Chapter 15: Restoration of the Truth
The next day, Yin Nian came to the psychological clinic as promised.
Yin Nian was still a little scared of this, and instinctively resisted hypnosis, but she knew that she had to come here, and she had to use hypnosis to make her recall what happened that day.
Whether she hit someone or not, she wants to know the truth, not so vague.
"How did you sleep last night?" Yuan Yi asked with a smile and poured a glass of water for Yin Nian.
"It's okay......" Yin Nian said, but the bloodshot eyes and tired look indicated that she wasn't sleeping well.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
"I did...... But I didn't wake up scared, I remembered it after waking up in the morning...... It was still Yang Po who dragged my feet, but this time it was not so cold......" As soon as the dream was mentioned, Yin Nian's expression became nervous.
"Do you ever have a crash in your head?" Yuan Yi asked.
"Yes...... While driving this morning, I parked in front of the sidewalk and suddenly had a headache and some fragmentary images flashed through my mind......"
"Any new footage?"
"It doesn't seem like there's a ......"
"Okay." Yuan Yi nodded and recorded it in his notepad, "Have you received hypnosis before?" β
"No ......"
"Briefly introduced, hypnosis is a way to communicate with the subconscious through manpower, whether it is a lost memory or a blocked memory, all hidden in the depths of the subconscious, through hypnotic guidance, you can remember a certain memory in a directed direction, can you understand?"
"I know a little bit ......"
"The whole process of hypnosis is filmed by a video camera, and you can make a copy and watch it. During the hypnosis process, if there is anything uncomfortable, be sure to say it, I will wake you up immediately, and the rest, nothing. β
Yin Nian nodded, feeling more and more nervous.
"Let's go over there." Yuan Yi walked to the window on the left, where there was a black sloping soft collapse.
Yuan Yi said that this is the Freud couch, lying on it, which helps the mind to relax and can enter the hypnosis realm more quickly.
At Yuan Yi's request, Yin Nian lay on the couch, and after adjusting a comfortable angle, Yuan Yi began to guide Yin Nian to relax his body.
"Your body is too tight." Yuan Yi said softly, "Did the environment here make you feel scared, or did I make you nervous?" β
"No...... I'm just worried about myself......"
"It's okay, the subconscious doesn't lie, what is true is true, and what is fake is fake." Yuan Yi smiled slightly, "Come, relax your body, start with your feet, relax the soles of your feet, focus your attention on your feet, and slowly relax the muscles and nerves on your feet, so that it is in a soft and comfortable state......"
Yuan Yi's words had a special magic, which made Yin Nian can't help but follow the content of his words, she focused her attention on the soles of her feet, began to relax slowly, and then according to Yuan Yi's guidance, relaxed her calves, thighs, and abdomen, and finally the neck and shoulders, as well as the face.
After all relaxed, Yin Nian felt that her body had relaxed a lot, and her nervous and anxious emotions had eased, and at Yuan Yi's request, she silently counted her breathing, exhaling every three seconds, inhaling every two seconds, feeling her existence by breathing, immersed in herself, rather than being affected by chaotic thoughts.
Yuan Yi sat on the chair on the edge of the collapse, observing Yin Nian's state, and giving Yin Nian reminders and hints at any time.
When Yin Nian was completely relaxed, Yuan Yi began to guide Yin Nian into a hypnotic state, holding a small pendulum in his hand, gently shaking it in front of Yin Nian, and said softly: "Look at it...... Look at it intently and don't have any other thoughts in your head...... The eyes keep up with the rhythm of its swings...... Around...... Left and right ......"
Yin Nian looked at the pendulum in front of her, her eyes moved left and right with the pendulum, her mind was blank, there were no thoughts, no emotions, all her attention was attracted by the pendulum.
In psychology, this state is called "emptiness", and in this state, Yin Nian is more suggestive and more easily hypnotized.
Yuan Yi continued to shake the pendulum while beginning to use words to guide Yin Nian into a hypnotic context.
Hypnosis is a slow and delicate process, not as fast as the public thinks, nor is it as miraculous as it is shown in film and television dramas, in fact, it is a way to divert attention, let its consciousness temporarily detach, and have a direct dialogue with the subconscious.
Whether hypnosis can succeed or not depends largely on the hypnotist's own personality charm and guiding rhythm, rather than the technique itself.
