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This text discusses how to overcome fears, phobias, and panic attacks; improve intimate communication, and cope with anxiety disorders, and includes information about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs. Dr. David Burns is one of the prime developers of cognitive therapy, a fast-acting, drug-free treatment for designed to help the clinically depressed. In The Feeling Good Handbook, he adapts cognitive therapy to deal with the wide range of everyday problems that plague so many chronic nervousness, panic attacks, phobias, and feelings of stress, guilt, or inferiority. The Feeling Good Handbook teaches how to remove the mental obstacles that bar you from success--from test anxiety and fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt.

Filled with charts, quizzes, weekly self-assessment tests, and a daily mood log, The Feeling Good Handbook actively engages its readers in their own recovery. With a new section on the latest prescription drugs for treating depression and anxiety disorders, The Feeling Good Handbook is an indispensable guide to help change thinking, control mood swings, deal with disasters, and feel better about yourself and those around you.

"A wonderful achievement. The best of what modern psychotherapy has to offer to people suffering from anxiety, depression, and marital problems." --M. Anthony Bates, Clinical psychologist, Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia

"If you are looking for sound, workable advice on how to change your life a little or a lot, this is the book for you." --Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., Director, Center for Cognitive Therapy, New York

"...written by one of the prime developers of cognitive therapy, teaching how to remove the mental obstacles that hinder success--from test anxiety and fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt."

Preface to Revised Edition Introduction Understanding Your Moods You Can _Change_ the Way You _Feel_ How to Measure Your Moods How to Diagnose Your Moods _Should_ You Change the Way You Feel? Feeling Good About Yourself: How to Conquer Depression and Build Self-Esteem How to Change the Way You Feel: The Four Steps to Happiness Ten Ways to Untwist Your Thinking How to Develop a Healthy Personal Value System Cognitive Therapy in Action: How to Break Out of a Bad Mood Why People Procrastinate A Prescription for Procrastinators Feeling Confident: How to Conquer Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias Understanding Anxiety How to Fight Your Fears and Win Dealing with the Fear of Death Social Anxiety: The Fear of People Public Speaking Anxiety How to Give a Dynamic Interview When You're Scared Stiff Test and Performance Anxiety Feeling Good Together: How to Strengthen Relationships Through Better Communication Good and Bad Communication Five Secrets of Intimate Communication How to Change the Way You Communicate How to Deal with Difficult People Why People Can't Communicate with Each Other Mood-Altering Medications Answers to Your Questions About Commonly Prescribed Medications for Depression and Anxiety The Complete Consumer's Guide to Antidepressant Medications The Complete Consumer's Guide to Anti-Anxiety Medications For Therapists (and Curious Patients) Only: How to Deal with Difficult Patients The Ingredients of Therapeutic Success—and Failure! Empathy: How to Establish Rapport with the Critical, Angry Patient Agenda Setting: How to Make Therapy Productive When You and Your Patient Feel Stuck Self-Help Assignments: How to Motivate Patients Who Sabotage the Therapeutic Process Index 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. Now in this long-awaited sequel, he reveals powerful new techniques and provides step-by-step exercises that help you cope with the full range of everyday problems. * Free 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 an up-to-date section on 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.