"That's what I think, Lin Xian."
Gao Yang forced Lin Xian to say:
"Actually, in the field of psychology, I am a second-hand person. The things I told you before were all seen in the previous [psychiatrist] circle of friends."
"Do you still remember that psychiatrist? He was a customer of mine who sold cars. I showed you her Moments before..."
With that said, Gao Yang took out his mobile phone, clicked on the WeChat friend information, and showed it to Lin Xian.
The photo on the screen that Lin Xian had seen before showed a middle-aged woman wearing a white coat. The gentle smile, gray hair, and fresh and clean appearance make people look friendly and comfortable.
"You mean..." Lin Xian blinked:
"Are you going to take me to see a [psychiatrist]?"
"That's right!"
"No, no, no... I'm really not sick, so don't worry about it." Lin Xian waved his hand and refused.
Perhaps from Gao Yang's perspective, he had a serious illness. But he knows his situation well.
"Oh, there's not much to listen to! Dr. Liu is a professional!"
Gao Yang directly opened the webpage, searched for Dr. Liu's name, and then showed his resume to Lin Xian:
"Look! Dr. Liu's area of expertise is the study of subconsciousness, dreams, and cognition. Instead of us here wondering about it every day... it would be better to let an expert explain it to you in just a few words!"
"You have to believe in science and authority! Dr. Liu's consultation fee of 3,000 yuan an hour is a symbol of strength and authority!"
"3,000 yuan an hour?" Lin Xian stood up directly:
"Why don't you go and grab it?"
"Oh, is it still time to worry about money?"
Gao Yang pulled Lin Xian down and waved his hand:
"Brother Qian helped you out!"
"This World Cup is all thanks to you to make so much money. For your mental health, this money must not be saved!"
"I have already made an appointment for you, let's go quickly!"
…
After one hour.
Gao Yang forced Lin Xian to come to Dr. Liu's psychological clinic.
It is said to be a clinic, but it is actually a very clean lakeside villa located in a natural scenic area not far from the university town.
"I heard that a single-family villa here costs 100 million." Gao Yang whispered to Lin Xian: "Psychiatrists really make money!"
"That's not right. People like you are rushing to give away money." Lin Xian was really helpless.
Although he knew that Gao Yang had good intentions and was worried about him, there was really no need to make such a big show of it...
"Come on, Lin Xian. The money has been paid anyway. Let's go in and listen to it first!"
Gao Yang knocked on the door.
The door was not closed, so the two of them walked in directly.
The decoration in the villa is in European style, and all the furniture is in the style of logs. There is also a fireplace with a firewood pile in the north, which is quite atmospheric.
"Is this Mr. Gao Yang? Please come to the room over here."
A gentle and elegant voice came from the next room. It sounded very comfortable, as gentle as the gurgling water.
The two pushed open the door of the next room.
This is also a large room, with a wooden lounge chair placed in the middle of the room and several wooden chairs neatly arranged in the corners.
The sunlight filtered through the huge windows, making the color of the entire room warmer, and even breathing slowed down.
There was a mahogany desk in front of the window. Dr. Liu sat on the chair with a smile and looked at Lin Xian and Gao Yang.
Lin Xian looked at Dr. Liu... She was kinder than she looked in the photo, like a kind grandmother, her eyes were full of care and tenderness when she looked at them.
"Mr. Lin, please lie down on the recliner, relax your body and mind, and let's have a brief chat first."
Lin Xian lay on the recliner according to Dr. Liu's instructions...
Close your eyes...
Take a deep breath and relax your body...
Then they started to ask simple questions and answers, basically chatting about some basic situations.
Age, job, family situation, relationship status, etc.
Lin Xian answered these questions truthfully, and there was no need to hide anything anyway.
But when asked about the confusion in the dream later... Lin Xian did not tell the whole story. Because he felt that there was really no need to talk about some things, and he did not believe that a psychiatrist could solve his problems.
Dr. Liu was chatting with Lin Xian while writing down notes in his notebook.
finally……
After the chat between the two ended, Dr. Liu looked at Lin Xian and asked:
"Mr. Lin, are you sure you can distinguish between reality and dreams?"
Lin Xian nodded:
"No problem at all, Doctor Liu, I never confuse dreams with reality."
"How do you determine and differentiate between the two?"
Lin Xian was really stunned by this question.
Who doesn’t know the difference between dreams and reality?
When you fall asleep, it is a dream, and when you wake up, it is reality. Do you need any criteria for judging this?
He opened his eyes and said slowly:
"To be honest, Dr. Liu, I have never seriously considered this issue. I instinctively think... the time after waking up must be the real world. Is this considered common sense?"
Dr. Liu smiled:
"Don't underestimate this problem. Even today, there is no complete theoretical method that can accurately distinguish between reality and dreams. More cognition and judgment actually still come from human intuition."
"Especially in dreams, almost everyone is unaware that they are dreaming. Only a very small number of people, in very few cases... may realize that they are dreaming. In psychology, we call it lucidity Dream."
…
Don't realize you're dreaming?
Lin Xian had never felt like this before... He knew exactly when he was dreaming.
Because his dream was so iconic, that day would be repeated forever. As soon as he stood in that square, he knew he was dreaming.
Lin Xian looked at Gao Yang:
"You never realize you're dreaming?"
"Of course!"
Gao Yang answered without thinking:
"I'm different from you. I'm a normal person! Normal people don't realize that they are dreaming unless they wake up."
"To be honest, sometimes the content in my dreams is quite absurd. For example, I go back to high school again, and sometimes I am chased by dinosaurs... But even if it is extremely absurd, I still don't realize that I am in a dream. . Only after waking up in the middle of the night can you realize that you were dreaming."
Dr. Liu nodded, lowered his head to take notes, and said:
"Gao Yang is right. Most people's dreams are ridiculous, like chaotic silhouettes. But even so, most people still don't realize that they are dreaming."
"But Mr. Lin, your situation is an extremely special one. Not only do you realize that you are dreaming every time, but you can also clearly remember how the dream started every day, and the content of the dream is not Absurd, basically the same as reality.”
Doctor Liu stopped writing and looked up at Lin Xian:
"This is a very dangerous signal. Because the worlds on both sides are real enough. If one day, you lose the reference to distinguish reality and dreams...you know what will happen, right?"
"By then, you won't be able to tell the difference between reality and dreams."
