"Morita therapists emphasize that it is important to find suitable
constructive purposes and hold to them, thus guiding behavior in a
positive direction. The other side of that coin is that all behavior,
positive or negative, is purposeful. Whatever you do there is an aim to
it, a goal toward which the behavior is directed. The goal may be
destructive or constructive or mixed. For example, the shy person may
avoid social gatherings in order to prevent the feelings of inadequacy
and loneliness that he feels in such situations. In a sense Morita
guidance asks the client to select constructive purposes and positive
ways of achieving them instead of the already purposeful, but
destructive behavior. Finding the purpose behind destructive behavior
can be a useful undertaking because sometimes the original purpose can
also be fulfilled in a positive way."
- David Reynolds
founder of Constructive Living
leading Western authority on Morita and
Naikan therapies, the two most popular
forms of therapy in Japan
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