October 24, 2022 Monday Rain
WHO issued a warning as early as the beginning of this century that suicide will become the third leading cause of death for humans in the 21st century, and the main reason for suicide is depression . According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1 billion people worldwide are suffering from mental disorders, and one person loses his life every 40 seconds.
Chinese patients with have medical records and have more than 30 million , and the people still know very little about depression. Depressed patients still face problems such as strong sense of stigma, lack of disease education, and difficulty in seeking medical treatment. If these patients who have not been treated have been added, it is conservatively estimated that about 90 million people suffer from depression.
Depression is the most common emotional disorder that ranks first in the burden of disease, and is not far away from us. There are depressed patients around us, and there are relatives and friends who commit suicide due to depression. This disease is too common now. Its "claws" have extended to the elderly, women, teenagers and children. Each of us may suffer from depression throughout our lives. Once it occurs, it will seriously damage our physical and mental health.
However, many public lack a correct understanding of depression, and patients with depression are also confused about the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, resulting in the "overwhelming majority" of patients who have not been diagnosed and have not been effectively treated.
In fact, suicide due to depression is hard to prevent. If he does not want to open his heart to you, you will not be aware of it at all. Moreover, you cannot be by your side twenty-four hours a day. People who are not professionals in psychology cannot stop the process of falling a self-destructive heart. The key is whether he is willing to save himself.
In fact, not only the first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but also the large, medium and small cities around the world are suffering from suicide, but the sad thing is that suicide will become more and more serious day by day, just like cancer, cardiovascular disease, earth warming, etc.
However, depression is not a disease exclusive to modern people. According to literature records, many people in ancient times were suspected of suffering from depression. However, there is a person who can be said to be the least likely person to suffer from depression in ancient times. We can even find wisdom and inspiration to treat depression from his theory. This person is Laozi . Japanese doctors found a treatment for depression by studying Lao Tzu's "inaction".
Morita therapy is widely welcomed in our country as an oriental original psychotherapy method. "Go with the flow, do what you should do, and the facts are true" is the therapeutic concept of Morita's therapy. Masama Morita believes that it is because the depressed patients often let their feelings go, which makes their feelings seriously deviate from the basis of objective facts, which leads to their symptoms. How to treat this method specifically?
For example, a patient with depression has been recuperating in the hospital for a few days and recovered a little bit. On holidays, family, relatives, and friends all went to visit him. As soon as they entered the ward, they immediately opened the curtains for him, let the sun shine into the ward, inserted a bouquet of flowers you brought, and then began to ask him like an interrogation of the prisoner: "Is the condition better?" "Don't think too much?" "Why don't you look open?" "Is there anything else?"
Are these questions in vain? He went to the hospital because he thought too much and couldn't see it. The more you ask if the condition is better, you should pay attention to rest, the worse the condition will worsen. As long as you open your mouth, it will put pressure on the patient, so many patients cannot be discharged.
So, Japanese doctor Morita introduced Lao Tzu's idea of "inaction" into the experiment of treating depression. The doctor asked everyone who visited the hospital to stop and tell them the rules: bring the magazines and newspapers you want to read, enter the ward, and say hello, and never ask anything on your own, unless the patient asks you a question. Just sit in the chair next to you, and within three hours, don’t say anything or do nothing, which makes the patient feel that when you are there, there is no difference between you and when you are not.
Because of "inaction", he does not say anything or do anything, so he does not have any pressure or demands. The patient's mind can return to normal and normal situations.In this way, the patient will reduce the loneliness and loneliness with the silent company of relatives and friends, and will not feel pressure, so he will slowly disarm and be less nervous, and the symptoms of depression may also be reduced.
If everyone follows the rules, the patient will slowly recover his ability to get along with the crowd in a few months. Half a year later, many patients with depression were discharged from the hospital. This Morita therapy is indeed very effective. Heart disease also requires heart medicine, and treating heart disease requires self-cultivation. Self-cultivation depends on reading, thinking, and understanding. In addition to taking medicine on time, exercising regularly, and paying attention to sleep, patients with depression often read the "Tao Te Ching" and are also a way to cultivate themselves and a good way to cure depression.
"Inaction" is not about doing nothing, but about doing without intention. It means adapting to nature, letting go of utilitarianism, and doing what you should do, not just for some strong purpose. But the result of doing this may be "everything": nothing can be done.
means to let everything return to the natural track, and do not add artificial purposes and operations. When a person speaks, he has a certain idea. When a person acts, he is manipulating, and he will have success or failure results. He has a purpose and will put pressure on others, which will be detrimental to the recovery of the patient's disease.
Of course, it is impossible for us to not speak or do things all day long. However, if you have the idea of "inaction" in your heart, at least it will not create or add more troubles and pressure.
There are too many capriciousness and too many uncertainties in life. In the face of sudden changes, we keep a normal heart and will be free and clear in our hearts and will not be afraid. Whether you are in the abyss or at the peak, you can be calm and composed, as if you are walking on a flat ground. This free and relaxed "inaction" state will keep us away from the invasion of depression.
