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

Chapter 248 serves as a reference for all similar cases to come.

It's not true that moderate depression can definitely be cured in six months.

In general, there are also cases of moderate depression that persist for several years on and off, or even that plague them for life.

However, in such cases, the visitors are usually limited by economic, mental, or time constraints, so they only come for counseling once a month or even every few months, resulting in long intervals and limited help.

According to the slides currently being presented, visitors are consulting with clients almost weekly without interruption.

This situation requires not only the active cooperation of the client, but also the firm belief of the counselor that the client is constantly growing.

Otherwise, counselors will proactively suggest that the client rest in order to maximize the effectiveness of the counseling.

In other words, the counselor has now determined that the client has grown in each consultation, and has grown almost once a week for twenty-four times.

But we have only just passed the "self-awareness" stage and entered the "transformation stage" of real change?
Absolutely not normal.

Unless, of course, this visitor is truly the kind of person with very unique thoughts—but that would conflict with the visitor's personality, family, and educational background as initially presented.

Even those without a medical background, who didn't know the efficacy of the drugs listed in the PowerPoint presentation, couldn't help but have their eyes light up at that moment.

……

"From the twenty-fifth to the thirty-sixth consultation, during this phase... medication..."

Nan Zhuren glanced at the people who were discussing along with her narration.

Nowadays, very few people pay attention to vague consultation processes.

The expressions of the professors with medical backgrounds in the front row were becoming increasingly serious.

The dean of the psychology department was almost completely soaked with sweat.

Nan Zhuren knew that their attention would soon be drawn to the last piece of news.

For him, this marked the beginning of the most crucial stage in the reporting process.

“From the thirty-seventh consultation onwards, the client was handed over to counselor Nan Zhuren, which is me—” Nan Zhuren forced a smile on the stage, “to intervene.”

Everyone perked up slightly.

Any turning point in the consultation needs to be carefully observed.

When a senior counselor hands a client over to a student, it's basically considered that the client's condition has stabilized or even begun to improve, thus giving the student experience to gain.

Could it be that……

Nan Zhuren abruptly changed the subject.

"From the 37th to the 42nd consultation, the client's condition stabilized and the dosage of medication continued to decrease. After assessment by the counselor, the client was able to begin reducing the frequency of consultations and try to live outside of guardianship."

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath and showed everyone the list of medicines on the picture.

Then press the laser pointer to switch to the next image.

"Forty-third consultation. The client attempted suicide by jumping off a building after the consultation, and was resolute in his decision."

"The counselor had no chance to intervene, and the patient's resuscitation efforts failed after being taken to the hospital."

His voice was somewhat hoarse: "The visitor... died."

There was a moment of silence at the scene.

Then——

boom!
……

It was as if a bomb had been dropped on the scene.

Nan Zhuren's sorrow also spread at this moment.

Some sensitive girls choked up, their skin broke out in goosebumps, and some even had their eyes redden slightly.

This has nothing to do with who told the news; it is simply a sorrow for the loss of our kind.

Even psychology students with strong empathy would feel saddened upon hearing about a client's tragic fate in class. Let alone hearing a death case live, further amplified by Nan Zhuren's emotional impact.

The other professionals in the back row mostly looked incredulous.

"Death cases? Someone actually brought up death cases in a report!"

It's not that client deaths are rare in the mental health field—it's that this particular case is rare.

A client's suicide is a devastating traumatic event, enough to destroy a therapist.

Even if a consultant manages to pull through, would he present such a case at a major conference?

—If such a person exists, then that person is definitely a master.

At least, most of the counselors present had never seen anything like it before.

……

And at this moment, in the first row.

The chairman leaned back.

A professor nearby sighed, "I sensed something was wrong just now—the confidentiality was agreed upon by the family, the visitor's background wasn't provided by the person themselves, and yet they're using such aggressive medication..."

"In the end, something terrible happened."

The professor turned to the principal and the dean of the psychology department: "But I'm very curious, after such a big incident—which seems to have happened last year or the year before—why haven't we heard of any disciplinary action or other punishment against Lin Lilin? And why is he even giving a report today?"

The dean of the School of Psychology was speechless.

Now that things have come to this, how could he not know that this case involves Chen Jie?
It was precisely because he knew this that his anxiety finally subsided.

Even the principal is now turning his head to look at him.

After taking a deep breath, he simply said, "...We need to find Old Lin now and hear what he has to say."

He decided not to offer any further explanation regarding the matter.

So, where is Lin Lilin?
Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned back to Nan Zhuren.

How did Lin Lilin disappear before?

"Now it seems this young man is... quite ambitious. Is he planning to become a master?" This was the professor, who still had a bit of humor in his voice.

"It was a bit impulsive. And... it's only one side of the story right now, so it's hard to say." This was a rather conservative professor, one who had experienced several reversals before.

"Should we let him continue? He's got everyone in the audience all excited. This kid's oratory skills are something else..." This was the observation of a professor who was quite observant.

Finally, Bai Qinghua spoke up: "Since things have come to this, why don't we listen to the whole story? Maybe what happens next will be different from what we expected?"

He made another definitive statement.

So the others remained silent, instead looking at Nan Zhuren on the field with various thoughts.

……

"That concludes the case study sharing section."

Nan Zhuren began by stating the connecting words: "This is a failed case, perhaps far less inspiring than a normal, successful case."

"But a failed case is more of an example that can help us learn from it and make corrections than a typical case."

"I hope that by analyzing the causes of this case and the key points of change at each stage, we can warn everyone and prevent such tragedies from happening again."

Nan Zhuren spoke with heartfelt sincerity: "Next, I will summarize the key factors that led to the deterioration of the visitor after reviewing the situation."

"In this way, we hope to provide assistance and reference for all future interventions for smiling depression."

In the last row, the camera faithfully records everything.

(End of this chapter)