Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?! Chapter 882 712: The Final Aura of This Salon (2)

Nan Zhubin put the card back.

Then, from his perspective, he began to deconstruct Director Xing's story again.

He first extended his first finger: "First of all, you ntioned earlier that you didn't go in to visit your colleague in the hospital, and didn't contact them afterward. You subjectively believe this is avoidance behavior induced by guilt, worried that you've wronged him, but this is essentially a very typical avoidance response in post-traumatic stress reactions—you are not avoiding the 'person' himself, but the associated matters he carries, which can trigger your trauma re-experience."

"As long as you ntion him or think of the scenes from those years, you will once again imrsively experience that kind of 'helplessness and bewildernt' of traumatic pain."

This subconscious avoidance is a passive defense chanism initiated by the individual to reduce psychological pain, and it is a core signal of psychological trauma not being effectively intervened.

Nan Zhubin extended his second finger.

"Second, your obsession with 'protecting subordinates,' which you interpret yourself as compensating for past guilt and avoiding the experience of 'betrayal,' but from a professional trauma intervention perspective—"

Nan Zhubin smiled: "This belongs to post-traumatic compensatory behavior."

"When you recount that past experience, there is a core characteristic—"

"—that is, at the ti, you were very 'powerless.' You were powerless to fight against those senior employees who bullied you, powerless to offer condolences when your colleague was hospitalized, and even powerless to say a fair word after the colleague was dismissed."

"You desperately want to protect subordinates and prevent them from encountering the dilemma you faced with your colleagues, seemingly compensating for guilt, compensating for your 'betrayal,' but in reality, it is through this controllable 'protective behavior' that you are combating the sense of powerlessness of not being able to protect your colleagues back then, regaining a sense of control."

Director Xing fell into silence.

Nan Zhubin extended his fourth finger: "Third, from the beginning of our communication, you have always deliberately avoided ntioning specific past experiences, even when interpreting the cards, you only touched on them lightly."

Nan Zhubin pointed to his own head: "Of course, this can be explained as you not wanting to delve into this session too deeply, holding a director's reserve. From the conscious level, it can be explained, but—"

Nan Zhubin's finger moved down, pointing to his heart: "—on the subconscious level?"

Sotis, what a person thinks is their 'own idea' isn't necessarily their 'true idea.'

"From the subconscious perspective, this essentially is a psychological defense chanism you activate."

"You've subconsciously built a ntal barrier, unwilling to face that traumatic mory directly because, deep down, you know that once touched, you'll once again imrsively experience the pain and powerlessness of that year. It's not just 'unwillingness to rember,' but rather a self-protection chanism your body initiates to prevent itself from being shocked again."

This is also a typical manifestation of trauma being repressed for a long ti and not being effectively intervened.

Nan Zhubin finally extended his fourth finger: "Fifth, I wonder if you've noticed it yourself, but during our communication, the tone of your speech is gradually changing."

Nan Zhubin chuckled: "From the steadiness and toughness of a departnt director at the start; gradually becoming tremulous, becoming straightforward; to now, almost like a young person who just entered the workplace, eager and inexperienced."

Director Xing was stunned.

"This 'youthfulness' in language tone," Nan Zhubin said, "is an early manifestation of the phenonon of [regression] in psychology."

[Regression] is a psychological phenonon where under trauma, stress, or emotional breakdown, an individual subconsciously returns to an earlier stage of psychological developnt.

In a state of [regression], individuals release repressed traumatic emotions through more primitive and vulnerable language and behavior patterns.

Essentially, it is a passive psychological response to traumatic stress by the individual.

"This [regression] is a sign that your subconscious vulnerability is being gradually awakened after trauma is touched," Nan Zhubin said as he looked at Director Xing. "When you first entered the workplace back then, confused and vulnerable, powerless in the face of your colleagues' predicant, the experience left a deep traumatic imprint; now, as the trauma is touched again, you subconsciously revert to that young, helpless state, and your tone also becos immature."

"This precisely indicates that the traumatic experience has never truly gone away; it has always lurked in your subconscious, dominating your emotions and behavior."

Nan Zhubin leaned slightly forward: "Considering these details holistically, the core root of all your psychological pain is not the two surface emotions of 'guilt' and 'betrayal,' but the unrecovered psychological trauma left by that traumatic event years ago; and your inability to fully accept and let go of the powerless, silent withdrawn self in the trauma, leading to continuous psychological exhaustion."

"You've continually focused your attention on digesting surface emotions, but have not addressed the underlying unresolved psychological trauma, which is also the core reason you are trapped in long-term exhaustion and unable to escape the pain."

"Unprocessed psychological trauma will continue to project outward through various surface emotions and behavior patterns."

"If one does not intervene targeting the trauma itself, rely addressing surface emotions cannot fundantally solve the problem."

Director Xing stared blankly at Nan Zhubin.

Then, he lowered his head again, looking at the card representing the 'past' that he had drawn out.

—The human figure on that narrow line.

Initially, he thought it was himself walking alone on the street at four in the morning after working late;

Just now, he thought it was a veteran colleague walking alone on the path of 'kindness and helping others,' without any companions;

And now, the human figure on the card gradually changed its appearance.

Once again, it beca his own face.

After a mont of silence, Director Xing looked up: "Teacher Nan, so... what should I do?"

Nan Zhubin provided his intervention plan: "Your situation requires a step-by-step intervention."

"The first step is to help you alleviate the current emotional exhaustion, allowing you to detach from the state of 'constant discomfort,' gain temporary peace, and temporarily unload the psychological burden."

"The second step is once your emotional state stabilizes, we will use specialized techniques such as trauma narrative to gradually guide you in safely revisiting the traumatic events of the past, helping you safely see and accept the psychological trauma that has not been effectively dealt with, so that the traumatic mories no longer link with your negative emotions."

"The third step is to guide you in reaching reconciliation with the self in the trauma through cognitive reconstruction and self-acceptance training."

Facing Director Xing and so many company employees offstage, Nan Zhubin used as much layman's language as possible, avoiding jargon.

He summarized: "This is a long-term process."

In the audience, Mo Kai's pen kept writing continuously.

This final summary made Director Xing feel urgent again: "Teacher Nan, is there any way to make feel better right now?"

He once again showed a sense of urgency.

Long-term defense, long-term disguise, today he unloaded all burdens at once.

Director Xing wanted more than anyone to pursue a sense of 'relief.'

...

Yes, my friend, there is.

Nan Zhubin slowly turned to one side.

Following Nan Zhubin's gaze, other people's eyes also focused in that direction.

A direction that once attracted everyone's attention during a certain period, yet unknowingly, was once again ignored by everyone.

"Inhale—exhale—inhale—exhale—zzzzzzz"

The man in work attire slept soundly in that corner, covered with Mo Kai's jacket.

From beginning to end, he was not affected by the outside world, sleeping soundly.

"If you are willing," Nan Zhubin said, "I can also help you undergo a session of [hypnosis]."

"In a state of [hypnosis], allowing your emotions to have a thorough release."

However, from Director Xing's angle, the scene might not look too pleasant.