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

Chapter 475 Privacy Information
Visitor Nan Zhihao's thoughts have also returned to his own control.

Now it's time to think.

After blinking and taking several deep breaths, I focused on how my body felt.

"I feel... a little scared afterward." The visitor swallowed and murmured, "After all, that state just now was very uncomfortable."

"Only by avoiding danger can we feel fear afterwards," Nan Zhuren said with a smile. "And look, aren't we now able to extricate ourselves from that state through our own efforts?"

It really is.

The visitor was taken aback, then closed his eyes and carefully felt his own state.

The duration of [Memory Flashback] is not very long, but the damage can last for a long time.

In addition to causing immediate and extreme negative emotions during an attack, it can also leave an individual with prolonged palpitations afterward.

Even those flashback scenes would occasionally appear in the form of "intrusive memories," which, though weaker, were still quite annoying.

But at that moment, the visitor felt a sudden clarity in his mind.

The relief that follows such dramatic emotional highs and lows... is somewhat like the initial standby state after the brain's memory has been overloaded and restarted.

It's also a bit like a period of reflection...

Although it was quick, the edge of the blank mind was soon being eroded and invaded by memories and emotions.

But this level of negative feeling is much lighter than the torment and burden I've endured every day for the past three months.

In short, it's great!

……

There's no need for a third landing.

After the "mental landing" session, the visitor has recovered quite well.

In this situation, using the "self-soothing landing" method would not be very effective and might even seem like overkill.

We can wait until after this consultation to find a suitable opportunity to allow the "self-soothing landing" to have a sufficient effect on the client, thereby deepening the impression.

Of course, if this opportunity does not arise by the end of the consultation, Nan Zhuren will provide instruction, but the purpose is simply to allow the client to experience the complete "grounding technique" process and increase their learning progress of this technique.

Right now, continuing to explore the visitor's narrative is the right approach.

“Great, we have now overcome the first flashback, which is a very memorable milestone.”

For every step forward during the consultation, the counselor should provide sufficient positive feedback.

When Nan Zhuren uttered these words of encouragement, his tone became slightly more enthusiastic, allowing Nan Zhihao to easily sense the joy within.

The joyful atmosphere also infects the visitors, causing their lips to involuntarily curl into a smile.

"Next, we'll continue the process and complete your account of that experience. If any further problems arise, we'll implement the [grounding technique] again, okay?"

The visitor's expression froze for a moment.

For someone who has just had a good experience with technology, actively seeking out negative experiences can be quite a harsh experience.

But this is a necessary process in itself.

Healing is like surgery; it requires incisions and the removal of flesh.

Visitors will inevitably back down during this process, which is why they need the supervision of a counselor, allowing the counselor to make judgments based on their knowledge and experience, and to provide support to the visitor when necessary.

"Okay." Nan Zhihao nodded quickly.

Unexpectedly, he displayed extraordinary determination at this moment. Although he involuntarily swallowed after nodding, appearing quite nervous.

But his tone was absolutely firm.

This made Nan Zhuren raise an eyebrow, admiring the visitor's firm resolve to change the status quo.

"We just talked about how a scammer pretended to be your comrade-in-arms, sent you a QR code, and asked you to go to another platform to help him repay his debts." Nan Zhuren gave a recollection-based summary on behalf of the visitor: "Did you lose your personal privacy information because of this?"

The visitor takes a deep breath and then slowly exhales.

This breath was very long, almost the length of three normal breaths.

Then the visitor nodded and said, "Yes."

"I was already on my way to the police station, and then... ha."

The visitor chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I was too reckless back then. I thought that since the other side was using my comrade's AI, they must have fallen for my trick. I wanted to extract as much information as possible about their methods to help the police investigate."

"On the one hand, I wanted to keep in touch with the other side, and on the other hand, it was also driven by my own curiosity... When I first said I couldn't download it, the other side sent me several different QR codes."

"When they sent it to me for the third time, I scanned the code and downloaded a... online lending app."

The visitor paused here for a moment.

Nan Zhuren asked, "Did they use this app to hack your phone?"

The visitor shook his head: "It's not that advanced. Mobile phone anti-theft measures are already very sophisticated now. I even downloaded the national anti-fraud app. Those advanced methods are completely useless."

"I did... tsk... After downloading that app, I opened it, and then a pop-up message asked for my contacts, photos, phone location... permissions."

Nan Zhuren paused for a moment.

The visitor also fell silent for a moment.

"You...gave it?"

The visitor nodded with difficulty.

"At the time... I didn't think too much about it and just clicked 'agree' on the spot."

"smoothly?"

“…Yes.” The visitor pursed his lips. “These days, many apps, like chat software and food delivery apps, have these pop-up windows. If you don’t go through those privacy agreements and agree to the permissions, you can’t use them at all.”

“A little earlier, I would refuse when downloading apps. But by that night, I would basically just click 'agree' whenever I saw one… My attention was probably all focused on the 'no money transfer' option…”

"Ahem..." The visitor cleared his throat and gave a wry smile. "I thought I was very vigilant, but in reality, I still... have no vigilance at all."

Nan Zhuren sighed: "When was your private information leaked?"

"Yes." The visitor nodded.

"That app... was actually just a front. It had no content at all, and nothing could be opened. I told them about it, and they just told me to re-download it several times. Looking back, it was just a way to stall for time."

"Then, the other side told me... no need."

The visitor took a deep breath: "Then, they sent me two video editing apps and some pictures."

"The picture shows my current location, a screenshot of my contacts, and several ID photos that I have saved in my album."

"Then, they sent me two more, composite videos..."

The visitor stiffened his neck, his skin turned red at a visible speed, and his veins bulged.

"On my phone, there are some of my... more private photos. There are also videos I save after I work out, recording my body shape, the kind where I'm not wearing clothes or posing."

The visitor let out a long sigh of relief.

"The first video was probably created by combining a lot of my photos into a very blurry and exaggerated video. It was basically my face being put on someone else's body."

"The second video was a video of me showing off my figure, that one... looked very real. Then it was edited into a video that looked like I was having a nude chat with someone."

The visitor suddenly closed his eyes tightly, his neck seemed to have a cramp, and his whole head began to shake.

(End of this chapter)