Xu Jiannan asked tentatively, "Can you tell me about 'his' identity?"

Bai Ling nodded, took out his mobile phone from his bag, pointed to the mobile phone screen and said, "He is my lover." ”

The reason why Xu Jianan asked Bai Ling's lover was to ask him what he was, not who he was. In today's society, there are indeed many girls who are obsessed with chasing stars, and call the unreachable stars their husbands or dream lovers. But Xu Jiannan is very sure that Bai Ling definitely does not belong to that kind of woman. Of course, it's not that chasing stars is wrong or superficial, but compared to Bai Ling's spiritual pursuit, she definitely disdains to love a living person. Because in her eyes, no matter how perfectly packaged the living person is, it is full of flaws and false perfections. In her own description, whoever she just described, she would see the weakness of human nature after a period of observation and conclude that it was nothing more than that.

So from Xu Jianan's analysis, the person Bai Ling loves is not a person at all. Therefore, there is no such thing as a certain star. In the past few years, she has treated many girls with psychological disorders due to "chasing stars", including stealing, robbing, nudity, and even suicide for a certain star. But Bai Ling's heart is as deep as the sea, she is not the kind of woman who can get psychological comfort by watching TV and concerts. She likes to be quiet, she likes to be alone, and the love of her heart must be able to satisfy all this. But the one who can satisfy all her pursuits must not be living.

Sure enough, when Xu Jiannan took the phone and looked at the screen, she was stunned for a moment. On the screen, there is a man with delicate eyebrows and eyes and perfect facial features. He lowered his eyebrows, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow, even if he was half-closed and his eyelashes were lowered, he could see that his aura was fierce and mighty, like a god handsome. The ingenious carving technique seems to give this puppet a real life...... Bai Ling's lover is a puppet.

Bai Ling observed Xu Jianan's expression, and after a while, he said appreciatively: "Doctor Xu, you are indeed the best psychiatrist I have ever seen, and you are also the person who makes me feel the most comfortable. You didn't show a look of fear, fear, or shock when you saw my lover, and you seemed to be calm. ”

is so good at observing words and feelings, speculating on people's hearts, as if Bai Ling is the psychiatrist.

Xu Jianan returned the phone to her, smiled and praised: "It's really perfect." ”

Hearing Xu Jianan's praise, Bai Ling's excited eyes were full of light, and she asked Xu Jiannan happily: "Doctor Xu, do you really think he is perfect? Don't you be like the world, do you wonder why I fell in love with a piece of wood? Do you know, people around me once said that they don't understand why I rejected so many excellent men, and I have to choose a piece of wood, a wood that can't even boil a pot of water." ”

Xu Jiannan shook his head: "Actually, that's not the case. Because his mission was not to boil water in the first place, such a statement is too harsh and unreasonable. It's like criticizing an astronaut for not winning a World Cup. I think his mission, with you, is to redeem you. Compared to a living person, he will not quarrel with you, will not make you angry, will not disappoint you, will not betray, will not deceive, he is like a human being, and he has no human inferiority at all. He can give you whatever you want Him to give you as long as you want. These are things that humans cannot give you. ”

In Bai Ling's eyes, the brilliance was even more abundant. It was as if she had finally found a soulmate who understood her, and excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Xu Jianan's hand and said, "Doctor Xu, thank you, thank you very ......much! I have never experienced a living person who understands my feelings in this way...... You seem to know what I thought to myself. You know all the things I don't want to say, I don't want to explain, I don't want to argue!"

Xu Jianan smiled and patted her hand, comforted her to sit down and continue to chat. In fact, this is not a compliment for Xu Jianan. Because she feels that as a profession, being able to understand the inner thoughts of patients is the most basic professional standard. If, a patient who comes to seek a psychiatrist to talk to him, talks for a day, spends a lot of money, and finally plays the piano to the cow...... Then the necessity of the existence of this profession is very questionable.

Bai Ling sat down obediently and completely opened his heart to Xu Jianan. "The first time I met him, it was an accident," she recalled. When I was on a trip, I saw an exhibition hall with a lot of puppets, but not many guests. I just thought, wow, this craft is so lifelike! Before I knew it, I saw him. Of all the puppets, he wasn't the best-looking, but I caught my eye on him and decided to take him home. I believed in love at first sight, and it turned out to be like that...... He may not be the best in the crowd, but he is in my eyes and in my heart. ”

When Bai Ling speaks, he will have a bit of literary beauty. What Xu Jianan has to do at the moment is to listen, listen to what she will not say to others.

