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Chapter 265 - 263 [Detail Deconstruction] and [Event Reconstruction]

Chapter 265: Chapter 263 [Detail Deconstruction] and [Event Reconstruction]

I feel these thoughts are incorrect.

So what exactly is incorrect about them?

Nan Zhubin didn’t voice this question.

Getting Li Minglu to articulate "what exactly is incorrect" is the third step.

There is still a second step in between.

The progression of counseling steps cannot be rushed.

Let me give you an analogy.

If encountering a problem and feeling troubled at the "present" is considered the [starting point].

Solving the problem, and no longer being troubled in the "future," is considered the [end point] on the other side of the river.

For professional psychologists, just saying: "You can go from the [starting point] to the [end point]."

For people with normal emotions, mood, and cognition, they might need an extra step: "Start from the [starting point] and ’row’ to the [end point], and that’s it."

For those with weaker psychological energy, they might require even more steps: "Before setting off from the [starting point], you might find a boat from such and such place, then row across using this boat, with these actions... What? Your wrist is injured? No worries, I can adjust your rowing actions according to your body like this, this, and this... you can still reach the [end point]!"

Each step must be meticulously decomposed.

At this moment, Nan Zhubin faces Li Minglu.

After Li Minglu has successfully recalled the [emotional event].

"Very good." Nan Zhubin first affirmed Li Minglu’s memory, "Now we have completed the first step of [Emotion Memory Rewrite] — [Memory Extraction]."

"Next, we proceed to the second step — [Detail Deconstruction]."

Currently, although this [emotional event] is only a [scale 5] event.

Recalling it still allows Li Minglu’s emotional state to drop.

This time, Nan Zhubin did not rush to use [Emotional Infection] to pull Li Minglu’s mood, but purely used the counseling technique to guide Li Minglu.

Nan Zhubin asked, "How did you feel when this happened?"

"Uncomfortable." Li Minglu’s answer was very vague.

Nan Zhubin continued to ask, "Specifically which kind of [uncomfortable]? Can you describe it with a detailed emotion?"

Li Minglu frowned, a sign that the brain is thinking hard.

He seemed to be chewing over his emotions at the time, trying to savor the finest taste among them.

"Perhaps... [guilt]."

Nan Zhubin nodded internally, continuing to guide step by step: "[Guilt], huh. So, how does your body perceive this [guilt]?"

"Or rather, how does this [guilt] affect your body?"

Li Minglu frowned.

"I might be trembling all over. Then, all the muscles on my body tightening."

"It’s like my body might be resisting me from continuing to contact Editor Xue, not wanting to burden him further."

Nan Zhubin captured what he wanted from Li Minglu’s narrative this time.

He decisively chose to repeat the content and extend it: "You just mentioned the ’muscles tightening’ all over, that’s a very good detail."

"Now, if you were to use something as a metaphor for that ’muscle tightening’ state at the time, what would you compare it to?"

A metaphor using something?

Li Minglu’s thoughts completely followed Nan Zhubin’s lead.

After thinking for a while, he tentatively said, "A rock? That feeling of muscles tightening all over, I felt as if I were a rock."

Very good.

Nan Zhubin felt a touch of excitement inside, Li Minglu’s progress in counseling this time was indeed pleasing.

"Then in the future, can we call this event of ’searching Editor Xue’s chat history due to lack of inspiration and then feeling sorry for Editor Xue’ the [Rock Event]?"

Simplified a long description into a short term—

[Rock Event].

Li Minglu quietly chewed on this short name, these brief four characters, while his fingers rubbed the small wooden piece on his bracelet.

"Okay, from now on, let’s call it the [Rock Event]."

...

Refining Li Minglu’s vague [uncomfortable] emotion into [guilt];

Then substitute the emotional [guilt] with the physical sensation of [muscle tightness];

Finally, summarize the whole event with a metaphor like the [Rock Event].

"Now, our second step of [Emotion Memory Rewrite Method], [Detail Deconstruction] is thus completed."

Nan Zhubin smiled at Li Minglu.

Silently, this series of measures has already caused a subtle change in Li Minglu, though Li Minglu himself is not yet aware.

And Nan Zhubin doesn’t plan to let Li Minglu go back and feel it again now.

He has to wait for the whole process to complete and generate a sufficiently large emotional gap.

Only then, when letting Li Minglu look back, will he feel a rebirth-like sensation.

"Next, we proceed to the third step — [Event Reconstruction]."

When Nan Zhubin said this, he looked at Li Minglu’s hand.

"During this process, I need you to touch the small wooden piece on your bracelet more frequently, ideally keeping your hand on it throughout the whole process."

Li Minglu nodded: "Okay, Mr. Nan."

Nan Zhubin began to guide the [Event Reconstruction] process.

This [Reconstruction] content is Li Minglu’s thoughts regarding the [Rock Event].

Some of which need to be artificially constructed by Nan Zhubin from scratch; others need to be visualized and thus reinforced based on Li Minglu’s original vague thoughts.

"Previously, when you recounted the [Rock Event], you said, ’I definitely know now that these thoughts are incorrect.’

"So, where do you think they’re incorrect?"

Nan Zhubin approached this topic by referring to what Li Minglu had previously said.

Li Minglu touched the small wooden piece on his bracelet and recalled, "Editor Xue never said anything like that in front of me, maybe because he didn’t want me to overthink."

"But he told Xiao Sui that after my illness, the paintings I produced had a flavor that was unique... although it’s hard to say whether they became better or worse, they indeed became more ’rare,’ and thus sold better."

"So, from this perspective, after falling ill, for Editor Xue... it was actually a good thing?"

Nan Zhubin paused in silence.

This Editor Xue deliberately didn’t tell you, told your wife instead, but your wife indirectly let you know, right...

Try to [focus on the positive].

"So, in fact, there wasn’t any negative impact on the presentation of your works for your friend Editor Xue due to the ’change in your work state.’

Li Minglu nodded.

"I need you to repeat my summary, and at the same time, keep doing what you’ve been doing."

Nan Zhubin looked at Li Minglu’s action of rubbing the small wooden piece.