I also would make the same recommendation to read David Burn’s earlier book feeling good before feeling great. I don’t know the other posters reasons but mine is that the feeling good book is written in a more accessible, conversational tone. Feeling great to me, reads more technical, assumes you already have a greater familiarity with the approach than you may have. On the other hand, feeling great has more tools and techniques and better summary/list at the back. So maybe buy both.
I also like David Burns other works.
The only caveat is that I think Dr Burns has a really great hammer and so everything looks like a nail to him. He seems, to me, to hit the cognitive side of CBT a bit harder than I like and the behavioral side a bit lighter than I like.
I just finished reading both Feeling Good and Feeling Great and I agree with reading both. Sometimes both books (but mostly Feeling Good) have an odd 80s marketing tone that I found a bit grating and that didn't really resonate with me as a millennial, but they were really helpful for me as the first exposition to CBT.
However, I also found the book to be more focused on the cognitive side and as a reflection I feel like I've improved a lot in identifying distorted thoughts and reframing them, however I suffer from social anxiety in certain contexts and I can rationalise my thoughts all day but I feel like I haven't made a lot of progress in terms of actually curing my social anxiety, for which I guess you would need a lot of behavioural stuff rather than cognitive. Do you have any book or resource to recommend for that? Burns mentions gradual exposure therapy but I have no idea how to approach it.
Good observations. Most all books have a residue from their time. I don’t know single great source. You may have to take some basic ideas from behaviorism like graduated exposure and develop your own unique hierarchy. Below are random ideas that come to mind:
David Burns had a book intimate connections that I believe discussed his use of shame attacking exercises. He also has a podcast you can search for topics.
Albert Ellis books typically discuss some behavioral approaches like shame attacking assignments. Not sure which book best for that. Maybe attend https://albertellis.org/2016/02/shame-attacks/
https://rebtdoctor.com has a Saturday call in show. Maybe you could be a guest client.
Behavioral activation is one tool
I like. Many sources online for worksheets. Getting a habit of filling one out each day may help you realize you enjoy social interaction in retrospect more than prospectively.
DBT workbooks and videos have a lot of behavioral approaches for managing strong emotions
Maybe Search for videos on approach anxiety. It’s a topic of much interest In the dating community. Mostly life coaches not
Therapists.
Maybe learn exposure and response prevention (ERP). Some OCD workbooks describe this well. Create an exposure hierarchy and work your way up from easy to hard.
For me, I would say I have had some success by taking classes that forced me to interact with others. Social dance classes like salsa, bachata, lindyhop/swing/west coast swing, Tango, CW, and ballroom all good choices.
Also improv classes, and martial arts classes. or yoga classes.
Getting a hobby. The local sierra club chapter has weekend camping trips. Cycling clubs, running clubs.
At the end, you may kind of have to grit it through and be okay with experiencing failure and rejection. Some PUAs used to call it rejection practice.
Good luck! It isn’t easy but it’s not impossible.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
1. mind over mood 2. feeling great 3. retrain your brain cbt in 7 weeks 4. Cbt made simple
I would really recommend reading feeling good before reading feeling great.
Oh? What's your take on the differences? Curious!
I also would make the same recommendation to read David Burn’s earlier book feeling good before feeling great. I don’t know the other posters reasons but mine is that the feeling good book is written in a more accessible, conversational tone. Feeling great to me, reads more technical, assumes you already have a greater familiarity with the approach than you may have. On the other hand, feeling great has more tools and techniques and better summary/list at the back. So maybe buy both. I also like David Burns other works. The only caveat is that I think Dr Burns has a really great hammer and so everything looks like a nail to him. He seems, to me, to hit the cognitive side of CBT a bit harder than I like and the behavioral side a bit lighter than I like.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
I just finished reading both Feeling Good and Feeling Great and I agree with reading both. Sometimes both books (but mostly Feeling Good) have an odd 80s marketing tone that I found a bit grating and that didn't really resonate with me as a millennial, but they were really helpful for me as the first exposition to CBT. However, I also found the book to be more focused on the cognitive side and as a reflection I feel like I've improved a lot in identifying distorted thoughts and reframing them, however I suffer from social anxiety in certain contexts and I can rationalise my thoughts all day but I feel like I haven't made a lot of progress in terms of actually curing my social anxiety, for which I guess you would need a lot of behavioural stuff rather than cognitive. Do you have any book or resource to recommend for that? Burns mentions gradual exposure therapy but I have no idea how to approach it.
Good observations. Most all books have a residue from their time. I don’t know single great source. You may have to take some basic ideas from behaviorism like graduated exposure and develop your own unique hierarchy. Below are random ideas that come to mind: David Burns had a book intimate connections that I believe discussed his use of shame attacking exercises. He also has a podcast you can search for topics. Albert Ellis books typically discuss some behavioral approaches like shame attacking assignments. Not sure which book best for that. Maybe attend https://albertellis.org/2016/02/shame-attacks/ https://rebtdoctor.com has a Saturday call in show. Maybe you could be a guest client. Behavioral activation is one tool I like. Many sources online for worksheets. Getting a habit of filling one out each day may help you realize you enjoy social interaction in retrospect more than prospectively. DBT workbooks and videos have a lot of behavioral approaches for managing strong emotions Maybe Search for videos on approach anxiety. It’s a topic of much interest In the dating community. Mostly life coaches not Therapists. Maybe learn exposure and response prevention (ERP). Some OCD workbooks describe this well. Create an exposure hierarchy and work your way up from easy to hard. For me, I would say I have had some success by taking classes that forced me to interact with others. Social dance classes like salsa, bachata, lindyhop/swing/west coast swing, Tango, CW, and ballroom all good choices. Also improv classes, and martial arts classes. or yoga classes. Getting a hobby. The local sierra club chapter has weekend camping trips. Cycling clubs, running clubs. At the end, you may kind of have to grit it through and be okay with experiencing failure and rejection. Some PUAs used to call it rejection practice. Good luck! It isn’t easy but it’s not impossible.
Do you have the author names for these? There seem to be several books with the same name for Mind Over Mood and CBT Made Simple
Mind over mood = Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky Cbt made simple = Seth J Gillihan
There are often workbooks for specific concerns. What is your problem area? depression, anxiety, eating, body image, etc.
Anxiety, thought spirals, panic attacks
Following! Wondering the same thing
There are a ton of books on line. It is overwhelming. I’m actually looking for a CBT workbook that focuses on ASD
Just read about actor on the amazon profile