Jason Meno, a computer and TEAM therapy expert, alongside Adam Holman, a specialist in teen social media issues, discuss the transformative updates to the Feeling Great app. They reveal that the new chatbot can significantly reduce feelings of depression and anxiety within 90 minutes, while also boosting positive emotions. Features like voice interaction and long-term memory are highlighted, enhancing user engagement. They emphasize the importance of empathy in managing negative thoughts, ultimately promoting emotional growth and well-being.
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Listener's Healing Journey
A podcast listener transformed from suicidal despair to healing using Feeling Great and Team CBT techniques over two years.
They credit the podcasts, books, and skilled practitioners for their progress and now help others using these methods.
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App's Rapid Emotional Impact
The Feeling Great app V2 achieves over 60% reduction in seven negative feelings in under 90 minutes for new users.
Repeat users see over 70% reduction, outperforming traditional therapies and medications in speed and effectiveness.
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Daily Negative Thought Crushing
Challenge your negative thoughts daily to reduce their emotional impact effectively.
Use tools like the app's Thought Crusher to systematically weaken belief in distressing thoughts.
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This book, written by Dr. David D. Burns, outlines scientifically proven techniques based on CBT to help readers overcome negative thoughts and develop a positive outlook on life. It addresses common mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem by identifying and correcting cognitive distortions. The book provides practical advice on recognizing and changing negative thought patterns, handling criticism, building self-esteem, and improving overall mental well-being.
Feeling Great
The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
David D. Burns MD
In 'Feeling Great', Dr. David Burns introduces a groundbreaking approach to treating depression and anxiety, known as TEAM-CBT (Testing, Empathy, Agenda Setting, Methods). The book challenges the conventional view that negative moods result from what’s wrong with us, instead suggesting they reflect what’s right with us. It includes over 50 practical tools and inspiring case studies to help readers overcome negative thoughts and develop feelings of joy and enlightenment. The approach emphasizes changing maladaptive thoughts through cognitive behavioral therapy and addresses resistance in therapy, making it a valuable resource for both individuals and mental health professionals[1][2][5].
What's the Latest on The Feeling Great App? Featuring Jason Meno and Adam Holman Adam Holman and his loving cat! The featured photo is Jason Meno, also a cat lover! Today we focus on a number of exciting updates in the Feeling Great app, and are delighted to be joined by our esteemed colleagues, Jason Meno and Adam Holman who have recently created and launched to new V2 version of the Feeling Great chatbot, which includes greatly increased horsepower, in terms of rapid and dramatic reductions in 7 negative feelings, including feelings of depression, anxiety, guilt / shame, inadequacy, loneliness, hopelessness / discouragement, and anger. The latest data indicates reductions of more than 60% in all of these feelings within the first 90 minutes of chatbot use in most new users, and more than 70% reductions in repeat uses in the same amount of time. This is absolutely phenomenal and far surpasses my expectations 50 years ago when I first imagined and visualized this app. In addition, the new version of the app also causes fairly dramatic increases in seven positive feelings at the same time--a highly desirable feature that was lacking in most previous versions of the app. Jason and Adam also described a number of exciting, user-friendly features like two-way verbal communication with the app so you no longer have to type your dialogues (although you can if you prefer that mode.) Another new feature is long term memory, so the bot will remember you and be able to summarize your previous sessions, and more. In addition, to illustrate exactly HOW the app works, we did a live demonstration with Jason, who has been struggling with several of his negative thoughts, like "This app might not reach the hundred of millions of people around the world who need it." His belief in this thought was 80%, and the thought triggered strong feelings of hopelessness, sadness, guilt, anxiety, frustration, anger, and inadequacy. This is a valid concern since we must rapidly boost sales if we hope to break even and stay in business, We tried a number of methods that weren't effective, following the app's philosophy of 'failing as fast as we can," including Positive Reframing and Paradoxical Magnification, that did not help at all. In fact, Positive Reframing simply triggered increased resistance. Then we tried a method that has been really helpful for Jason in the past, Externalization of Resistance, and he was able to successfully challenge all the really GOOD reasons to cling to his negative thoughts. At the end, his belief in the thought was reduced from 80% to 20%, which was satisfactory to Jason as he said that some worrying is realistic and keeps him on his toes continually adding amazing new features to the app. If you've been struggling with low self-esteem or negative feelings or low self-esteem, you might want to check the latest version of the Feeling Great app. You can take a free ride and check it out. You've got absolutely nothing to lose but a couple hours of your time, and a life of greater joy and happiness to gain. Rhonda, Jason, Adam, and I appreciate all of you, and thank you for joining us today!
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