After listening to Nan Zhubin’s explanation, the teacher in charge of the center blinked.
"Very important? How important?"
Nan Zhubin didn’t say much, just looked at his appointment register.
[18:00-19:00, Visitor: Cheng Hui, Consultant: Nan Zhubin, Consultation Room No. 1.]
The classmate of Chen Jie is coming.
Nan Zhubin sat on the single-seater sofa in the consultation room, adjusting his breathing.
He looked serious, with emotions second only to when he faced Wang An before and had a confrontation with Lin Lulin.
It’s not that the current issue is particularly difficult.
It’s just that it requires his wholehearted attention.
Just took a nap and recovered some energy, so——
[Emotion Rebalancing]
The slightly stirred emotions also calmed down.
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Nan Zhubin immediately rubbed his face and skillfully put on a professional Psychological Consultation smile.
The one who came in was a girl.
Nan Zhubin quickly glanced at her, forming his first-hand [Consultant Impression].
Wheat-colored skin, big eyes, not-high bridge of the nose, her features combined to be above average attractiveness among peers— but very well-coordinated and clean.
She was very tall, probably over 1.75 meters even in flat shoes, Nan Zhubin estimated.
She wore a thick down jacket, making it hard to discern her specific body shape, but a slight hunchback was noticeable—not sure if it’s due to her height or an introverted nature.
The above is likely the limit of what a regular consultant can discern at first glance, the rest must be gathered during the consultation.
But fortunately, Nan Zhubin has [Micro-expression Analysis].
Moreover, because Nan Zhubin had previously relied on this ability to deeply analyze many people and established many micro-expression templates.
Now, by comparing the visitor with these templates, Nan Zhubin can roughly assess the visitor’s issues.
And at this moment, the visitor named "Cheng Hui," the closest template aura she exudes is——
Nan Zhubin’s internal brow slightly furrowed.
[Very similar, but slightly lighter in degree.]
If lucky, it might not even reach the level of [Psychological Illness], but stay within the scope of [Psychological Issues].
In simple terms, it’s [depression], not [clinical depression].
Actually, taking a long view, among the visitor issues Nan Zhubin currently handles, aside from [Emotional Issues], issues related to [depression] are the highest proportion.
And if we consider that [Emotional Issues] could also lead to [depression], then [depression] becomes the most common among all problems.
This situation is prevalent throughout society. Most psychological disorders can trigger [depression]; most mental illnesses are accompanied by concurrent [clinical depression].
For practitioners in the psychological field, visitors with [depression] issues are the most common visitors they face; the topic the general public encounters most often is also [depression].
With the development of social networks, "depression" with high universality, like "primary family issues," has undergone a process of "misunderstanding → some understanding → distortion → disinclination to understand → annoyance upon seeing."
Leading to a tendency of stigmatization and even demonization.
Yet psychological practitioners still dare not be complacent because the issues causing "depression" are diverse, and the manifestations are all kinds of bizarre, and the intervention methods require specialized handling.
It is an absolute scenario where path dependency cannot be applied.
Nan Zhubin took a gentle breath.
Nan Zhubin gestured to the visitor to sit on the sofa.
"Cheng Hui, correct?"
"Yes." The visitor appeared a bit nervous.
[Leans against the back of the chair, arms crossed, head lowered.]
"’Chinese Language and Literature major,’ huh."
As per usual, use basic information to start the topic, while providing appropriate [Positive Attention] to initially establish the consulting relationship.
"If I remember correctly, this major is one of the highest-scoring at Jiang University, getting in is quite an achievement."
This praise was sincere from Nan Zhubin.
The visitor tugged at the corner of her mouth, somewhat embarrassedly glanced at Nan Zhubin, then looked away again.
But visibly, the defensive body language was reduced somewhat.
[Arms not as tightly crossed.]
Beginner consulting relationship successfully established.
And most importantly——
[She doesn’t recognize me.]
Cheng Hui, being Chen Jie’s classmate, initially made Nan Zhubin worried that she might carry a preconception and rejection sentiment towards him due to Chen Jie’s situation.
Even if Cheng Hui didn’t know of Nan Zhubin before, the video where Nan Zhubin and Chen Ting confronted Wang An had caused a huge stir.
As long as Cheng Hui had seen that video and knew some gossip, she could understand most of Nan Zhubin’s background story—at least those related to Jiang University.
It now seems there’s no such risk.
Nan Zhubin secretly breathed a small sigh of relief.
In that case, he can proceed with the normal consultation process.
After completing the basic communication, seeing Cheng Hui had no intention of speaking proactively, Nan Zhubin guided:
"Is there any problem you need help with today?"
The visitor pursed her lips: "I... feel very uncomfortable."
The description was very vague.
But most students who actively seek psychological consultation usually have a mental draft of their situation.
With Nan Zhubin prompting, the subsequent narration becomes significantly smoother.
"My discomfort, one main thing is... I often suffer from insomnia. Normally, I sleep around twelve, and on tired days, I might lie down around eleven. But after lying down, I keep thinking about things, unable to sleep, sometimes thinking until around three or four in the morning..."
"And then, it’s been hard for me to concentrate lately. In class, I can’t absorb anything; when doing homework, I get distracted every ten minutes or so..."
"It’s just, my learning efficiency is very low now, and I feel life is also a mess, leading to a vicious cycle."
The first narrative concludes here.
A bit broad, not detailed enough. But fortunately, it revealed enough anchors to attempt delving deeper.
[Information: insomnia, difficulty concentrating.]
Nan Zhubin noticed there might be a common point between these two issues.
He validated his guess by following the visitor’s words: "You mentioned you suffer from insomnia because you’re thinking about things. Are you also thinking about things when you can’t concentrate while in class or doing homework?"
By summing up the information in the visitor’s description and then making reasonable assumptions to uncover the yet-unspoken details from the visitor.
Saying it right would make the visitor feel "this teacher is impressive" and "he understands me."
Thus, deepen the consulting relationship.