Chapter 1 The Dark Shadow of the Old Street

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Jiamei Psychological Counseling Center, the most authoritative psychological institution in the city. At this time, in the consultation room, the bright sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows and falls on a middle-aged woman who is complaining hoarsely. The hysterical madness is somewhat in contrast to the patients here.

As a professional psychologist, Xu Jianan is patiently listening to the patient's family. Although, the family member appears to be much more serious than the patient's condition.

"The college entrance examination is coming soon! But he is pretending to be crazy and stupid at this time, Dr. Xu, you say, is he pretending?! He must be pretending! I am his mother, he actually said that he is not familiar with me, he is a stranger!" The middle-aged woman became more and more excited, and she was about to stand up as she slapped the table.

The fair-skinned arm raised slightly, stopping the woman's irritable actions. Xu Jiannan lightly interrupted the family's words: "I think you should stay calm now, in such an excited and irrepressible state of anger, you seem to need psychological counseling more than Zhang Xiaoqiang." ”

The mother finally managed to calm down, and sat back in her seat with a grunt. Zhang Xiaoqiang is her son, and this year is at a critical moment in the college entrance examination, but one day he suddenly became a stranger to his parents and had a strong sense of distance. There were even two times when I went home in the middle of the night and three watches, and the reason was that I couldn't find my way home.

Zhang Xiaoqiang's mother didn't believe her son's clumsy "lies", she couldn't believe such a big person, she was stupid when she said it was stupid, and she was crazy when she said it was crazy. Especially on the eve of the college entrance examination, he doesn't know his parents and doesn't know his home, which can be solved slowly, but he doesn't know the teacher or the school, which makes Wangzi Jackie Chan's parents unbearable.

In desperation, I found the most famous psychological clinic in the city and made an appointment with a very professional psychologist here, Xu Jianan.

During the previous two interrogations, Xu Jiannan had already judged Zhang Xiaoqiang's condition through psychological evaluation. He didn't lie, and he didn't deliberately disguise it. He is under a lot of psychological pressure, and when his parents relentlessly scold him for being a liar, the pressure will naturally be even greater. So today, Xu Jiannan is going to explain Zhang Xiaoqiang's situation to the family in detail, hoping that they can pay attention to it and not blindly blame and question.

The professional tone made Xu Jianan's already cold temperament even more prominent, she lowered her eyes and looked at the three consultation records and said: "As the mother of the patient, I need to advise you to control your emotions first. Zhang Xiaoqiang is under the pressure of your desperate desire for Jackie Chan at this special age, so there will be psychological problems. ”

The other party still stared at him in disbelief and said, "Impossible! Dr. Xu, do you mean that it is our parent's responsibility for my son to pretend to be crazy and stupid? How can there be such a disease in this world?"

Xu Jiannan didn't have any expression, and continued to explain very professionally: "The most complex organ of the human body is the brain, and the more complex thing in the brain is consciousness, and what is more complex than consciousness is the subconscious. At the moment, humans can't even explore this layer. Just because you don't know doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Zhang Xiaoqiang's condition is called depersonalization in psychology. Its main symptom is a sudden sense of strangeness, alienation, and unreality towards oneself or the things that are most familiar. This condition is most likely to occur in the teenage years, and most of the lesions are acute. They will suddenly feel that everything around them is unfamiliar and has changed drastically. The world in their eyes is bizarre and strange. The people and things that are most familiar to me will gradually erase and become a blank in my mind. In such a sick state, let alone the content of the exam, I just don't remember you, and it's normal. ”

This professional explanation finally returned to the mother's gradual calming down, her anxious eyes flickering from side to side, and her hands kept twisting uneasily in front of her chest.

Xu Jiannan observed her behavior, tapped the table lightly with the pen in his hand and said: "Are you so anxious every day? Do you know that your anxiety will be contagious to the people around you? In my opinion, I have said so much, you do not realize that Zhang Xiaoqiang's condition is serious, what makes you uneasy is that he has such a 'strange disease', what should you do in the college entrance examination." Right?"

Xu Jianan's heart was pierced, and the mother didn't intend to defend herself, so she simply spread her hands and said: "Shouldn't it be like this? This is a major event in his life! Any psychological and emotional problems can be taken slowly! But the examination room will not wait for him!"

Xu Jiannan shook his head and said, "In the eyes of ordinary people, cancer may be the most terrible disease. However, cancer kills people and requires cancer cells to spread to the lesion. But psychological problems, causing death only take one thought. Depersonalization can cause people to gradually disconnect from the world and feel that they are no longer themselves, which is a precursor to schizophrenia. When he can't distinguish reality at all, his life may end at any time because of one thought. I hope you will put the expectations of the college entrance examination down for the time being, care more about understanding his condition, and give him professional and formal treatment. ”

As soon as she heard that she had given up the college entrance examination, the mother was a little depressed, and the six gods had no master. She cried bitterly and said, "What kind of strange disease is this, and how did he get it?"

