{"id":232,"date":"2015-06-10T00:56:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T00:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panicattackrecovery.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2018-03-31T18:48:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T18:48:23","slug":"an-introduction-to-feeling-good","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panicattackrecovery.com\/index.php\/an-introduction-to-feeling-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Good by David Burns &#038; Your Recovery from Panic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Speed Sense for AdSense WordPress Plugin: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/speed-sense\/ -->\n<div id=\"ssp0\" style=\"float:left;margin:10px 10px 10px 0;max-width:970px;width:100%;\">\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" id=\"adsgoogle0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; height: 250px\"  data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5877597362749779\" data-ad-slot=\"2816458245\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We will discuss the book Feeling Good by David Burns and what it can show you about your recovery from panic attacks, panic disorder, anxiety, and agoraphobia.\u00a0 Though the book was created for those suffering from depression and its related anxiety, the time-tested concepts in this book can be extended to all forms of anxiety.\u00a0 We discuss why this the case and how you can get started today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AW-Form-341207382\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/82\/341207382.js\";\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, \"script\", \"aweber-wjs-c0ty2hg9p\"));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZMv9ZOpFH8\" width=\"660\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One very exciting book was Feeling Good by <a href=\"http:\/\/feelinggood.com\/\" target=\"_new\">David Burns, M.D.<\/a>\u00a0 The full name of the book is \u201cFeeling Good: The New Mood Therapy\u201d1<\/p>\n<p>Although Feeling Good is not specific to panic attacks, the ramifications for sufferers of anxiety, panic attacks and depression became very clear to me.\u00a0 It was very exciting and I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n<p>Broadly speaking Feeling Good opened up a whole new world of relief for panic and anxiety sufferers.\u00a0 At the time, I knew my thoughts related to panic attacks were racing and often circular, but like many people who suffer from anxiety, I couldn\u2019t get free from these thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically Feeling Good by David Burns, M.D. literally shows you how to examine your thoughts and consequently feel much better.\u00a0 For myself and many others Feeling Good was an introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).<\/p>\n<p>CBT allows you to examine your own thoughts to locate \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/panicattackrecovery.com\/cognitive_distortions.html\" target=\"_new\">cognitive distortions<\/a>\u201d when feeling anxious or depressed. This is a huge benefit for people, because by reviewing their thoughts, people can usually uncover the distortion(s) without too much effort.\u00a0 Once the distortions have been pin pointed, a new thought or series of thoughts can then be substituted in their place. The perspective of Feeling Good is that cognitive distortions cause depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling Good includes many actual examples that occurred in Dr. Burns\u2019 clinical practice, including the outcomes.\u00a0 The patient outcomes were very positive.\u00a0 It was really interesting to see the theory behind the book actually put into practice.\u00a0 I\u2019m not suggesting that positive outcomes were always easily achieved.\u00a0 However, it\u2019s very motivating to see how consistent efforts can pay off. This is important for sufferers to be able to see.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling Good also discusses what are called global beliefs.\u00a0 That is, over the course our lives we each have much wider ranging beliefs that can lead to depression and anxiety.\u00a0 Dr. Burns provides instructions so you too can discover them.\u00a0 Finding these global beliefs can allow you to tackle the underlying cause of your depression and anxiety.\u00a0 Sufferers of panic attacks often struggle with the question of what causes their attacks.\u00a0 Well why not zap them?!<\/p>\n<p>I can honestly say that I was able to change my thoughts and overall beliefs because of Feeling Good.\u00a0 Others too have reported that after integrating the techniques discussed in Feeling Good, they feel more confident, more assertive, and much less shy in many settings where they would have struggled previously.\u00a0 Once people can overcome their inhibitions, they can then move on their true path and pursue their true passion in an unrestricted fashion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeling Good is the book most frequently \u2018prescribed\u2019 by psychologists for patients undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Clinical studies have shown patient improvement by just reading the book &#8211; a treatment known as bibliotherapy.\u201d1.<\/p>\n<p>You can obtain more information about the techniques shared in Feeling Good by David Burns, M.D and a breadth of CBT techniques through my <a href=\"http:\/\/panicattackrecovery.com\/newsletter.html\">free newsletter<\/a> (below).\u00a0 After you sign up to the free newsletter, you should check out the page entitled Sudden Panic Attacks.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry about losing your place \u2013 you can easily perform a search in the search box at the site\u2019s home page using the phrase \u201csudden panic attacks\u201d\u00a0 and you will be back on track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AW-Form-341207382\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/82\/341207382.js\";\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, \"script\", \"aweber-wjs-c0ty2hg9p\"));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong> Reference<\/strong><br \/>\n1. 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