Posted by mashogr8 on September 29, 2002, at 20:39:46
In reply to re: Feeling Good » Squiggles, posted by jane d on September 27, 2002, at 16:01:16
Hi, I do own the book. I bought it during one of my many self-help desperation moves since therapy and meds weren't working. The book didn't really hellp either. It was a good introduction for me before my pdoc recommended a CBT therapist. My problem with the therapy and the book, is that I feel like I am being tricked into thinking my thoughts are all screwed up and irrational. In some ways, I often felt like it was just like arguing with my husband and I would always lose to logic.
What I did like about the book -- it had a copy of the Beck Depression Inventory which I used to guage how bad off I might be during the inevitable downturns I am subject to. You should be able to find one of the old editions in second hand book stores. I haven't looked at the new edition which I think has a supplementary workbook.
I have the ALIENST somewhere in our house. It had seemed to be a very interesting book to read. I'll have to do more digging.
MA
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