Bai Ling half-lay back on the sofa, looked out the window, and recalled: "At that time, for the values of ordinary people, I spent a lot of money to bring him home. At that time, I just liked it, because I hadn't liked anything in a long, long time. Those who love food and are interested in it don't seem to exist. The whole person is cold and thin like a warm person, there is nothing to eat, nothing to want, no special wishes, nothing to go to where you have to go, and there is nothing you have to want to get. Without wishes, without dreams, he is really a hollow person, and life is completely meaningless. It wasn't until he came, that I gradually experienced warmth in getting along day and night. Ha, Dr. Xu, you may think it's incredible to say it, or think I'm very mentally ill. But before that, I was called a lump of ice that everyone couldn't hold. My life is cold and cold. Once, when I was sick and was in a hurry to urge the manuscript at work, I had to drag my body with a high fever to continue working. That's when I suddenly glanced at him, and I saw that he was looking at me too, which I had never seen in the eyes of my family and friends. I think he feels very sorry for me and cherishes me...... Probably since then, when I'm sad, when I'm scared, when I'm in pain, I feel a lot more comforted when I hold him. Gradually, the feelings became deeper and deeper. Doctor Xu, can you understand my feelings?" Bai Ling looked at Xu Jiannan uncertainly.

Xu Jianan nodded and replied, "Of course you can." Emotionally, we can have more intense emotions for a pet, a house, and an old object than between people, just because we have spent an unknown sad time together. This is normal and understandable. ”

Bai Ling's eyes could almost be said to be a little grateful. She looked at Xu Jiannan incredulously and said, "Dr. Xu, I already feel that today's conversation with you is worth it enough! Really, you have given me an understanding that I have never received." You know, it's not like no one has ever seen him, but there are a lot of people who are scared! I don't understand why, they say I'm too scary to understand. But again, I couldn't understand their fears at all, and I didn't know if they were sick or if I really had them. Dr. Xu, can you tell me?"

Xu Jianan replied with a smile: "Actually, you are all right. What you want is emotional sustenance and psychological support. Because you love Him, you will not be disgusted by the form in which He exists. But for an outsider who is a complete bystander, their fear can also be explained by normal psychology. In 1906, this phenomenon was proposed in the psychology of the uncanny valley. To put it simply, when robots or humanoid things are more similar to humans than a certain level, humans will suddenly feel very scared, because they are too similar, so even if they are slightly different from humans, they will appear very dazzling and stiff. Humanoid toys, robots, and statue puppets are originally the higher the degree of simulation, the more popular they are. But when the level of simulation is too high, it will be forced to a critical point, and people's goodwill will fall directly to the bottom, resulting in fear. This is the uncanny valley effect. Well...... What about yours, it is obviously definitely worth the big price, because the carving process is too realistic and vivid. If I were to stare at him for thirty seconds, I would have the illusion that he was alive. It's this level of anthropomorphism that is so realistic that it scares the people around you. After all, in their eyes, he is just a puppet, not a good person. ”

Bai Ling suddenly realized "oh" and said, "It turns out that there are so many strange theories in psychology! Well, even if I understand their fears, they can't understand my choice." Actually, I still think that this fear is meaningless. There are people who, though not human, are like people. Some people, although they are individuals, are not human at all. Why do people prefer to fear the former rather than guard against the latter? It's ridiculous......"

Xu Jiannan smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing, if you look at the appearance of those high-tech robots, they will avoid excessive anthropomorphism, just to avoid the uncanny valley effect." This uneasiness can be understood in this way, and in the state of high-fidelity anthropomorphism, the uncertainty of truth and falsehood can make people uneasy. Especially after watching it for a long time, it will gradually produce the illusion that it is a person, and this illusion will be divided into two results, one is to fall into the uncanny valley and feel extremely frightened, and the other is to ...... That's how you personify him thoroughly. If the degree of simulation is low, people will not be afraid, because they know that it is fake, there will be no sense of threat, and there will be no sense of hidden danger of uncertainty about true or false. ”