Chapter 116: Selective Amnesia
Tang Jian and Wang Bing endured the grief in their hearts and silently finished Sisi's funeral. Because they didn't tell any relatives and friends about this special relationship, let alone any of Sisi's friends.
The end of Sisi's life course was as obscure as her birth, never disturbed anyone, did not give people too many surprises, and did not leave people with too much sadness, except for Tang Jian and Wang Bing.
The guilt in Tang Jian's heart did not dissipate with Sisi's departure, but became more and more intense. Whenever there was no one in the middle of the night, he blamed himself in his heart for not being a competent father. For Sisi's arrival, he didn't give her a nominally complete family, and he could only let Sisi's departure be like an unknown little star, buried in the huge and dark night sky.
After Wang Bing finished handling Sisi's funeral, he often locked himself at home, sometimes chattering as if he was talking to someone, and sometimes hiding in the room where Sisi once lived, and even sat for a long time. Out of worry, Tang Jian has hardly returned home these days, and stays at home with Wang Bing every day, and the company's affairs are also handled remotely by phone. He looked at Wang Bing like this, very distressed, but he didn't know how to comfort him, after all, the pain of losing his daughter could be resolved in one or two sentences, and what else could he do except accompany him. He only wished that the days would pass faster and that time would make up for the wounds on her heart. However, the usually fleeting time seemed to have turned into a snail, and he wanted to reach out and push forward with his slow steps.
In the first week after Sisi left, it seemed like a century had passed for Tang Jian, counting the time every day, and he didn't know when a lot of white hair had been added to his head. Wang Bing, on the other hand, did not ease his mood because of this week, but because he was more lifeless, his face became paler, his expression became more wooden, and even his eyes began to become dull. She often forgot to talk about it, and several times she boiled the water in the pot dry, and even sometimes sat up from the bed in the middle of the night when she was asleep, and kept calling Sisi's name. Seeing that she was getting thinner and thinner, and her condition was getting worse and worse, Tang Jian had no idea.
One day Wang Bing suddenly remembered something, and happily said that he was going to the street to buy vegetables and come back to make some delicious food. Tang Jian originally wanted to go with her, but seeing that she was in good spirits, he happened to have another matter to deal with, so he let her go out alone.
As a result, a few hours passed, and Wang Bing was not seen until noon. Tang Jian was anxious at home, and kept dialing his phone, but the phone was never answered. In a hurry, he had to rely on his memory to go to the supermarket where Wang Bing had often been before, the supermarket was crowded, and he didn't go often, so he kept going around the supermarket many times before he found Wang Bing in the corner of a snack area. At that time, she was crouching on the ground with her head in her hands, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, who were pointing at her.
Tang Jian hurriedly pushed away the crowd, rushed over directly and took her in his arms, and before he could start to ask what was going on, he only heard the mother who was holding a girl next to him say: "Is this woman mentally problematic?" Are you her husband? You better take her back quickly. You ran into me today, and someone else would have sent her to the police. If she has mental problems, you should take her to see a doctor. ”
As the woman turned to leave, he glanced at the little girl she was holding in her arms. The little girl was wearing a white princess dress, and her eyebrows seemed to bear some resemblance to Sisi's childhood. His heart suddenly soured, and he almost shed tears, so he quickly covered up the past, and kept apologizing to others.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”
Everyone saw that he was extraordinary and polite, and when they saw Wang Bing's painful and innocent appearance, they dispersed directly without saying anything.
With Tang Jian's support, we slowly walked back home. Wang Bing seemed to have made a mistake all the way The child was silent, and when he walked to the door of the house, he suddenly said: "Old Tang, when Sisi comes back tonight, I will give her her favorite scrambled eggs with tomatoes and spicy chicken, you can help me later." ”
"Sisi her?"
"By the way, kindergarten ends at 4:30, will you pick her up at the door today?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, forget it, I'll pick it up. You're not suitable, don't run into anyone. ”
Saying that, Wang Bing's face suddenly showed a smile. Tang Jian couldn't be happy at all when he saw Wang Bing's bright smile, his heart was furious, there was no way to be optimistic anymore, and an inexplicable fear instantly enveloped his heart.
He had never been a cowardly man, but today he was a little scared. After he settled Wang Bing, he immediately called Liang Xiaoyu.
