Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 153 Supervisory Report
Nan Zhuren was slightly taken aback.

Weng Pingting's words were somewhat different from what he had expected.

The consultant managed her facial expressions very well; at first glance, you couldn't tell anything at all.

As for micro-expressions, these are fleeting things that can only be seen when emotions change.

Weng Pingting is now too stable.

Even with all that effort, Nan Zhuren could only discern a general idea, which was—

【serious】

This is a normal expression during conversation.

It is perfectly normal for a consulting manager to ask their subordinate consultants about the status of their consultations.

Not to mention that he still needs someone's help.

"Um……"

Since he hadn't prepared beforehand, Nan Zhuren first took a few breaths to mentally prepare a draft.

She then said, "You actually know the basic situation, Sister Pingting. This visitor was transferred from my 'teacher' and has depression."

Weng Pingting nodded: "Tell me your basic views first."

My basic opinion is...

Nan Zhuren pursed his lips and said, "This visitor is quite similar to the male protagonist in some of the rebirth-themed online novels I usually read."

Weng Pingting blinked; this statement seemed to touch on a blind spot in her knowledge.

Nan Zhuren smiled.

The serious atmosphere seemed to have been somewhat diluted.

The style of reports from consultants and supervisors is completely different from that in the consultation room.

Psychotherapists are also known as "trash cans for negative emotions" because they are subjected to a lot of complaints in the consultation room, which puts a huge burden on their mental health.

In addition to guiding the counselor's counseling direction, the supervisor also plays a role in providing reassurance.

Therefore, when counselors face supervision, they often complain, vent, and even cry and curse, doing whatever they can to vent.

Therefore, seeing Weng Pingting's serious expression, Nan Zhuren couldn't help but make a witty remark.

It's also a habitual desire to take control of the conversation.

"Yes, the male protagonist of a rebirth-themed web novel."

Nan Zhuren nodded and said, "It's just the one before the rebirth—the kind of person who clearly has a lot of money-making skills and various abilities, but due to cognitive or decision-making problems, their life falls into a trough, or even an abyss."

"And he's probably the kind of male protagonist in an urban rebirth novel; he's completely controlled by his wife."

Weng Pingting's lips twitched.

She seemed to have caught up with Nan Zhuren's train of thought: "You mean, he has to be 'reborn' like in the novels in order to improve his life?"

Nan Zhuren shook his head: "Even if I'm reborn, my cognitive problems might not be fixed. I'll still be the same as before..."

However, the witty remarks were short-lived, and Nan Zhuren quickly steered the conversation back to serious matters.

He began to report the visitor's background in a very formal manner: "The visitor is male, a painter, and his age is..."

"Early family experiences..."

"The general situation."

After listening, Weng Pingting seemed thoughtful: "The visitor has a strong drive. Do you think this drive comes from his early family experiences?"

Nan Zhuren nodded: "He had a happy early life, but suddenly lost his father and mother, and was all alone. This gave him a very strong [perception]." "At first, I thought about whether I could change his [perception] so that he would no longer be obsessed with recreating his family life."

Weng Pingting seemed to understand something, and quickly said, "But this won't work."

Nan Zhuren nodded: "Yes, no."

"This strong [cognition] has become the driving force that supports his life, and even part of his [will to survive]."

"Even a healthy, ordinary person would feel lost if they suddenly lost this motivation. If a person with depression were to have their already dwindling motivation taken away..."

Nan Zhuren sighed, "The consequences would be unimaginable."

What are the most unimaginable consequences of depression?
The answer is suicide.

"So I changed my approach and decided to change his [real-world environment]."

Nan Zhuren sighed, "It turns out it's all a mess too—"

"Depression itself leaves one powerless to change life; basically, one can only rely on family members and therapists, but those family members—"

Nan Zhuren tried to organize his thoughts: "It's essentially a collection of examples of mistakes."

Weng Pingting immediately understood.

Nan Zhuren sighed: "The most classic example of a family member who thinks 'depression is just a bad mood'. Li Minglu's illness is largely due to her, and in the foreseeable future, she will definitely continue to have a negative impact on Li Minglu's recovery."

In this situation, it would be best to sever Li Minglu's connection with life.

but--

"But Wang Sui happens to be Li Minglu's only family member," Weng Pingting added.

Depression absolutely requires monitoring by relevant personnel.

In this situation, even taking him to the hospital is not appropriate.

It's quite tricky.

Even Weng Pingting was curious: "What do you plan to do in this situation?"

Nan Zhuren pondered: "I spoke with Wang Sui once before and gained some understanding of her. This time, I originally wanted to try to make Li Minglu understand the differences in his and his wife's perceptions."

"In this way, it will be beneficial for both his own cognitive adjustment and the adjustment of reality."

"In terms of cognition, if he can realize the gap between his and his wife's previous expectations, then even if his cognition is diminishing, he might still be able to prevent himself from losing his will to live all at once by relying on his love for his wife. After that, his cognition can be changed gradually."

"But if it's about changing reality, then Li Minglu can use this to understand that the family he desires is impossible to achieve with his current wife, so..."

Nan Zhuren paused here, a rare look of hesitation on his face.

Weng Pingting stared at him without moving, and finished his sentence for him: "Then he might leave his current family and rebuild a family that matches his expectations, right?"

The truth is this.

However, this method violates basic social morality—it destroys families.

“I understand your difficulties, but it is also the counselor’s duty to present all the solutions to the client and tell him the consequences of each choice.”

"As for how he chooses, that's his own business."

Weng Pingting gave Nan Zhuren a helping hand [actively following].

However, Nan Zhuren did not receive positive attention. Instead, he sighed with increasing frustration: "That's the problem. He's the same as before—he didn't choose anything."

"His regression is too severe."

(End of this chapter)