mental health oka

The OH card (OH card, also called subconscious projection card) commonly used in the field of mental health is essentially an unstructured psychological exploration aid. It is neither a metaphysical prop that can predict the future or predict destiny, nor a worthless IQ tax. Its practical value in self-awareness, group ice-breaking, and light emotional counseling has been proven by more than 40 years of clinical psychological practice, but it absolutely cannot replace formal psychological consultation, diagnosis or drug treatment.

Last week I was leading an adolescent parent-child group at the neighborhood office. A girl in the second grade of junior high school who had been sitting there for half an hour just shaking her head when I asked her questions suddenly turned over a picture card with broken glass on it and suddenly said, "This is the glass from the display cabinet that was broken when my mother threw my limited edition figurine last week." The entire stalemate broke down instantly. To be honest, I had a question mark about Oka when I first entered the industry. I thought that vague patterns could be used in psychological work. It wasn't until I followed the supervisor for dozens of case studies that I slowly realized its beauty.

Most practitioners with a psychoanalytic orientation love to use Oka, saying it is a "daydream in a box" - our brains have a self-protection defense mechanism. Those unprocessed grievances, anger, and expectations are often suppressed in the subconscious. If you directly ask "How is your relationship with your mother?", most people will reflexively say "It's very good."

But if you ask a cognitive-behavioral counselor, nine times out of ten they will pour cold water on you. I was chatting with a CBT-oriented colleague about Oka before. He frowned and said that this set of tools has no standardized interpretation system at all. The projected content is entirely subjective. There is no way to quantitatively evaluate it, and it is difficult to verify the effect. If you encounter an unprofessional operator, it is easy to impose your own imagination on the visitor, which will cause secondary harm. This is actually true. One of my previous visitors met a blogger who used the banner of "psychological healing" and told her that she was "born with bad luck in marriage and will never meet a reliable person in her life." She was so scared that she did not dare to contact the opposite sex for half a year, and even her normal social interactions were affected.

What’s interesting is that many people think that Ouka only has the most classic set of 88 picture cards and 88 word cards. In fact, there are already too many subdivided categories to count - brightly colored animal cards and fairy tale cards are used for children’s therapy, cards for PTSD groups deliberately avoid exciting scenes related to war and trauma, and there are special workplace role cards and team collaboration cards for corporate group support. It is not at all like the impression that “one set of cards rules the world”.

I also used Oka during my own personal experience. When I drew a picture card with two faces facing each other, my first reaction was "This is the state when my dad and I were on the phone" - I had never realized before that my dad and I's communication mode of "talking about things and never talking about feelings" for many years has subtly influenced me to habitually avoid emotional exchanges with colleagues at work. After that conversation, I slowly tried to adjust, and now my communication with the team is much smoother.

In fact, there is an unwritten rule when using Oka in the formal psychological field: there is never a "right answer". Whether the visitor says this card is a broken window or a cracked ice cube, they are all correct. The consultant will only follow your description and ask questions, and will never jump to the topic and say, "No, this card means that you will lose money recently." Those who make judgments and predictions for you as soon as you get the card are basically scams under the guise of psychology. The further you go, the better.

Now when I go out for activities, I always put two boxes of Oka in my bag. Sometimes I take it out to play with friends when I go camping to chat. No one regards it as a "psychological therapy tool", but more like a small prop that can open up the conversation. To put it bluntly, Ouka will never give you the answer. It is just a little blurry little mirror. What you see in it is always your own heart. If you really encounter an emotional problem that you can't get over, don't expect a few cards to save you. Seeking a regular doctor or counselor is the most reliable option.