Labeling

22. Self-Blame and Other-Blame

Section Ill: The Spiritual/Philosophical Dimension: The Four "Great Deaths" of the Self

23. Do You Have a Self? Do You Need One?

24. Are Some People More Worthwhile? Are You One of Them?

25. Are Some People Less Worthwhile? Are You One of Them?

26. Let's Be Specific: What Are Your Flaws?

27. How to Join the Grateful Dead!

,ection IV: Relapse Prevention Training

28. How Are You Feeling Now?

29. Feeling Great for Good!

Section V: Research Update: Does Science Support TEAM-CBT?

30. TEAM-CBT and the Art of Micro-Neurosurgery

31. What Causes Depression and Anxiety? What's the Best Way to Treat It?

Section VI: Additional Resources

32. Incredible Free Stuff for You!

33. Fifty Ways to Untwist Your Thinking

Review

BRILLIANT AND POWERFUL!!! This book is pure gold and a breath of fresh air that provides hope and tools to achieve joy and enlightenment. Dr. Burns conveys the message that your suffering as well as your negative thoughts and feelings are not symptoms of mental disorder but instead are the expression of what is most awesome and beautiful about you. Warning: This is not a book in which you just read page after page and expect change in your life. You must do the valuable exercises in order to transform your life radically and rapidly. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work, this is an outstanding book for you!

--Sara Verduzco Shane, LMFT

Feeling Great is a must for anyone with depression and anxiety, describing in plain, clear language how we can all live happier, healthier and more successful lives. Dr. Burns is a visionary in the field of mental health and a genius at helping people overcome depression and anxiety. The psychotherapy model he has created, TEAM, is, in my opinion, the most important achievement in the history of mental health. I've offered TEAM therapy to hundreds of patients during my career and have seen the profound improvements this model creates in their lives, as well as in my own life.

--Matthew May, MD

The long-awaited follow-up to Dr. Burns's classic text is here, and it doesn't disappoint! Detailed and thorough, with the author's recognizable humor and light touch, Feeling Great will likely become the go-to volume for those seeking a comprehensive and compassionate view of CBT for depression and anxiety.

--Seth Gillihan, PhD, author of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple and The CBT Deck

About the Author

David D. Burns, MD, is a renowned psychiatrist, award-winning researcher, and groundbreaking pioneer in the field of cognitive therapy. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Feeling Good, When Panic Attacks, and Feeling Great, which have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.

His global weekly podcast, Feeling Good, has more than 8 million downloads, featuring new and proven techniques to overcome depression and anxiety. Dr. Burns is also the founder and creator of TEAM-CBT, a treatment framework that makes ultra-rapid recovery from depression and anxiety possible. He is releasing a new Feeling Great app based on the TEAM-CBT framework in 2024.

"David D. Burns, MD, is an emeritus adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His best-selling books, Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, have sold over five million copies worldwide. His latest book, Feeling Great, is now available on Amazon.com.

Although he was a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), in the past 10 years he has created a more powerful approach called TEAM-CBT. Individuals who attend this workshop will be eligible for Level 1 TEAM certification by the Feeling Good Institute in Mt. View, California.

More than 50,000 therapists have attended his training programs over the past 35 years. His website, www.feelinggood.com, offers many free resources for therapists and clients alike, including his tremendously popular Feeling Good Podcasts."