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Title: Ten Days to Self-Esteem by David D. Burns ISBN: 0-688-09455-4 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 07 April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.32 (19 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Severe Depression and/or Low-Self Esteem? Don't Bother
Comment: My psychologist highly recommended this book to help me deal with my depression and low self-esteem. Even though I respect her, I can't say that this is the best method she could've suggested. First all, like other reviewers have said, it's impossible to "cure" depression and raise self-esteem in just ten days. It's also incredible to think that the pain I have suffered for years on end will be relieved just by reading a book. I haven't tried any other workbooks, so maybe there are some that would beneficial, but this is not one of them. I felt that after reading some of Ten Days to Self-Esteem and doing several Self-Help Activities, I felt much worse than before. The activities, rather than focusing on positive events, focus on the negative. I found myself being asked to recall (and write about) painful events that I would rather put behind me. The author has written the book as if depression and low self-esteem is a minor issue. His 'lessons' consist of plain-old common sense (as in 'You Feel the Way You Think'). It's safe to say that I've been feeling much worse since I've picked up this book. If you, like myself, have severe depression or low self-esteem, do yourself a favor and do not purchase this book. This book would be better for someone who just has a 'case of the blues.'
Rating: 5
Summary: Less depression, better relationships, oh and I'm alive, too
Comment: "Ten Days to Self Esteem" is the one of my most valuable books, but my first impression of the author, Dr. David Burns, wasn't too positive. I'd browsed his book "Feeling Good" back in 1991 and didn't find anything profound.
But I wasn't seriously depressed at the time either. In June 2001 it was a different story. I'd been feeling suicidal since April. I was away from home on business and considered ending it all in a Minneapolis hotel room, but didn't want my wife have the hassle of shipping my body 1,000 miles back home.
I forced myself to take a walk and saw "Feeling Good" in a nearby bookstore. "What the hell," I thought, "for less than $10 this is worth a try." Back in my hotel room I took the depression test and scored 64 - severe depression. I read much of the book that night, took the self-test again the next day and scored in the 40s. With a 20 point drop in less than 24 hours, I again had hope. I got home, got counseling, got medication.
I'd made progress, but I was still somewhat depressed. In July I bought "Ten Days to Self Esteem" and started doing the daily exercises, including self-tests for depression, anxiety and relationship satisfaction.
It took about 9 months but with exercise, meds, counseling, support from friends and family, and the perspective offered by the events of that September 11, I started getting scores showing very little depression, much less anxiety and better relationships. Burns' approach has been an important part of that process for me.
Although "Feeling Good" is less expensive and a better seller, "Ten Days to Self Esteem" offers more value because it prompts more reader involvement.
Rating: 3
Summary: Mixed feelings
Comment: I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book. Unlike other books by the author, this book is quite short and intended to be a workbook with a step-by-step guide.
It also containts lots of worksheets to fill out. The ideas of cognitive behavior therapy are clearly presented, their possible applications are considered.
That's for the positive side.
On the negative side, there are too many references to other books. The book contains not enough actual demonstrations of cognitive therapy principles. I doubt whether clients without an accompanying (group) therapy can greatly benefit from this book.
If you are looking for a real self-help book withoug being in therapy, I refer the reader to the book "feeling good" or "the feeling good handbook". If you are a client currently in therapy, then this book can be an interesting supplement.
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Title: Feeling Good : The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns ISBN: 0380810336 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns ISBN: 0452281326 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Intimate Connections by David D., M.D. Burns ISBN: 0451148452 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: October, 1986 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Self-Esteem Workbook by Glenn R., Ph.D. Schiraldi, Patrick Fanning, Matthew McKay ISBN: 1572242523 Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Love Is Never Enough : How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve by Aaron T. Beck ISBN: 0060916044 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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