The genius is on the left, the lunatic is on the right

Chapter 24 Manic Sarah

She kept gesturing on the paper, at first some irregular lines and shapes, and then her pencil moved faster and faster, and at the same time, something was babbling in her mouth, The speed of speech is very fast, and the specific content cannot be heard at all.

In just two seconds, she stopped, as if she was thinking, and then, the high-frequency operation started again.She rummaged around in the office, found all the documents and maps, quickly rummaged through the papers, took out one, and another...

Her face was flushed with excitement, high-frequency speech, and fast movements, and a strange light flickered in her eyes, "I have to mark this place, this place is where they first appeared..." She said While muttering, he got up to get the pen holder on the desk, which contained various colored signature pens.But because her mind was only thinking about the things on the map, she didn't notice the box next to her at all. She tripped and knocked her head on the desk, and immediately became red and swollen, but obviously she didn't even pay attention to this arrive.

She grabbed the pen holder, not caring about a few of them that fell because she moved too fast, and then continued to return to the ground, sketching something on the spread map.Searching, sketching, labeling... She was extremely excited, and she didn't seem to feel tired at all.But the two standing at the door: her father and sister had sad faces and were extremely worried, because her agitated state had lasted for nearly thirty hours this time.

Her name is Sarah, and she is an information officer of the National Security Agency. She has worked on the Iraqi battlefield, and what she is doing now is sorting out information on suspected terrorists.

The National Security Agency has long received news that a group of organized terrorists have sneaked into the United States, waiting for an opportunity to carry out large-scale sabotage operations, but unfortunately there are no further clues.Many roads were blocked, and everyone in the National Security Bureau was under great pressure.

After 36 hours, Sara finally "come back" with a normal smile on her face, slightly tired. She stretched her waist and raised her head, as if she had just noticed her father and sister standing at the door .

"Hi, good morning. What time is it? Why do you wake up so early?" Sara's tone was calm and natural, not at all like the 36-hour high-strung, concentrated and sleepless appearance.

"I feel a little tired, I want to sleep." Sara said to herself, and walked out of the office she set up at home.

What appeared in front of the father and sister was a map that had been daubed in a mess, as well as several photos and text annotations.If you take a closer look, you will find that Sarah has drawn a network with a big red pen, and there are different photos on different nodes. In the materials piled up next to it, everything has happened, but people have no clue before. events are connected.

Later facts proved that Sara's direction was completely correct, and she solved the big problem that had plagued the National Security Agency for three months.However, when she woke up, she couldn't remember how she did it.

It's not the first time that symptoms like this have happened. In fact, after being injured in an accident before, Sarah got sick once in the hospital.At first she just asked the nurse for a green pen to take notes, but her nurse was a stern person and ignored her needs, just kept repeating "It's time for lights out, you should rest, what's the problem Let’s deal with it tomorrow, you are a patient now, and your body is the most important thing.”

Who would have thought that this attitude actually drove out Sarah's illness.Sara's emotions became more and more agitated. She waved her arms and kept saying, "Give me a green pen, please give me a green pen. How can such a big hospital find a pen?" Is it hard to get a green pen? Damn, don't say anything to me about lights out, give me a green pen... damn, I told you to give me a green pen!" Then she jumped up, broke free She caught the needle she was injecting in her hand, knocked down the bedside table, and stumbled to the nurse's duty room. At this time, she was almost hysterical, "Give me a green pen, give me a green pen..."

In the end, paramedics had to sedate her before she finally fell asleep in bed.

Sara's excellent reasoning ability came into being due to her illness. Whenever she was ill and extremely excited, she could always find many important clues based on some clues. This almost natural ability is beyond anyone in the National Security Bureau. less than.However, her health continued to deteriorate.

Sarah's illness is clinically known as manic depression, or bipolar disorder for short.The two poles of mania and depression afflict patients at the same time, often making them extremely tired after extreme excitement, and they suffer a lot of physical and mental torture.However, in psychology, this mental illness is very special, because there has never been a mental illness that is so closely related to "genius" like bipolar disorder.

The brain-burning logic of a genius or a madman
Although there are a lot of data that prove that "manic depression is more talented", not all bipolar patients have genius-like abilities and accomplishments.Among all living beings, there are also many people who suffer from the torture and troubles of bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder is an episodic disorder, and between episodes there is nothing unusual about the patient, so the condition can easily go unnoticed.However, once the onset, it is menacing.

Most people with bipolar disorder have continuous, "regular" episodes.In other words, after extreme mania, extreme depression will usher in.

When manic, emotions run high and one tends to be overly enthusiastic about things.If you interact with him at this time, you will feel that this person is so cheerful and carefree.But these are only early symptoms, and if the condition is already severe, the manic episode can be unapproachable and irritable like a hedgehog.

During a manic attack, the patient's thinking is very active, he talks loudly and endlessly, and he will not feel tired. Sometimes there are even a lot of fantasy elements in it, making up random plots without knowing it.At this time, the patient actually does not need anyone to understand what he is talking about, because he is immersed in his own world, and jumping thinking will quickly make him confused and appear incoherent.

At this time, brainstorming will also enhance the patient's volitional behavior, that is, "coordinated psychomotor excitement". It is more consistent with the response made and the external environment.

The effect of the excitement of the brain nerves is insomnia, or no need to sleep at all, just like Sarah, who can work continuously for 36 hours without feeling tired.

The episode of mania usually lasts for about three days, followed by the terrible depression, and the two will hardly "break the chain". As long as there is mania, depression is bound to usher.

At this time, we will find that the patient suddenly loses interest in everything, even if it is something he loved yesterday, he will not bother to take a look today.He started to feel very tired, couldn't eat, either slept for a long time, or lay awake in bed but couldn't move.

What's more frightening is that he will find that he can't concentrate on thinking about the problem at all, his mind is like a command post with a wrong line, and all kinds of information are flying around, but they can't be combined.Hallucinations will appear in front of the eyes, and it is difficult to distinguish between real and fake.

No wonder those with bipolar disorder almost have the urge to commit suicide, because such "stimulated" brain nerve activity will seriously affect their lives, even if they will become "smarter" and more likely to create achievements.

(End of this chapter)