Dr. David Burns

You know, go to feelinggreat.com, not my website, which is feelinggood.com. Go to feelinggreat.com and you can check it out there or go to either of the app stores, the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Our app is in there, Feeling Great, and you can take a free ride on it and see what you think.

You know, go to feelinggreat.com, not my website, which is feelinggood.com. Go to feelinggreat.com and you can check it out there or go to either of the app stores, the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Our app is in there, Feeling Great, and you can take a free ride on it and see what you think.

And if you find it helpful and exciting, tell your friends and colleagues about it, too, because you're our marketing team right now. And we're relying on word of mouth to get the word out that there's something really exciting that can help you change the way you think and feel and can happen very rapidly.

And if you find it helpful and exciting, tell your friends and colleagues about it, too, because you're our marketing team right now. And we're relying on word of mouth to get the word out that there's something really exciting that can help you change the way you think and feel and can happen very rapidly.

No, that's not right. It's all about David. Yes, it's all about trying to help get the word out to more people who are suffering that these are some tools that you can use to actually change the way you think and feel. And there's the little chat box. which will talk to you in much the same way I would be talking to you in an actual therapy session. It's not actual therapy. It's a self-help tool.

No, that's not right. It's all about David. Yes, it's all about trying to help get the word out to more people who are suffering that these are some tools that you can use to actually change the way you think and feel. And there's the little chat box. which will talk to you in much the same way I would be talking to you in an actual therapy session. It's not actual therapy. It's a self-help tool.

We're not involved in doing therapy, but we do want to help you with your negative feelings and do that rapidly. So check it out, the Feeling Great podcast. in the stores, the app stores, or just go to feelinggreat.com and learn all about it. And let me know what you think, and we'll read your responses on the show. Yeah, that's fun.

We're not involved in doing therapy, but we do want to help you with your negative feelings and do that rapidly. So check it out, the Feeling Great podcast. in the stores, the app stores, or just go to feelinggreat.com and learn all about it. And let me know what you think, and we'll read your responses on the show. Yeah, that's fun.

Well, John has given us many great questions and two questions for today's podcast. And this is the first of the two. And I'll spout out my quick answer and then get your input on that. But when I wrote Feeling Good, and that was 1978 I started writing it, and it was published in 1980.

Well, John has given us many great questions and two questions for today's podcast. And this is the first of the two. And I'll spout out my quick answer and then get your input on that. But when I wrote Feeling Good, and that was 1978 I started writing it, and it was published in 1980.

One of the things that I did that was very important was to say, a lot of you reading this book, if you do the written exercises, you'll probably be able to get a real mood boost on your own, even without a therapist. But at the same time, it's really easy to get stuck. And in that case, two heads are often better than one. And there's no shame in going to a therapist to help you get unstuck.

One of the things that I did that was very important was to say, a lot of you reading this book, if you do the written exercises, you'll probably be able to get a real mood boost on your own, even without a therapist. But at the same time, it's really easy to get stuck. And in that case, two heads are often better than one. And there's no shame in going to a therapist to help you get unstuck.

And so I feel exactly the same way today. If you can use, say, my book, Feeling Great, or our new Feeling Great app, the odds are high that you'll be able to get some genuine change in the way you think and feel just by doing the exercises in the book or the exercises in the app. But sometimes it takes two heads to help you figure out why you're stuck and how to get unstuck.

And so I feel exactly the same way today. If you can use, say, my book, Feeling Great, or our new Feeling Great app, the odds are high that you'll be able to get some genuine change in the way you think and feel just by doing the exercises in the book or the exercises in the app. But sometimes it takes two heads to help you figure out why you're stuck and how to get unstuck.

And so, you know, I strongly encourage you to seek help, particularly if you're having severe symptoms or struggling with suicidal thoughts or fantasies. You definitely need to have face-to-face help. And you still might love the app or you still might love my books and find them helpful. But sometimes a human therapist is absolutely necessary.

And so, you know, I strongly encourage you to seek help, particularly if you're having severe symptoms or struggling with suicidal thoughts or fantasies. You definitely need to have face-to-face help. And you still might love the app or you still might love my books and find them helpful. But sometimes a human therapist is absolutely necessary.

necessary for you to be treated safely and effectively. My books aren't therapy and the app is not therapy. It's just self-help. And finally, you asked the really cool question, well, why do therapists, why are we therapists screwed up as our own patients? That's the question really that you're trying to ask. Because when we have therapists on as patients, I do that because

necessary for you to be treated safely and effectively. My books aren't therapy and the app is not therapy. It's just self-help. And finally, you asked the really cool question, well, why do therapists, why are we therapists screwed up as our own patients? That's the question really that you're trying to ask. Because when we have therapists on as patients, I do that because

It's not considered therapy, and I'm no longer in clinical practice, but I do demonstration sessions with real people to show you how the techniques work with real people. But it's always easier to see how someone else's thoughts are distorted and have a blind spot about where we're fooling ourselves, even if you are a therapist.

It's not considered therapy, and I'm no longer in clinical practice, but I do demonstration sessions with real people to show you how the techniques work with real people. But it's always easier to see how someone else's thoughts are distorted and have a blind spot about where we're fooling ourselves, even if you are a therapist.