016: Ask David — How can I cope with a complainer? How can I help a loved one who is depressed?

016: Ask David — How can I cope with a complainer? How can I help a loved one who is depressed?

How can you help a depressed friend or family member? You may be surprised to discover that the attempt to "help" is rarely effective, and may even make the problem worse. In contrast, the refusal to help is nearly always helpful. But to understand that paradox, you'll have to give a listen to this fascinating edition of "Ask David!"

David and Fabrice also address a related problem nearly all of us confront from time to time: How do you deal with a friend who is a relentless whiner and complainer? When you try to help them or suggest a solution to the problem, they just say, "That won't work" and keep complaining. You end up feeling frustrated and annoyed, because the other person just won't listen! David and Fabrice illustrate a shockingly easy and incredibly effective solution to this problem.

Finally, David discusses some disturbing recent research indicating that the ability of therapists—as well as friends or family members—to know how suicidal someone is, is extremely poor. David and Fabrice explain how to assess how suicidal someone actually is, and what to do if you discover that he or she really is at risk of a suicide attempt.

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419: Ask David: Changing an SDB; Intense Public Speaking Anxiety

419: Ask David: Changing an SDB; Intense Public Speaking Anxiety

Ask David How Can I Change an SDB (Self-Defeating Belief)? How Can I Cope with Intense Public Speaking Anxiety? Featuring Rhonda Barovsky, Psy.D., Matthew May, MD, Jason Meno and David Burns, MD (Jaso...

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418: Phobias, Be Gone!

418: Phobias, Be Gone!

418 The Fear of Driving Featuring Werner Spitzfaden, LCSW and Rhonda Barovsky, PsyD Today, we feature Werner Spitzfaden, LCSW, a Level 3 certified TEAM-CBT therapist who recently treated Rhonda, who's...

14 Okt 20241h 25min

417: Defeating the "Inner" and "Outer Bully"!

417: Defeating the "Inner" and "Outer Bully"!

Podcast 417 Bullying Featuring Manuel Sierra, MD (pictured above) Today, we welcome an old friend, Manuel Sierra, MD, who practices pediatric psychiatry in Idaho, and Dr. Matt May, a familiar and belo...

7 Okt 20241h 41min

416: Ask David: The "Soul" Revisited; Acountability: Is "personality" another illusion? And more!

416: Ask David: The "Soul" Revisited; Acountability: Is "personality" another illusion? And more!

Podcast 416 Ask David is it reckless to question the existence of the "soul?"' How can I make myself accountable? Do we have a "personality," or is that just another illusion? Do questions about the ...

30 Sep 20241h 24min

415: Ask David: TEAM on your own, Blushing, Positive Reframing, & Delayed Responses

415: Ask David: TEAM on your own, Blushing, Positive Reframing, & Delayed Responses

Question #1: John asks: Can you do TEAM on your own? Question #2: John asks: Can you provide more insights or instructions on how to do Positive Reframing on your own? It seems to be an incredibly imp...

23 Sep 202453min

414: All About Coaching: What Is it? Is it Different from Therapy?

414: All About Coaching: What Is it? Is it Different from Therapy?

Feeling Down? Try the Feeling Great App for Free! The Feeling Great App is now available in both app stores (IOS and Android) and is for therapists and the general public, and you can take a ride for ...

16 Sep 20241h 1min

413: Intrusive Thoughts; Alone and Liking It; Shoulds, and More

413: Intrusive Thoughts; Alone and Liking It; Shoulds, and More

Ask David Disturbing Intrusive Thoughts-- where do they come from? Alone and Liking It--is that Okay? Help with those darned Shoulds, and more! The following show notes were written before the show. ...

9 Sep 20241h 2min

412: Ask David: Give-Get Imbalance; Best Anxiety Treatment; Externalization of Voices; and more

412: Ask David: Give-Get Imbalance; Best Anxiety Treatment; Externalization of Voices; and more

Feeling Down? Try the Feeling Great App for Free! The Feeling Great App is now available in both app stores (IOS and Android) and is for therapists and the general public, and you can take a ride for ...

2 Sep 20241h 5min

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