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I found Feeling Good to be stimulating while reading it but impossible to put into practice. Filling out worksheets of your emotions everyday is exhausting. The
by starpilot 7y ago
I found Feeling Good to be stimulating while reading it but impossible to put into practice. Filling out worksheets of your emotions everyday is exhausting. The anecdotes of nearly instantaneous recoveries were unrealistic, and I've since read that therapists generally notice changes in their patients over years. The SSC take on therapy books strongly applies: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therapy-books/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therap...
> In a few hundred patients I’ve worked with, zero have had the sudden, extraordinary, long-lasting change that the therapy books promise. Many have benefited a little. A few would say that, over the course of years, their lives have been turned around. But sudden complete transformations? Not that much.