Episode 63
063: Ask David — What's Good About Hopelessness or Addiction? What Is it to Be a Worthwhile Human Being?
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy · David Burns, MD
November 20, 201724m 42s
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Show Notes
Is there anything positive about hopelessness or an addiction ? What does it take to be a "worthwhile" human being, or to have a valuable life?
In today's podcast, David and Fabrice address three questions submitted by listeners:
- Avi asks another great question about the importance of Positive Reframing in TEAM-CBT. But how can we possibly find something positive in the feeling of hopelessness. After all, Dr. Aaron Beck has taught us that it's the worst emotion of all!
- Avi asks a similar question about an addiction. How can an addiction possibly be a good thing?
- Eugene asks a tremendous question about a passage in Dr. Burns' book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, on the topic of what it means to be a worthwhile human being, and what it takes to make a life valuable. Eugene hints that Dr. Burns may have the wrong idea, and asks what he would say to a patient who doesn't "cry uncle!"
David and Fabrice love your questions so keep them coming!