imperial psychologist

Chapter 289 PTSD
The name made Bai Shijun slightly stunned.

Just like the last time Bo Ling concluded that the imperial concubine's illness was "depression", the name of the illness that came out of her always carried a temperament that did not belong to the time and place.

In that description, there were too many things that confused Bai Shijun, such as what is "stress" and why this disease is abbreviated as "PTSD", such a puzzling term.

Although Bai Shijun cannot completely clarify every doubt, he is still trying to figure out Bailing's logic.

"Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) generally refers to the experience or witness of a severely life-threatening traumatic event, the individual suffers from feelings of extreme fear, helplessness or horror, even after the event The effects are also long-lasting.

"Previous studies have shown that nearly 69% (author's note: [-]%) of people will experience very significant traumatic events in their lives, and after these events, the vast majority of people will have symptoms of PTSD.

"They have painful dreams repeatedly, and things that happened in the past keep flashing back in their minds. Once they come into contact with people or things that bring back memories, intense pain will be aroused, so they avoid, anger, blame themselves, and mourn... …but it’s actually a perfectly normal emotional response.

"After three to six months have passed, these symptoms will gradually subside. By this time, about half of the people can integrate this series of traumatic experiences into their perception of life. They I will gain some valuable growth experiences from these experiences, and I will gradually understand how to interpret such encounters with a more peaceful and open mind.

Burling paused, changed the topic, and started talking about another side.

"But there are some people who never get to this point. They will always be trapped in that painful memory and continue to experience the symptoms of PTSD until these symptoms make them lose their ability to live normally and force them to seek medical attention. Only by facing these past problems directly can the condition of the disease be truly exposed-but patients who only seek medical treatment for this reason have often endured for more than ten years or even longer, and the situation will become more complicated.

"Because by this time, patients often face more than one kind of problem. Their avoidance and depression are often mixed with a series of problems such as severe depression, anxiety, obsession and even mania, and it will be very troublesome to deal with."

Bai Ling sighed, "I don't know what the general Shen's condition is now, so it's hard to make a judgment on his condition. But it's too early to say these things. The biggest problem now is that this general is completely incapacitated." Willing to accept any help, even the basic cooperation with consultation, let alone follow-up treatment."

Bai Shijun roughly understood what he heard, and also sighed.

"It sounds like a heart attack."

Bai Ling looked up at his father, "Father had better not describe these situations as 'heart disease', otherwise there will be a risk."

"……what?"

"People always have a general expectation of 'heart disease'," Bai Ling said softly, "heart disease should be able to adjust itself, heal without treatment, and gradually fade over time, but in fact, enough Many heart diseases that are called a 'disease' in the world will not heal on their own, on the contrary, those symptoms will actually get worse over time."

"So we'd better call them by their real names. Depression is depression, and stress disorder is stress disorder." Bo Ling whispered.

"Then, if General Shen cooperates with this disease... are you sure?" Bai Shijun asked again.

Bo Ling looked up at the sky this time, but didn't answer right away.

"It's hard to say, it still feels the same," she said softly, "Let's take a step, let's take a look."

……

That night, Bo Ling tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a while.

The attitude of that old general Shen's indifference and refusal reminded her suddenly of her teenage years.

After my aunt disappeared, that unforgettable painful time was also a very standard PTSD course.

Unusual precautions and distrust of others, fear of a series of established organizations such as hospitals, police stations, fire brigades, and even student unions on campus, recurring nightmares at night, and the indelible, obsession with time. Backflow longing.

——Why did she freeze on the stage at the moment my aunt was taken away?If I had reacted at that time, wouldn't my aunt not have been arrested?

Today, she no longer tortures herself with these questions, and she can even clearly identify two very typical cognitive biases.

But at that time, these two problems were like ropes around the neck day and night, making people breathless.

So... Is that old General Shen facing a similar situation at the moment?

Bo Ling sighed, and sat up a little embarrassed.

Things are more complicated for her than she imagined. Although these days, she has not dreamed back to the small auditorium of junior high school as often as before, but before she actually saw Shen Jichuan tonight, she did not expect that just This side of meeting tonight has already aroused her such deep memories of the past.

She had to be vigilant about her own state, and this burst of unreasonable worry itself was a little disturbing.

At this moment, the sound of clothes shaking came from the yard, and Bo Ling simply put on his coat and walked out with his shoes.

Bai Yi was collecting the clothes in the yard - she had washed them in the morning, and they were still a little damp when she came back in the evening, but they were already dry now.

Hearing footsteps, Bai Yi turned around and saw Bai Ling standing there holding the door.

"have not sleep yet?"

"I'm a little...can't sleep." Bo Ling walked to the courtyard under the moonlight, and sat by the well as usual, "Come out and sit for a while."

"It just so happens that I have something to ask you."

"Hmm." Bo Ling rubbed his eyes, "What?"

"How do you think about your own marriage?"

"...?"

Bai Ling didn't react for a while, and when she regained her composure, she burst out laughing, "You're changing the topic too quickly...I can't handle it."

Bai Yi said seriously, "I went out with Zeng Jiuyan today, and we just happened to be talking about this matter. In your current situation, marriage is too easy to be used as a bargaining chip...you have to make some plans in advance."

Bo Ling put his hands on his knees, "What's the plan?"

Bai Yi carried the clothes into the room, placed them on the clean table, then brought out a chair, and sat opposite Bai Ling.

"Actually, there are only two ways," Bai Yi said softly, "One is to make a marriage contract with the family now, and when the two parties exchange the marriage certificate, then the matter will be settled."

"Uh... next?"

Bai Yi curled up four fingers, put them on his chin, and coughed lightly, "...are you considering visiting a Taoist temple and being a Taoist nun for a few years first?"

　Thank you Huzifantian and rquall for your reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)