Seeing that Yin Nian's demeanor began to relax, Yuan Yi's tone became more soothing, and he guided like encouragement: "Very good...... You're doing a great job...... Close your eyes slowly and try to imagine that you are in a corridor that rotates downward......"
Yin Nian closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief very slowly.
Yuan Yi controlled the rhythm of the guide: "That's it, it's good, you walk slowly down the stairs, if you listen carefully, you will hear some familiar sounds......"
Yuan Yi observed Yin Nian's physical state and said, "That's your familiar voice...... It's the sound of you talking to your son, it's the sound of the car moving......"
Yin Nian's brows twitched.
Yuan Yi slowed down his speech and lowered his voice: "At the end of the stairs is a wooden door, slowly push it open...... Slowly...... Push open the door...... You will see you ten days ago...... It was a foggy morning, and you were driving down a mountain road and taking your son Yangyang on an outing......"
Yin Nian became more and more relaxed, and his body was like a ball of cotton, soft on the couch.
Yuan Yi's voice suddenly became calm and powerful: "3......"
Yin Nian's head was slightly tilted, and his loose hair slid down.
β2β¦β¦β
Yin Nian's breathing became slow and even.
β1β¦β¦β
A few seconds later, Yin Nian let out a slight sigh.
Yuan Yi put the notepad on his lap and took a deep breath: "Yin Nian, can you hear me?" β
After a moment of silence, Yin Nian said in a slow voice: "Can you ......"
"Tell me, what do you see?"
"I'm driving...... I saw Yang Yang in the back seat looking out of the car window......"
"Are you chatting with Yangyang?"
"Yes......"
"What are you talking about?"
"He was about to start school, and I asked him what he wanted as a gift, and he said no...... I wanted to talk to him about the past two years when I was too busy with work to spend with him...... I know he's been blaming me in his heart......"
Yin Nian's tone was filled with a hint of sadness, she had obviously realized that she had communicated too little with her son, and there was a barrier, and if she continued like this, her son would become more and more estranged from her in the future, and she didn't want to see that situation.
Seeing that Yin Nian didn't continue, Yuan Yi asked guidedly, "Then what?" β
Yin Nian's tone suddenly became a little excited: "Then...... I saw something lying in the middle of the road...... I hurriedly slammed on the brakes...... But it's too late...... I bumped into it anyway...... That's a man...... An old man ......"
Yuan Yi frowned slightly, and while recording in the notepad, he asked, "Before you hit it, did you see the old man already lying on the road?" β
Yin Nian's right foot suddenly tensed, and there was a hint of nervousness in his voice: "Fog...... Lots of fog ...... I can't see clearly...... She's a gray mass...... I heard her scream...... I'm not sure if it's her name...... I don't know what's going on...... I'm scared...... When I got out of the car, I saw her lying on the ground, covered in blood......"
Yuan Yi felt that Yin Nian's state was a little wrong, and while capturing the detailed information, he pondered: "When you got out of the car to check, was the old man still bleeding?" β
"It's still bleeding...... But some have dried up......"
"And then, what did you do?"
"I called an ambulance...... But there is no signal on the mountain...... I took her to the hospital......"
"Remember that towel?"
Yin Nian's neck suddenly stiffened, and quickly returned to normal: "Remember...... It was a birthday present from my good friend Han Duoduo......"
Yuan Yi asked, "Have you used it to wipe the wounds on the old man's body?" β
A dull sound came out of Yin Nian's mouth, which sounded extremely weird, like the low roar of some kind of beast, and after a long time, Yin Nian still didn't answer Yuan Yi's question.
It wasn't until Yuan Yi asked again that Yin Nian whispered, "I don't know." β
Yuan Yi rubbed his chin, decided to cut in from another angle, and asked, "Your son Yangyang said that after you got out of the car and saw the old man, he fainted for a while, do you still have an impression?" β
Yin Nian seemed to be chilled, his shoulders suddenly tightened, and he said in a trembling voice: "It seems to have ...... But I can't remember ......."
Yuan Yi got up to check Yin Nian's expression, he was a little strange, Yin Nian had obviously entered a hypnotic state, but why did he still remember what happened at that time so vaguely? Could it be that the hypnosis is not deep enough to reach the core of the event? Or did Yin Nian really not see it clearly under the circumstances at that time?
