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I was hoping that someone might have checked into this book I mentioned. I believe it can help anyone get started in turning that depression around. I had attempted suicide a few times before reading this book. I don't fill that way any more. I will add more information about this book as I can.

Please if anyone reads this book, please leave you views about the book here. The thoughts of suicide can over come you in just a matter of minutes because of your feelings & not what is really going on. This book helps you with this. If you have low self esteem, this is the book for you. If you have withdrawn from family, friends & doing things you used to enjoy then read the book & test out the solutions. As I have said before, I am not profiting from this book in anyway. I just want to bring joy back into anyone's life that needs it. The library may have it. Feel free to skip a head past the introduction to start reading.
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For any one with depression the book “Feeling Good: the new mood therapy” by David D. Burns has helped me and I have recommended it many times to others. I never found an anti-depressant that helped me much. Most of them had too many side effects for me. The book doesn’t cost much & is probably at your library. I don’t know the author & am not receiving any money from recommending the book. It has exercises (not physical) in it that helps. It talks about meds. The book has been around for a long time.

It lists some distortions that form the basis of depression.

1. All-or-Nothing Thinking. This refers to how we view our personal qualities in extreme black or white categories. (You’re a straight A student, then make a B & then tell your self you are a failure)
2. Overgeneralization. You conclude that one thing that happens to you will occur over & over. (you notice bird poop on your car windshield & declare “the birds always poop on my windshield!”
3. Mental Filter. You pick out a negative detail in any situation & dwell on it exclusively. (you basically put on a pair of eyeglasses & filter out anything positive.)
4. Disqualifying the Positive. Someone praises your appearance or work & you tell them, “Oh, it was nothing really.” If you constantly throw cold water on the good things that happen, no wonder life seems damp & chilly to you!
5. Jumping to Conclusions. Two examples are “mind reading” & “the fortune teller error.” Mind reading – you’re giving a speech & you notice someone dozing off. It turns out that person was up all night & in need of sleep. You decide that you are boring. Fortune teller error – You telephone a friend who fails to return your call after a reasonable time. You decide the friend got the message but wasn’t interested in calling you back.
6. Magnification and Minimization. You are either blowing things out of proportion or shrinking them. (I made a mistake! How terrible! The word will spread & my reputation is ruined!)
7. Emotional Reasoning. You take your emotions as evidence for the truth. (I feel guilty, therefore I must have done something bad.)
8. Should Statements. You try to motivate yourself by saying, “I should do this” or “I must do that.” These statements cause you to feel pressured & resentful.
9. Labeling and Mislabeling. Personal labeling means creating a completely negative self-image based on your errors. I dropped something so I am a complete klutz.
10. Personalization. You assume responsibility for a negative even when there is no basis for doing so. Your child brings a report card home with a bad grade & you decide you are a terrible mother.

The book goes into a lot more details about this. I don’t want to make it to long. It helps you stop doing the things listed above.

It helps you build your self esteem. It tells you how to beat Do-Nothingism. It has you turn negative statements about your self into positive ones. It helps you figure out where your anger is coming from. It helps defeat guilt.

Here’s some links with reviews:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CC8Q8wIwAg#

“Feeling Good: the new mood therapy” by David D. Burns

The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self–esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life. Now, in this updated edition, Dr. Burns adds an All–New Consumer's Guide To Anti–depressant Drugs as well as a new introduction to help answer your questions about the many options available for treating depression. – Recognize what causes your mood swings – Nip negative feelings in the bud – Deal with guilt – Handle hostility and criticism – Overcome addiction to love and approval – Build self–esteem – Feel good everyday


Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-T...9572593&sr=1-2

He has a website that I haven’t been to until now.
http://www.feelinggood.com/

I hope this will help someone.