"Xiaoyu, I have something I want to consult you, after a person has been hit hard, he only remembers the previous things, and he can't remember the recent events, what kind of situation is this? Is it serious?? Will it continue to deteriorate and then lose all his memories?"
"Who happened like this?"
"Oh, a friend, a good friend. ”
"So your friend, has he been seriously stimulated lately? such as bereavement, business failure, loss of money, etc. ”
He did lose his closest person recently, and her daughter had just passed away in a plane accident. ”
"Oh, that's easy to explain, this is medically called selective amnesia. Usually, it refers to a kind of self-protection of the patient after being severely hit or strongly stimulated. He will selectively remember some of what happened in a certain period of time, and selectively forget some of it. It is a person who forgets something that he does not want to remember or avoids after being stimulated by an external stimulus or a brain collision. ”
"Is this serious? Does it need treatment? Or can you slowly recall the forgotten part as time goes by, and you feel better?"
"Well, in this case, I'll send you a message, and I can't explain it clearly on the phone for a while. ”
In the information age, file transmission is efficient and convenient, and Liang Xiaoyu quickly uploaded a PDF file on WeChat. Tang Jian didn't open it, but when he opened it, his mood became even heavier, and he saw that the documents were densely packed, and they were introduced in great detail:
"Selective amnesia is a post-traumatic stress disorder in which patients selectively forget about people or events related to trauma. It is a psychogenic amnesia with the following clinical features:
1. Temporarily and selectively forgetting certain important information. The cause is often related to some trauma or setback, and it is not temperamental, and the patient often does not care about his or her own problems.
2. Disorientation, confusion, and aimless roaming during the seizure.
3. Latent suppression, denial, isolation.
The obvious symptoms of amnesia include memory loss of short-term things, difficulty in verbal expression, difficulty in understanding abstract things, and the ability to think and speak but not do it. Manifests a clear tendency to forget things, repeat problems, or repeatedly ask for things, and become agitated or sluggish and uncooperative. Therefore, taking care of patients with amnesia is not only very expensive, but also the long-term consumption of physical and mental energy of the caregivers, and even causing depression, which is a great impact and burden on the family members, and is also a major pressure on the society.
The course of amnesia can range from mild to severe
1. Mild patients: It is easy to forget what just happened, so it is difficult to learn new things. Sometimes you get lost in the familiar path, and then you feel depressed, afraid to go out, and unable to respond to or deal with a lot of letters or bills. Therefore, at this time, he may still be able to go to work and get off work well, which is not much different from a normal person. However, if it is a little more serious, it will be difficult to travel, travel, or plan things such as a banquet, and its work efficiency will be significantly degraded.
2. Moderate patients: Forgetfulness is aggravated, and gradually even the names of old friends and what they have done before are forgotten. Repeating one thing all the time, asking the same question over and over again, or asking family members to give it again because they thought they hadn't eaten. I will put on a crown and wear it when I say it to myself, or make up stories to stop it. I can't do what I have written down and agreed to do. Behavior gradually gets out of control, becomes agitated, weird and wanders around. Untidy or inappropriate clothing or wearing the same outfit every day. Confusion, delusions, fantasies, hallucinations, etc. After that, they gradually become unable to bathe by themselves, use toilet utensils, and even lose control of urine and bowel movements.
3. Severe patients: They don't even recognize their family and friends, and they gradually lose the way to communicate with others, and they will scream and beat people aimlessly, and they are completely unable to take care of themselves. In the end, he couldn't even move and swallow, and needed his family to get on and off the bed and intubate the stomach to feed.
This is a mental disorder that is not common in clinical practice, and the main treatment method is: psychotherapy. ”
Tang Jian looked up and down a few times, and suddenly lost confidence in life, and was too sad for a while, the mobile phone slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, and several cracks appeared on the screen in an instant. Looking at the damaged mobile phone on the ground, he found that it was very similar to his current life. Everything that was originally beautiful changed in an instant, and he couldn't believe that all this happened to him and Wang Bing at the same time.
He couldn't help but wonder if this was God's punishment for him, and secretly prayed that Wang Bing would get better soon, and he was willing to bear all the blame.
Thinking about it, Tang Jian suddenly remembered someone again, and a strong hatred rose in his heart.