Ask the master of psychology to explain Morita therapy in detail, what is its essence?

Morita itself is actually a very simple, very popular thing, but because there are more and more theoretical books now, and there are more and more discourses, this is actually a good thing, but at the same time, it also makes more of our friends fall into a misunderstanding, thinking that Morita is very mysterious and complicated, so I can't understand Morita **, this is not very good. So I'll summarize it in a popular way now, and I hope you can clearly grasp the essence of Morita**.

Let me tell you what Morita** is, in fact, Morita**, in layman's terms, there are only two parts, the first part is why we have problems, what causes us to have problems. The second part is how we get out of our problems.

Part I, what is the cause of our problem? In fact, there are three reasons: 1. hypochondriacal quality; 2. Mental antagonism; 3. Spiritual interaction.

Specifically, hypochondriacal qualities refer to our personality tendencies, such as our tendencies to be more sensitive, insecure, and like to imagine in our hearts. So when we encounter problems, we are always a little anxious, worried and afraid, but at the same time, we like to think more, analyze and think, and always think in a bad direction.

So what does psychoantagonism say? In fact, it means that there is a phenomenon of mutual opposition in our human psychology, for example, when you are happy, you may have the idea of not being too happy. Another example is when you feel fear, and you have the idea of not being afraid, and when we feel that we should respect others, but on the other hand, we have thoughts of disrespecting and insulting others.

In fact, we all think about it, many times, when we have certain thoughts or emotions, we feel that these should not appear, they are wrong, so we often suppress these thoughts and emotions, and the result is a conflict, so our anxiety, compulsion, fear and other neuroses appear. But in fact, this is just a normal mental antagonism that each of us has.

Finally, what does spiritual interaction mean? In fact, when your body and mind have certain emotional thoughts and somatic feelings, if you pay attention, then these emotions or thoughts and somatic sensations will be strengthened, then these feelings will become more and more intense, in fact, when the mental antagonism occurs, the spiritual interaction also occurs, the more you care about your thoughts and emotions, the more you reject them, the more you want to change them, this is the more attention, so the more you strengthen your feelings, so that you fall into the symptoms.

The above three points are the reasons why Morita ** tells us why the symptoms appear. So the second part, how do we get out of our problems? Morita said eight words, that is, go with the flow and do what you should do.

Morita is a commonly used psychology for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Everyone knows that the core of Morita ** is "go with the flow and do what you should do".

Morita pointed out the basic direction for his obsessive-compulsive friend.

But in practice, many OCD friends will find it difficult to practice these eight words.

That is, it is simply impossible to "go with the flow and do what you should do".

I myself was pleasantly surprised when I first came into contact with Morita**.

I thought I had found a lifesaver that could break through OCD.

But practice is not the same thing as imagination.

I couldn't go with the flow, and I couldn't do what I was supposed to do.

Frankly, Morita ** did make my obsessive-compulsive disorder worse at the time.

I believe that many friends with obsessive-compulsive disorder will have similar experiences.

At that time, I understood and practiced the literal meaning of "go with the flow and do what should be done".

Now I understand that it's not Morita's own problem.

It's that I didn't really understand the essence of Morita at the time.

In the final analysis, it is easy to misunderstand the eight words of going with the flow, and doing what you should do.

Go with the flow and do what you should do, giving people the feeling that you are doing what you need to do, no matter how bad your state is.

This is more suitable for friends who are mildly compulsive, or who are engaged in simple and easy work and slow work, than waiting, and will also create a virtuous circle.

However, for friends who are heavily compulsive, or who are engaged in stressful jobs, it can lead to stronger frustration and fear of symptoms, which can lead to a vicious circle, which is the case for me.

I prefer to use the words "feel the pain, focus on action".

Let your thoughts be free, feel the anxiety of the moment, feel the fear of the moment, and feel the suffering of the moment.

Get moving, get moving, you can walk, run, clean, do laundry, cook, do simple jobs.

When you're uncomfortable, it's a good thing to take action, do something simple, do what you can, and break the constant focus on your symptoms. But if you do difficult work, or stressful work, it will be counterproductive. So you don't have to do everything in any situation, as long as you can move.

Vipassana emphasizes two principles, allowing the mind to feel free, to feel the pain, and to allow the physical and mental phenomena to flow naturally.

Cultivate awareness, find your true self, and return naturally to the present moment through the act of awareness.

This is the original search rule for dealing with all psychological problems, and it is also the root of **OCD.

The principle of Vipassana** OCD is "feel the pain, be aware of the action" or "feel the pain, focus on the action".

There is more power to feel pain than to go with the flow.

It's easier to do more than to do what you should do.

I think the eight words "feel the pain and focus on action" may be closer to Morita's original meaning than "go with the flow and do what you should do".

Morita is a psychological method. Morita is mainly suitable for obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, square phobia, panic attacks, and is also effective for generalized anxiety, hypochondriasis and other neuroses, as well as depression.

Morita has continued to inherit and develop with the times, and the indications have expanded from neurosis to psychosis, personality disorders, alcohol and drug dependence, etc., and also to the life adaptation and quality of life of normal people. In fact, Morita ** is a life science.

**Principle. Go with the flow and do what you should do" is the basic principle of Morita. Eliminate ideological contradictions, exert training on the emotions of hypochondriasis to free them from the concept of disease, apply measures to the mechanism of the development of mental interaction, conform to psychological conditions such as attention and emotion, and often make the patient's experience conform to nature according to their symptoms and experiences.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia-Morita**.

1. Core idea: go with the flow and do what you should do.

2. Morita ** is mainly suitable for obsessive-compulsive disorder, social terror, square terror, panic attacks**, in addition to generalized anxiety, hypochondriasis and other neuroses, Tanrang depression and so on.