Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, said, "So people who are good at absorbing life often think less, want less, do less, talk less, laugh less, worry less, be less happy, be less angry, be less good and be less evil. Doing these twelve or less is also the capital of cultivation. " Both TCM health theory and health experts emphasize the importance of regulating spiritual feelings, and on the basis of the overall concept, highlight the relationship between man and natural social environment, the relationship between form and god, and the relationship between emotion and god.

Dispel emotions and change the orientation of inner emotions; It is an important part of emotional health care to change one's mentality, eliminate inner distractions and depression, and change one's bad emotions and habits. Hua, a guide to clinical medical records, said: "Emotional depression is because hidden feelings cannot be continued ... Depression lies in the empathy of patients." "Empathy" is the above-mentioned elimination of feelings and change of mentality. "Empathy" is one of the important contents of TCM mental health care law. There are many specific methods of "empathy", which can be used flexibly according to different people's psychology, environment and conditions.

Cui Guang Biography of Northern History says that music and calligraphy can be used for entertainment and self-cultivation. "Li Lianwen" said that for patients with seven emotions, according to their hobbies, they can read books and newspapers, listen to music, watch plays, sing and dance, draw calligraphy and painting, recite poems, enjoy flowers and raise grass to relieve boredom, express their feelings, make them feel comfortable physically and mentally, improve their quality of life and promote the recovery of their physical condition, which is better than taking medicine. It is also believed that music, calligraphy and painting can calm the mind, make the mood smooth, make the mind healthy and harmonious, make the blood blend, make the muscles being relaxed and free and feel comfortable. The ancients realized long ago that piano, chess, calligraphy and painting have the functions of influencing people's emotions, transferring emotions and cultivating their temperament.

Practice has proved that when you are in a bad mood, listening to appropriate music and watching a humorous cross talk or comedy will make you feel depressed and refreshed. In addition, hobbies such as traveling, sports, stamp collecting and photography are also beneficial to health and longevity. It can be seen that empathy is not to suppress emotions. If you are angry, you should disperse their anger; For those who are sad, they should be isolated from the environment and atmosphere that produces sadness; For those who are humiliated, we should enhance their self-esteem; For spoony people, we should dilute our lingering thoughts about them; For people with superstitious ideas, we should use scientific knowledge to eliminate their ignorant prejudice and so on.