018: Ask David — Overcoming the Fear of Death

018: Ask David — Overcoming the Fear of Death

David and Fabrice address this question submitted by a listener:

Dear Dr. Burns,

I read Feeling Good twenty years ago. It was a wonderful relief and help to me. Your book has helped me live a better and balanced life. The best part was passing the knowledge on to my daughter. I thought I read a wonderful description of how to handle death anxiety in the book. I was describing it to a friend, but could' find it in the book.

Is it in another book?

Your reply would be considered an act of generosity.

Thank you! Mary

Existential Therapists believe that the fear of death is universal and is at the root of most emotional problems. Dr. Burns argues that the fear of death is actually quite rare, but does occasionally occur and is extremely treatable. In this podcast, David's describes his quick, three-part "cure" for the fear of death.

Oddly, every patient he treated in this way insisted at the end of the session that it didn't help. And even stranger is the fact that 100% of them returned the next week and announced that they actually had been cured and were, in fact, no longer afraid of death!

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079: Live Session (Daisy) — The Secret of a "Meaningful" Life

079: Live Session (Daisy) — The Secret of a "Meaningful" Life

"I'm a failure. . . I'm not good enough. . . My life will be empty and meaningless without . . . " Sound familiar? Sometimes, the messages we get from society, and the impossible standards that we acc...

12 Mars 20181h 47min

078: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 5) — Overcome Shame & Boost Self-Esteem

078: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 5) — Overcome Shame & Boost Self-Esteem

Let's face it--nearly all of us fall into the black hole of depression, anxiety, shame, and self-doubt at times. Then it's time to ask yourself what you're telling yourself, write down your negative t...

5 Mars 20181h 18min

077: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 4) — Resolve Conflicts

077: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 4) — Resolve Conflicts

26 Feb 201852min

076: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 3) — Confront a Fear

076: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 3) — Confront a Fear

19 Feb 201820min

075: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 2) — The Anti-Procrastination Sheet

075: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 2) — The Anti-Procrastination Sheet

Procrastination is one of the most common causes of unhappiness, and this bad habit is almost universal. We all put off the tasks we dread because they make us anxious, and because we're tempted to do...

12 Feb 201835min

074: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 1) — The Pleasure Predicting Sheet

074: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 1) — The Pleasure Predicting Sheet

David begins with a brief discussion of the philosophy of happiness, including the ancient Buddhist idea that everything in the universe is transitory and constantly changing, including our positive a...

5 Feb 201824min

073: Ask David — Implementing the Five Secrets

073: Ask David — Implementing the Five Secrets

We address five questions submitted by listeners who listened to the recent series of podcasts on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication.

29 Jan 201839min

072: Secrets of Weight Loss — Make Good on Your New Year's Resolutions!

072: Secrets of Weight Loss — Make Good on Your New Year's Resolutions!

You definitely do NOT want to lose weight. You probably DO want to be thin and attractive, and in great physical condition, but you DON'T want to lose weight. Do you know why? There are only two thing...

22 Jan 201842min

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