study,
Wang Ke changed into formal clothes again, which was something he had to do.
The white coats in normal hospitals may have initially been worn for the pursuit of neatness and cleanliness. In fact, over time, they have formed a bond of dependence between doctors and patients. When patients see doctors in white coats, they often feel at ease.
Otherwise, when you go to see a doctor, and you see the doctor treating you has permed yellow hair, ripped jeans, and earrings, would you still feel comfortable letting him treat you
Psychologists need to pay more attention to these details. Their treatment of their clients often begins from the first meeting with the clients.
Half-Face sat in the seat where the Lord of the Mansion had sat before, with his legs crossed, playing with the pen that Wang Ke had placed on the desk.
After Wang Ke sat down, he reached out to adjust his glasses frame and said:
"Let's get started. Can you tell me about the problems you've encountered recently?"
"I'm a little confused."
Hehe, there are a lot of confused people recently...
"Can you tell me more specifically, what kind of confusion do you have?"
"I just don't know what I should do. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, what should I do then? I have no idea at all."
"Are you lonely?"
"I think I should have gotten used to being alone a long time ago."
"A lot of people feel this way, but in fact, it's just self-hypnosis."
"Really?"
"This is the case in most cases, and it happens more often among some serving prisoners.
Because they have always been confined to a small area, their range of activities, both in terms of physical space and external information, has been greatly compressed;
This is a feeling of depression that is difficult for normal people to bear, but reason tells them that they will not be able to escape from this situation in a short period of time, so emotionally, they begin to hypnotize themselves.
This is actually a kind of self-protection measure for oneself both physically and mentally. You know, humans are actually the most adaptable species in the world."
"A prisoner? Can you tell I've been incarcerated for a long time?"
Half Face asked with interest.
"I have come into contact with many inmates and those who have been released from prison. I have received similar feedback about some of their characteristics in you."
"Are their situations the same as mine?"
"Inmates often show a strong lack of adaptability and become extremely sensitive. After serving their sentences, inmates have spent a long time forming a model and self-protection mechanism to survive in prison. When they suddenly leave that environment, they naturally feel a great deal of uncertainty about social life. That is, the confusion you mentioned."
"oh."
"Have you seen The Shawshank Redemption? After being released from prison, the old man named Bob chose to commit suicide in a small hotel. This is an extreme expression of his extreme unfamiliarity and rejection of the outside world.
Of course, you don't have to care about this issue. After all, Old Bull has been in prison for fifty years. It can be said that prison life has accounted for most of his life.
He doesn’t think he has been living in prison all the time. On the contrary, being released from prison is a real prison for him.”
Wang Ke subconsciously looked for his pen, but found that in the hand with half of his face, Wang Ke could only pick up a ballpoint pen on the table and asked:
"Excuse me, how long did your imprisonment last?"
"I can't remember exactly, maybe one or two thousand years."
“… …”Wang Ke.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's really a bit long."
"It's okay. As you said before, maybe when I get used to it, I won't feel how painful it was during that period."
Wang Ke took out a tissue and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Sorry, let me turn on the air conditioner. It's still too hot in the summer."
Wang Ke got up and turned on the air conditioner, then walked out again, poured in two cups of tea and handed one to Half Face.
"So, you want to resolve this state of confusion now, right?"
Half of the face shook his head, "I don't really care whether I'm confused or not. In other words, I don't really need to worry about how I'm going to live in the future."
"Um?"
"For thousands of years, I have been thinking about one question: why do I exist?"
“It’s more of a philosophical question.”
"No, some people think about this and just complain, but I am different. I really feel it personally."
"I'm all ears."
"How were you born?" Half Face asked Wang Ke.
"You were born by your parents, right? Your parents will always be with you..."
"I am an orphan."
"Oh, according to politeness, should I say sorry to you now?"
"Yes."
"You're welcome."
"Thanks."
“Most people only follow one line in their lives, but there are some exceptions, like me. I follow two lines, and the latter is much more important than the former.
