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Morita Therapy

In the west, we tend to believe that 'what we think' influences 'how we feel', which in turn influences 'how we act'.

In contrast, Morita therapy focuses on teaching patients to 'accept their emotions' without trying to control them, since 'their feelings will change as a result of their actions'.

It also seeks to 'create new emotions' on the basis of 'actions'. These emotions are learned through experience and repetition.

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Existential Crisis

It occurs when people do what they are told to do, or what others do, rather than what they want to do.

According to logotherapy, discovering one's purpose in life helps an individual fill that existential void.

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Accept Your Feelings

Morita therapy is not meant to eliminate symptoms. It teaches us to accept our desires, anxieties, fears and worries and let them go.

A donkey that is tied to a post by a rope will keep walking around the post in an attempt to free itself, only to become more immobilized and attached to the...

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Discover Your Life's Purpose

We can't control our emotions but we can take charge of our actions every day. this is why we should have a clear sense of our purpose.

Ask yourself " what do I need to be doing right now? What action should I be taking?"

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Existential Frustration

It arises when our life is without purpose or when the purpose is skewed.

There is no need to see this frustration as an anomaly or symptom of neurosis. Instead it can be a positive thing- a catalyst for change

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We do not CREATE the meaning of life- we DISCOVER it.

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