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David D. Burns Quote: “Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.”

51. “Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Remember that as the drug begins to work, you will feel less suicidal.”

52. “Remember that as the drug begins to work, you will feel less suicidal.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “In my experience the most crucial predictor of recovery is a persistent willingness to exert some effort to help yourself. Given this attitude, you will succeed.”

53. “In my experience the most crucial predictor of recovery is a persistent willingness to exert some effort to help yourself. Given this attitude, you will succeed.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Ask people for suggestions on how to improve, and if they’re going to reject you for being imperfect, let them do it and get it over with.”

54. “Ask people for suggestions on how to improve, and if they’re going to reject you for being imperfect, let them do it and get it over with.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “After all, we’re all imperfect, and others have the right to tell us about it from time to time. But are you obliged to make yourself miserable and hate yourself every time someone flies off the handle or puts you down?”

55. “After all, we’re all imperfect, and others have the right to tell us about it from time to time. But are you obliged to make yourself miserable and hate yourself every time someone flies off the handle or puts you down?”

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David D. Burns Quote: “It can work the other way as well. I have worked with many depressed patients who were still stuck after I had tried numerous psychotherapeutic interventions. When I prescribed an antidepressant medication, many of these patients started to turn the corner, and the psychotherapy began to work better. It seemed as if the medication really did help them change their negative thinking patterns as they recovered from the depression.”

56. “It can work the other way as well. I have worked with many depressed patients who were still stuck after I had tried numerous psychotherapeutic interventions. When I prescribed an antidepressant medication, many of these patients started to turn the corner, and the psychotherapy began to work better. It seemed as if the medication really did help them change their negative thinking patterns as they recovered from the depression.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “The attitude that depression is necessary strikes me as destructive, inhuman, and victimizing.”

57. “The attitude that depression is necessary strikes me as destructive, inhuman, and victimizing.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “The moment you have a certain thought and believe it, you will experience an immediate emotional response. Your thought actually creates the emotion.”

58. “The moment you have a certain thought and believe it, you will experience an immediate emotional response. Your thought actually creates the emotion.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “People are not only thinkers, they are doers, so it is not surprising that you can substantially change the way you feel by changing the way you act. There’s only one hitch – when you’re depressed, you don’t feel like doing much.”

59. “People are not only thinkers, they are doers, so it is not surprising that you can substantially change the way you feel by changing the way you act. There’s only one hitch – when you’re depressed, you don’t feel like doing much.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Your feelings do not determine your worth, simply your relative state of comfort or discomfort.”

60. “Your feelings do not determine your worth, simply your relative state of comfort or discomfort.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “If the comments are wrong, there is really nothing for you to be upset about. On the other hand, if the criticism is accurate, there is still no reason for you to feel overwhelmed. You’re not expected to be perfect.”

61. “If the comments are wrong, there is really nothing for you to be upset about. On the other hand, if the criticism is accurate, there is still no reason for you to feel overwhelmed. You’re not expected to be perfect.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Anxiety results from the perception of danger. You can’t feel anxious unless you tell yourself that something terrible is about to happen.”

62. “Anxiety results from the perception of danger. You can’t feel anxious unless you tell yourself that something terrible is about to happen.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Some encouraging studies suggest that the answer may be yes. Dr. Isaac Marks, from the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, has shown that many individuals can overcome anxiety disorders using CBT techniques without face-to-face psychotherapy or medications. I’m hopeful that this book will prove just as effective for people with anxiety as Feeling Good has been for people struggling with depression. However, no.”

63. “Some encouraging studies suggest that the answer may be yes. Dr. Isaac Marks, from the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, has shown that many individuals can overcome anxiety disorders using CBT techniques without face-to-face psychotherapy or medications. I’m hopeful that this book will prove just as effective for people with anxiety as Feeling Good has been for people struggling with depression. However, no.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “For example, if you feel sad or depressed, you’re probably telling yourself that you’ve lost someone you love or something important to your sense of self-esteem. If you feel guilty or ashamed, you’re telling yourself that you’re bad or that you’ve violated your own personal values. If.”

64. “For example, if you feel sad or depressed, you’re probably telling yourself that you’ve lost someone you love or something important to your sense of self-esteem. If you feel guilty or ashamed, you’re telling yourself that you’re bad or that you’ve violated your own personal values. If.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “First, you’d discover that the monster was not real. You’d realize that it was just an illusion that you never had anything to fear in the first place. You’d see that the monster had no teeth. This would be an incredible triumph.”

65. “First, you’d discover that the monster was not real. You’d realize that it was just an illusion that you never had anything to fear in the first place. You’d see that the monster had no teeth. This would be an incredible triumph.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Are there some advantages, or benefits, of this negative thought or feeling? How might it be helpful to me? What does this negative thought or feeling show about me and my core values that’s beautiful, positive, or even awesome?”

66. “Are there some advantages, or benefits, of this negative thought or feeling? How might it be helpful to me? What does this negative thought or feeling show about me and my core values that’s beautiful, positive, or even awesome?”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Absolutes do not exist in this universe.”

67. “Absolutes do not exist in this universe.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Your orbit is certainly big and fancy in comparison with mine. But I don’t understand how that makes you a better person than I am, or how it follows that I’m inferior to you.”

68. “Your orbit is certainly big and fancy in comparison with mine. But I don’t understand how that makes you a better person than I am, or how it follows that I’m inferior to you.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “And most important, nobody could love or relate to you. It would be impossible to feel any love for someone who was flawless and knew it all. Doesn’t that sound lonely, boring, and miserable? Are you so sure you still want perfection? Part V Defeating Hopelessness and Suicide.”

69. “And most important, nobody could love or relate to you. It would be impossible to feel any love for someone who was flawless and knew it all. Doesn’t that sound lonely, boring, and miserable? Are you so sure you still want perfection? Part V Defeating Hopelessness and Suicide.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Many research studies, as well as my own clinical experience, have confirmed that severely depressed patients who appear very “biologically” depressed with lots of physical symptoms often respond rapidly to cognitive therapy alone without any drugs.5.”

70. “Many research studies, as well as my own clinical experience, have confirmed that severely depressed patients who appear very “biologically” depressed with lots of physical symptoms often respond rapidly to cognitive therapy alone without any drugs.5.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Your moody thoughts are likely to be entirely different from those you have when you are not upset.”

71. “Your moody thoughts are likely to be entirely different from those you have when you are not upset.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “What are some benefits, or advantages, of this negative thought or feeling? How might it be helping you and your baby?”

72. “What are some benefits, or advantages, of this negative thought or feeling? How might it be helping you and your baby?”

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David D. Burns Quote: “Should statements based on the premise you are all-powerful assume that, like God, you are omnipotent and have the ability to control yourself and other people so as to achieve each and every goal. You.”

73. “Should statements based on the premise you are all-powerful assume that, like God, you are omnipotent and have the ability to control yourself and other people so as to achieve each and every goal. You.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “While those individuals with more severe emotional disturbances will need the help of a mental health professional, individuals with more manageable problems can benefit by using the newly developed “common sense.”

74. “While those individuals with more severe emotional disturbances will need the help of a mental health professional, individuals with more manageable problems can benefit by using the newly developed “common sense.”

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David D. Burns Quote: “One of the most important tasks of any therapist is to help depressed patients find the courage and determination to resist and fight these hopeless feelings. This battle is often fierce and rarely easy, but nearly always rewarding in the long run.”

75. “One of the most important tasks of any therapist is to help depressed patients find the courage and determination to resist and fight these hopeless feelings. This battle is often fierce and rarely easy, but nearly always rewarding in the long run.”

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