As I gradually became stronger, I became more and more aware that, in fact, my existence was just a puppet.
Do you understand this feeling?"
Wang Ke closed his eyes, thought for a while, and said:
"Split personality?"
Half of his face smiled and said, "You are indeed a good doctor."
Wang Ke smiled.
The two clients I received today are both of extremely distinguished status. It's a pity that I can't use them for publicity and promotion, otherwise I will be forced to see a psychologist.
"My existence is like that of a dog. My master sleeps in the house, and I lie prone on the steps behind the gate. If someone comes, I will bark at them. If a thief climbs over the wall at night and wants to steal something, I have to step in.
perhaps,
That’s what I mean.”
"Um."
“But I really hate that kind of life, that kind of existence.
I really want to live for myself and be my true self.”
"You succeeded?"
"It was a success, I guess. Not only did I leave the house, I also took away all the wealth that the sleeping owner had accumulated over thousands of years."
"Congratulations."
"Thanks."
What followed was a long silence.
Wang Ke took a sip of tea and thought that he could contact some of his colleagues and chat with them after dawn.
Half Face continued:
“But when I left that house and breathed in the fresh air, I was a little dazed again.
I feel that the outside world, although huge, is more like a bigger house, a bigger cage.”
"You haven't adapted yet. In fact, you just need to be alone for a while, or communicate with more people, and try to integrate into the public life, and this mentality will be effectively alleviated."
"It's a pity that you weren't born yet."
"I'm sorry."
"It doesn't matter."
"Please continue."
"Next, I had to find something to do. I had always lived in that person's shadow, so I wanted to prove myself.
I will go and name his former enemies, and all those things that remain in heaven and on earth, one by one."
"In fact, you want to consolidate the value of your existence through this comparison, because you originally depended on him. Now, you can only reflect your own sense of value by proving that you are stronger than him."
"It sounds confusing, but that's probably what it is."
"Then what?"
"Then, I called out many names and killed many old guys. At that time, it was not like now, when there were only two or three immortal slaves left. At that time, there were actually still some immortals hidden deep inside."
“… … ”Wang Ke.
“But later on, I became too confident. To be exact, I never understood the word ‘fear’, as if I was born lacking this link.
I was surrounded by their plan. Although I killed many of them and the rest were badly injured by me, I was still suppressed and sealed by them.
It’s like this…”
Half of his face was holding a pen, facing his face and cutting it off.
“Crack!”
The originally complete face was cut into two halves, and the lips that were split into two halves were still speaking.
“… … ”Wang Ke.
"I don't have a name, but I know that salted fish has always called me Half Face. The reason is that I have existed in a sealed place for a thousand years with only half a face left."
"This is painful, right?"
"It's okay once you get used to it. It was during that time that I learned to talk to myself."
"Um."
"In fact, I have lived a fulfilled life, because that person later raised many dogs. I am the most dazzling one in the dog village, because I have done something that makes them look up to me."
"Congratulations."
"Thanks."
"In fact, you have already achieved self-realization, although it was a bit bumpy."
“I know what you mean. In that environment and under those conditions, I have lived out my true self. It’s really not a loss. It’s really not a loss.
I have always thought this way. I have always felt that I have lived a wonderful and inspiring life. When I think back on it occasionally, it is quite enjoyable.
But until this resurrection, I suddenly thought of a detail, a detail that I had never noticed before.
This detail has plunged me into...deep confusion again."
"What details?"
"Will your child run away from home?"
Wang Ke raised his head, looked at the ceiling above, and said:
"Occasionally."
"When she runs away from home, will she take all your property with her?"
"How is that possible? At most, she took away her own pocket money."
Half of the face is grabbing its own face with both hands,
With a "click" sound,
He pinched the face that had just been cut open back into place.
“… … ”Wang Ke.
Next,
Half of the face stood up,
Go to the desk,
I dropped the pen on the table.
road:
“Things, just like that;
That night,
When I wanted to run away from home,
Suddenly I saw,
The key to the storeroom,
It was thrown in front of me.”