Feeling Good
Excepts and ideas from
‘Do I Want to Feel This Way?’
A Toolbox of Skills for Managing Bad Feelings
by Jim Denzler
(available in ebook and print format)
Enjoy these Feeling Good minutes!
Feeling Good is Everything - Intro
A YouTube video introducing the concepts in the book:
“Do I Want to Feel This Way?” A Toolbox of Skills for Managing Bad Feelings
Feeling Good is Everything - First 7 Skills
Here you will learn about the First 7 Skills that can be performed in about 15 minutes to start your day, or as a pick-me-up during the day.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 8: Resistance
Have you noticed that despite all your efforts, your depression, anger, sadness, anxiety all seem to have ‘a mind of their own?’
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 9:
The 'Stop' Technique
When negative thoughts come to mind, you need to ‘catch’ them right away and change them before they begin to fester and spiral you down.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 10:
Understanding Your Negative Moods
Understanding your moods can help you exercise more power over them. Breaking them down into their component parts can make them more manageable.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 11:
Add a Chore
A chore is a necessary, routine activity which you really don’t want to do. Even simple chores can be overwhelming because your emotional state is so strong.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 12:
Something New
A popular speaker says: Routine lulls the mind to sleep. The human brain – your brain – needs stimulation.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 13:
Pages
The purpose of this skill is to discover how you really feel about yourself, your experiences, beliefs and goals.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 14
Running the Numbers
When you are trying to resolve an issue, statistics can be an eye-opener. We call this ‘running the numbers.’
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 15
Imagination
You may think that you don’t have much imagination, but you already use it – all the time.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 16
Things to Know
In trying to recover from negative moods, facts are sometimes helpful.
Feeling Good is Everything - Skill 17
Rewriting History
Re-writing history allows you to recognize how you were influenced by early surroundings.