End of Our Season and the NFL Season, Part 2

After tweaking some technical issues, Yergz and Jane continue with a quick discussion on the editing process for each episode. Then they begin the "study" of happiness with David Burns' "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy." There are ten Chapters that they skimmed and will examine further in the future: All or Nothing Thinking If you don’t achieve, you’ve failed “Which is it? Yes, or No?” Over Generalization See one event as a never-ending pattern of defeat Mental Filter Single negative detail and dwell Drop of ink discolors the entire beaker Disqualifying Positive Reject Positive experience because they don’t count “Negative Nancy” Jumping to Conclusions Negative determination with no info Mind reading Presume someone is negative with no cause Fortune Teller You just know… Magnification / Minimization Exaggerate in one direction or the other The binocular trick Seeing things incorrectly Emotional Feelings aren’t facts Should Statements Should / Shouldn’t Must / ought Label / Mislabel Extreme for of over-exaggeration Highly colored, emotionally loaded Personalization Wrongly see self as cause of negative external event Additional chapters include: Practical Application Build Self esteem Realistic Depression Sad v Depressed Prevention / Personal Growth Dare to Be Average Ways to overcome Perfectionism Defeating Hopelessness & Suicide Coping w stresses and strains Chemistry of Mood Guide to anti-depression and drug therapy The Expression Studio B Yergz Radio Yergz.com For further research: Feeling Good / Dr David Burns