Feeling Good

FEELING GOOD

Introduction xvii

PART I. THEORY AND RESEARCH 7
1 . A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Mood Disorders 9
2 . How to Diagnose Your Moods :
The First Step in the Cure 19
3 . Understanding Your Moods :
You Feel the Way You Think 28


PART II. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 51
4 . Start by Building Self-Esteem 53
5 . Do-Nothingism : How to Beat it 81
6 . Verbal Judo : Learn to Talk Back When
You're Under the Fire of Criticism 131
7 . Feeling Angry ? What's Your IQ ? 149
8 . Ways of Defeating Guilt 198


PART III. ``REALISTIC`` DEPRESSIONS 229
9 . Sadness is Not Depression 231


PART IV . PREVENTION AND PERSONAL GROWTH 259
10 . The Cause of it All 261
11 . The Approval Addiction 290
12 . The Love Addiction 311
13 . Your Work Is Not Your Worth 327
14 . Dare to Be Averagel Ways to
Overcome Perfectionism 352


PART V . DEFEATING HOPELESSNESS AND SUICIDE 381
15 . The Ultimate Victory Choosing to Live 383





PART VI . COPING WITH THE STRESSES AND
STRAINS OF DAILY LIVING 407
16 . How I Practice What I Preach 409


PART VII . THE CHEMISTRY OF MOOD 425
17 . The Search for `` Black Bile `` 427
18 . The Mind-Body Problem 455
19 . What You Need to Know about Commonly
Prescribed Anti-depressants 474
20 . The Complete Consumer's Guide to
Antidepressant Drug Therapy 513


Notes and References ( Chapters 17 to 20 ) 682
Suggested Resources 688
Index 693