Chapter 0110 – I keep having the same dream
”It matches the little boy’s illness? He also likes to visit haunted houses?” Dr. Gao successfully piqued Chen Ge’s curiosity.
”Long-term mental depression and occasional temper tantrums, likes to stay alone in dark places, only then can he develop a sense of security, as for whether he likes visiting haunted houses, I’m not too sure.” Dr. Gao took a step to the side, revealing a young man behind him, “Men Nan, fell ill three weeks ago, my student.”
The man behind Dr. Gao was only in his early twenties, with a thin build, a taut face, high cheekbones, sunken eyes, and thin beads of sweat oozing from his forehead as he stood in the sun.
He seemed to be in a very tense state at all times, slightly lowering his head, not daring to meet people’s eyes.
”There’s still the surname Men?” Chen Ge tried to greet him, “Hello.”
This young man behaved very oddly, he still kept his head down, his eyes turned upwards, darted a glance at Chen Ge, and whispered back, “Hello.”
After sizing up the young man for half a day, Chen Ge dragged Dr. Gao to the side, “No, what are you doing bringing this man to my haunted house? You’re going to let him enter and visit, I can’t afford to take responsibility if something happens here.”
”Men Nan is a cheerful and confident kid, and one of my most admired students, he has a talent in personality psychology that amazes me.”
”Personality psychology?”
”One of the branches of psychology that can be simply summarized as the study of a person’s unique behavioral patterns.”
”Oh.” Chen Ge nodded, still not actually understanding.
”He had a sudden attack three weeks ago without any signs. Mental illness episodes usually have a trigger, mostly related to the family and living environment, but Men Nan had been living alone outside, and his living environment, the people and things he came into contact with had never changed, which makes me very puzzled.”
”After several psychological disorder relief treatments, not only has his situation not improved, it’s also deteriorating at a rapid rate.” Dr. Gao’s voice was not loud, and the following words were obviously not meant to be heard by Men Nan: “This child used to seldom get angry, but in recent times, he has been very emotionally unstable, and would even fight with his roommate because of the asymmetrical animal patterns on the curtains, overturn tables and chairs in the cafeteria because he couldn’t count the sesame seeds on the pies, and splash the rice soup on passersby he never knew. ”
”That’s too tricky a reason to lash out.”
”When a person is suffering, the slightest stimulus will trigger all the emotions, and these actions of Men Nan also made me realize that he’s really suffering right now.”
”But what are you looking for me for?” Chen Ge looked at Dr. Gao and Men Nan, the special guests prompted in the black phone were presumably among these two.
”Wang Xin’s illness has gotten much better, and what was originally unstoppable has finally shown improvement since the day I met you.” Dr. Gao wore a smile on his face, “I am not a pedantic person, no matter what means are used, as long as it can save the patient and save a life, then it is a good solution. I am well aware of the pain they are suffering now, so I want to implore you to do me a favor.”
”Go ahead.” Chen Ge did not reject Dr. Gao.
”Can you try the method you used to treat Wang Xin on Men Nan? After all, judging from the current situation, Men Nan, Wang Xin, and the little boy we discussed before are all exhibiting similar illnesses.”
After hearing Dr. Gao’s words, Chen Ge was a bit hesitant, he didn’t expect Dr. Gao to come to his door because of this. It was estimated that saving Wang Xin yesterday had caused a great shock to this senior psychiatrist, which was why he had made such a request.
However, the truth of the matter was only known to Chen Ge himself, and he was able to open Wang Xin’s heart knot because he had learned about Wang Xin’s past through the Pen Fairy, plus the Pen Fairy took the initiative to intervene, which was why it worked in one fell swoop. Such a treatment could not be replicated and was unique.
”Some difficulty?” Dr. Gao could see that Chen Ge was hesitating, “Forget it if it’s troublesome, I just came here with the mindset of trying, it’s just that this child is extremely talented, and relying on medication would cause great side effects to the mind and body, and I’m worried that it would ruin his future.”
”It’s a bit difficult, but it’s not completely impossible, if you want me to help, at least let me ask about his basic situation.” Chen Ge didn’t reject it outright, one of Dr. Gao and Men Nan was a special visitor, and every special visitor was a hidden “fortune” that had to be grasped.
”I’ll thank you for this child first.” A smile appeared on Dr. Gao’s face as he called Men Nan over, “Men Nan, tell me everything you find painful.”
The young man lowered his head, he always lowered his head no matter who he was talking to, as if there was something pressing down on top of his head.
Seeing the young man’s silence, Dr. Gao sighed softly and spoke in Men Nan’s place, “Three weeks ago, this kid suddenly found me and said that he suspected he had depression. We are professionals ourselves, and after an afternoon of diagnosis, we found that his symptoms were not quite the same as ordinary depression, merely excessive fatigue and anxiety. At that time, I didn’t pay too much attention to it, but then Mennan’s situation became more and more serious. He often didn’t say a word for a whole day, and at the slightest little thing, he would argue and fight with people hysterically, as if he was cathartic about something. I analyzed it for a long time before I came to a conclusion that he refused to admit – he was afraid inside, extremely afraid!”
”I suspected that he had a phobia, but I canvassed around his living environment and couldn’t find any etiology that might have triggered it. In the end, under my repeated questioning, this child finally told the truth.” Dr. Gao glanced at Men Nan with some heartache, “He has been having the same dream every night since three weeks ago.”
At the mention of the dream, Men Nan winced, this should be the last thing he wants to recall.
”What was the dream about?” Chen Ge had already envisioned many horrifying scenes, but Dr. Gao’s answer was still beyond his expectations.
”He dreamed that he was washing his hair.”
”Washing his hair?” Chen Ge was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
”It’s better to let him say the rest himself.” Dr. Gao put his hand on Men Nan’s shoulder and gently rubbed it, signaling him to relax.
After waiting for a long time, Men Nan spoke, “It’s the same dream every time, it’s getting clearer and clearer, I’ll soon be able to see who that person is.”
His voice was hoarse, his throat seemed to have been cauterized by fire.
”See who clearly? There’s another person in your dream world?”
”Yes. He’s always standing next to me, watching me wash my hair, and it’s a scary look, as if he’s going to rush over and strangle me as soon as I close my eyes.”