ModusPonies comments on Open Thread, March 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ModusPonies 02 March 2013 09:08:24PM 9 points [-]

A call for advice: I'm looking into cognitive behavioral therapy—specifically, I'm planning to use an online resource or a book to learn CBT methods in hopes of preventing my depression from recurring. It looks like these methods have a good chance of working, although the evidence isn't as strong as for in-person CBT. At this point, I'm trying to decide which resources to learn from. Any recommendations or anecdotes would be appreciated.

Comment author: torekp 03 March 2013 04:11:44PM *  4 points [-]

My wife's a psychologist and depression is one of her specialties. Here are her recommendations:

Self-Therapy for Your Inner Critic book

Free guided meditations for "The Mindful Way Through Depression" (get some practice before using "working with difficulty" meditation): streamable or downloadable

And the associated book

Please let us know how it goes.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 04 March 2013 01:01:13AM 2 points [-]
Comment author: wallowinmaya 06 March 2013 06:32:20PM *  1 point [-]

I recommend Feeling Good by David Burns. It'a a very good overview into CBT, covers all types of medication and was also recommended by Lukeprog IIRC.

Comment author: beoShaffer 02 March 2013 09:44:46PM 1 point [-]

I am also interested in learning more about CBT.

Comment author: coffeespoons 03 March 2013 04:43:07PM 0 points [-]