“Liver Depression Restrains Spleen” is one of the most common pathogenesises in Chinese medicine，which refers to emotions and consciousness in the theory of Chinese medicine.“The emotions in liver can be reflected as anger，in spleen as worry.” The contradiction in generation and expression of anger and worry is the core of “Liver Depression Restrains Spleen”.“Liver stores soul，spleen stores consciousness.” The connotation and function of “soul” and “consciousness” is the deep reason of “Liver Depression Restrains Spleen”.In the syndromes of “Liver Depression Restrains Spleen” under the category of emotions and consciousness disease，cognitive behavioral therapy is a good way in defusing the contradiction between the liver and the spleen，which can provide new method in treating “Liver Depression Restrains Spleen”.