Yuan Yi felt that both were possible.
He decided to improve the intensity and precision of the guidance, saying: "When you hit the old man, you also injured your head, right? β
Yin Nian's brows furrowed, as if she was feeling the wound on her forehead, and after a moment, she said, "Yes...... I hit my head on the steering wheel...... The bag on the forehead is the ...... left at that time"
This information is very important, Yuan Yi hurriedly recorded it on a notepad, Yin Nian said before that she didn't know how the injury on her forehead came from, and now she said that it was left during a car accident, which proves that she does have amnesia.
Yuan Yi asked: "On the way you drove the old man to the hospital, did you repair the car halfway?" β
"No ......"
"Did you wipe the blood off the car with that towel?"
Yin Nian fell silent, and just as Yuan Yi wanted to ask again, Yin Nian suddenly said, "Wipe it." β
"Where did you wipe it?"
"The left front of the car."
Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the blood and paint traces on the towel had finally found the source, it seemed that Yin Nian had indeed hit Yang Po, and then suddenly lost his memory, forgetting that he had hit someone, but mistakenly thought that he was saving someone.
However, Yuan Yi was a little strange, Yin Nian had never fainted before, why did he suddenly faint after hitting Yang Po, and what happened before fainting?
After thinking for a while, Yuan Yi had an idea: "When you got out of the car and found the old man, did you check her injuries?" β
Yin Nian hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've checked ......."
Yuan Yi took the opportunity to ask, "Is she seriously injured?" β
Yin Nian's fingers suddenly trembled twice, his body tensed, showing his intention to escape, this is a typical reaction to seeing a terrifying scene in a hypnotic realm, Yuan Yi hurriedly comforted softly: "Yin Nian, it's safe here, you're safe, no one can hurt you." β
Yin Nian's mood gradually stabilized, and he said in a trembling voice, "She...... Dead ......"
Yuan Yi was a little surprised: "Dead? Did he die at that time? β
Yin Nian's palm suddenly clenched: "I'll test her snort...... I found that she was out of breath...... She stared at me with miserable white eyes...... I was terrified...... Took two steps back, and his heel touched a stone on the side of the road...... fell to the ground......"
Yuan Yi took a deep breath and nodded silently, and at this point, he finally found the reason for Yin Nian's fainting.
Yin Nian got out of the car after hitting someone, tested Yang Po's snort, found that she was out of breath, and found that Yang Po was staring at her with white eyes, she was shocked and frightened, staggered back, accidentally tripped, and it was likely that the back of her head hit the ground, under the dual effect of emotional overlash and collision, she fainted, which is a typical self-protection behavior, which is not only physical protection, but also psychological protection.
When Yin Nian woke up again, Yang Po was likely to have undergone a transient shock or Yin Nian had not tried it clearly before, at this time Yin Nian went to test her snort again and found that she was breathing again, so Yin Nian took Yang Po down the mountain to the hospital, and naturally lost her memory of the horror of finding Yang Po's tragic death after she hit someone.
At this point, the timeline and logical relationship between the front and back have finally been clarified.
Although Yin Nian did not clearly remember what happened at that time, through the details of the time node, he was able to connect all the situations together to form a logical and rigorous overall event.
Yuan Yi glanced at the time, more than half an hour had passed, and the time for hypnosis should not be too long, otherwise it would cause physical and mental consumption to the person concerned, which was not conducive to later recovery.
Just as Yuan Yi was about to wake up Yin Nian, Yin Nian's neck suddenly stalked, his hands were clutched in the air, and there was a dull sound in his throat, looking extremely nervous and flustered, when Yuan Yi stepped forward to check, Yin Nian suddenly raised his hand and slapped Yuan Yi in the face.
Yuan Yi was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Yin Nian's hypnosis realm was likely to have deviated and must be stopped as soon as possible, so he said in a deep voice: "Yin Nian, when I count to 3, you will wake up, and when you wake up, you will remember all the things that happened during your hypnosisββ"
β3γβ Yuan Yi put his hand in front of Yin Nian, and his palm was like a lid, covering Yin Nian's face.
β2γβ Yin Nian's emotional state was obviously much softened, but there was still a low wheezing sound in his throat.
β1οΌβ Yuan Yi snapped his fingers, and almost at the same time, Yin Nian's eyelids trembled a few times and opened his eyes.