Xu Jiannan leaned back in his chair, thought for a moment and said, "Alcoholism and drug abuse, excessive fatigue, organic brain damage, depression or anxiety." These have the potential to cause depersonalization. Take your medication on time and have regular psychological counseling to give him the greatest understanding and care. ”

Xu Jiannan could see that the mother was very disappointed. She may not realize that mental illness can kill people until now, and what she is thinking about may still be the college entrance examination that may change her life.

By the time he finally explained and sent the person out of the office door, it was already dusk. Xu Jiannan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the city shrouded in the afterglow of the sunset from afar. Her profession has made her more aware than anyone else, and it is not easy for anyone in this world to live.

Taking a deep breath and moving his somewhat sore shoulders, Xu Jianan returned to his desk and began to write Zhang Xiaoqiang's case analysis and summary of several consultations.

When you are busy, you often lose track of time. It wasn't until he felt a little pain in his stomach that Xu Jiannan realized that not only did he not eat dinner again, but it was already dark outside.

But she has long been accustomed to this situation, put away her desk, Xu Jiannan is going to go home and take a hot shower and see what to eat.

Walking out of the building, leaving the bustling and bright street, and coming to the old street that he would pass by every day when he went home, Xu Jiannan was inexplicably a little flustered. There is still a certain danger in this profession, and there have been cases of being threatened by people and being chased by madmen. Tonight, Xu Jianan felt a little nervous, the evening breeze blew, and there was a chill behind him.

Recently, every time I go home, I vaguely feel that someone is following her behind her, and I don't know if it's an illusion caused by being too tired.

She took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to look back, and although she didn't see anyone, she managed to speed up her pace.

There are more than 100 meters in front of her to walk out of the old street, but this 100 meters is enough to make her heart beat faster, after all, there is not even a street lamp here.

This is the old part of the city, although the government decided to plan the demolition, but it has not started for two or three years, and many of the bungalows in this area are nailed households, so it is even more difficult to implement.

Xu Jiannan began to complain in his heart why he wanted to rent this house, not only was it a little far away from the place of work, but it was also relatively remote. Every time she walked through this old street, she would mumble in her heart, especially today.

Walk briskly, your ears paying attention to the wind and grass around you. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she heard footsteps not far behind her. If she felt someone following her just now, now she can be sure...... There are indeed people behind you!

Quickened her pace again, but she also clearly heard the footsteps behind her speeding up, she didn't care, this time she ran completely, you must know that the remaining 100 meters can still run out in a few seconds.

In these torment-like seconds, countless images appeared in Xu Jianan's mind, psychotic, crazy, erotic and erotic, murderer...... These special molecules, which are rare in daily life, are frequent visitors to her work.

Finally, when he rushed out of the old street and was suddenly illuminated by the lights on the road, Xu Jiannan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the moment when she unconsciously turned her head, she saw a man standing about ten meters away!

It was a dark shadow to be exact, because in the darkness of the old street, she couldn't see the man's appearance at all, but she could still tell that it was a man by her figure.

Xu Jianan exclaimed, feeling his heart jump to his throat, and then turned around and ran up.

At the beginning of the moment, a black commercial vehicle came at a gallop, Xu Jiannan had no intention of stopping at all, even though the commercial vehicle slammed on the brakes, but it still almost brushed Xu Jianan's body and drove over.

"I don't want to live, I should have killed you!" the driver lowered the window and scolded, you know, at this time, the fear of the driver is no less than that of pedestrians, and no one wants to kill someone.

Xu Jiannan ignored it at all, and continued to run towards the front, until it was across the road, and then stopped.

No matter how solid the knowledge of psychology is, she is a girl after all, and her major is useless at this moment. This kind of galloping was a strong challenge to her physical strength, and when she stopped, she directly held her knees and gasped deeply, while not forgetting to look back at the old street.

But this time Xu Jianan didn't see the man's figure, she blinked vigorously, and looked left and right again, the figure was indeed gone.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, but as she straightened up and was about to walk home, a figure stood in front of her.

For a while, as if he was about to suffocate, Xu Jiannan only felt that his heart was about to jump out!

The most important thing is that the figure is only a dozen centimeters away from his face!

"Ah......h

Xu Jianan shouted suddenly, and a pair of eyes looked at the face of the person in front of him with extreme fear.

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