

The book „Feeling Great“ by David Burns is a good first-order approximation of therapy. It has lots of „exercises“, too, which I recommend doing (both on cases from the book, and then later on yourself).
What differs David‘s approach from most other therapists is that he sort of weaponizes your own internal resistance against change against you. He makes you write down the POSITIVES of your pathological behavior (and trains you to notice them); and then asks „well why would you want to change if there are so many benefits“?
This works wonders to getting people to say „ok I see that but I am really suffering please help me change“.
I found it helpful, though be aware that I had therapy in the past so I kinda know my way around my own feelings and what usually happens in a therapy.
That is to say, this book does not replace therapy.
















Gehaltskürzungen ab dem 1. Krankheitstag ist ne FURCHTBARE Idee, echt straight aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
Da kann die trulli sich aber auf Massenproteste einstellen, weil das spürbar ALLE trifft, und nicht nur die ach-so-faulen Bürgergeldempfänger.
Wobei da hat es auch alle getroffen, weil jetzt ist mein soziales Sicherheitsnetz weg. Ich zahle die gleichen Steuern aber hab weniger Garantien dafür. Danke SPD!
Aber hier wäre es sofort für alle deutlich spürbar. Also echt ne Schnapsidee