Crazy Psychologist

Considering that Li Mu came three times and mentioned three times that he might have amnesia, rage, and scary fantasies, Mu Chun opened the drawer and asked Li Mu to complete a set of scale tests.

The test lasted 20 minutes, and Li Mu answered all the questions carefully.

According to the results of the scale, Li Mu suffers from widespread anxiety and hallucinations.

The latter attracted Mu Chun's attention. When Li Mu first came to the mind-body clinic, Mu Chun noticed that there might be some hallucinations in him.

Li Mu seems to be a man with quick thinking and high demands on himself, and he knows that doctors can help him overcome difficulties.

"Is it serious? Do I have any mental illness or something?" Li Mu asked as patiently as possible.

"How many hours do you sleep a day now?" Mu Chun asked.

"Not necessarily. I have been recording programs recently, and the time I get home is usually between two and four in the morning. Although I try to sleep as soon as I get home, I don't always fall asleep quickly, and I can't sleep until very late. Basically just 4-5 hours.”

Li Mu became more and more anxious as he spoke, "I can describe it as extremely anxious right now."

"Is it because of your hallucinations?" Mu Chun asked?

"No, I think it's not a hallucination, it's real. I'm going to see my neighbor today." Li Mu suspected that there was a leak upstairs and then found out that it wasn't a leak upstairs at all, but something terrible on the ceiling of the bathroom at his home. I told Mu Chun what happened.

Muchun was fascinated when he heard this, and then said: "Is it a cat?"

Li Mu opened his eyes wide in shock, "Doctor, what did you say?"

"I said there might be a cat in the ceiling." Mu Chun repeated.

"No, no, how is it possible?" Li Mu kept shaking his head, how could it be a cat?

Now Li Mu would rather believe that someone hid a body above the bathroom than believe that there is a cat there. For some reason, Li Mu just doesn't want to think about it.

"Look, there is blood on your car. That's because you rescued a bloody cat in the grass yesterday. Then, you found the cat's meows and cat footprints many times in the bathroom, and you were still there. You saw blood stains on your wife's face and hands, and you were worried that you accidentally crushed a black cat in the community when you came back from the New Year's Day holiday. All of these things clearly pointed to cats, but you didn't want to admit that it was the cat. No? This logic is not difficult for you to understand and explain. Your real fear is not this."

Muchun's tone gradually changed from a story-telling mystery to a serious explanation. It was hard for Li Mu to refute, because indeed, Muchun seemed to be right.

"And I have evidence. There must be a cat in your bathroom. Do you want to know more about it?" Mu Chun tried to ask.

"Don't scare me, doctor. I'm actually quite afraid of cats." Li Mu sighed, got up and walked to the window, opened it, and took a few big breaths of air.

"I had a patient here, an 80-year-old lady, who complained that she couldn't sleep every night. When I asked her why she couldn't sleep, she said it was because she kept hearing cats meowing in the middle of the night, and it was a scream. "Mu Chun said slowly, and after finishing speaking, he leaned back on the chair and paid attention to Li Mu's expression.

"Screams?" Li Mu frowned.

"Yes." Muchun nodded.

Li Mu suddenly laughed, spread his hands and said, "What does that have to do with me? There are many reasons why the old man can't sleep. It's not surprising to hear cats meowing or something."

"Yes, I wouldn't find it strange if it was just a cat meowing, but this old lady lives in your community, and I just compared the addresses of your two families, and this old lady lives in On the same floor as you."

Muchun's eyes were full of worry. He looked at Li Mu and followed Li Mu's eyes, but Li Mu turned his face away.

"Maybe it's a coincidence." Li Mu said softly.

"Yes, I think it's a coincidence. So I gave her some sleeping pills and urged the old lady to sleep well and not to think about things when she couldn't sleep. How could there be a cat barking outside in the middle of the night in such a winter? Yeah, right." Muchun said.

"Yes, it should be. I don't even know. I'm afraid I did all these things, but I don't remember." After speaking, Li Mu covered his face with both hands and rubbed it several times.

Muchun stood up and got him a glass of hot water.

"Thank you." Li Mu took the cup and thanked him. "What did those questions say just now? Am I mentally ill?"

Mu Chun laughed and paced back and forth on the ground, "If you were about ten years younger than you are now, I might be inclined to pay attention to whether your mental disorder has the possibility of schizophrenia, because they look very similar to each other. Fantasy that is out of touch with reality, imaginary domestic violence, and all kinds of non-existent hallucinations, it really looks like that."

"That's what's going on. Will it be better if you give me some medicine? Will this hallucination disappear? Once I have a rage attack, I will see myself beating others, and then once I get home late at night, I will When I heard the cat's voice, I was probably hallucinating, and I also have memory loss problems, so if I take some medicine and sleep well, will it be fine?"

Li Mu was eager to confirm that he indeed suffered from some kind of mental illness. Such patients were really rare.

But Mu Chun knew very well that Li Mu's situation was not that simple. Part of the reason for his seeming mental disorder and hallucinations was due to his own health problems, long-term fatigue, endless work, lack of enough sleep, or even no sleep at all. Meet minimum levels of sleep requirements.

It doesn't seem difficult to assess him as a mental illness under such work intensity and mental pressure, but once he easily concludes that he has symptoms of schizophrenia, it will not be of any benefit to Li Mu, and he may even be leading Li Mu in circles.

Muchun knew very well that what he needed now was to get enough sleep and understand the essence of the matter.

The first is the problem of anger that he feels strongly subjectively. This problem does exist. According to the assessment results and Li Mu’s supervisor’s narrative, this situation has been clarified. In view of Li Mu’s anger and anxiety problems, the triggering causes were found and passed 3-5 times. Outpatient treatment can provide effective relief. Mu Chun believes that Li Mu has a strong desire for help. As long as he persists in treatment, he will soon be able to improve.

What troubles Muchun is Li Mu's [hallucination] and his inconsistent explanations for the hallucination.

There seemed to be something in it that Muchun hadn't noticed yet.

What exactly is it?

Li Mu obviously wanted to figure out the cause of his hallucinations, and he was also very eager to get treatment. So what caused him to be so blind to the reality pointed to by the [hallucinations]?

Could it be.