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Chapter 393 - 386 Motivational Interviewing Method

Chapter 393: Chapter 386 Motivational Interviewing Method

Not bad, Xu Pengcheng didn’t feel guilty because of Wang Rui’s departure.

This would make the problems much smaller.

Nan Zhubin quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Then he directly pointed out what he observed: "I feel like you’re a bit upset, is it because you heard your teammates have changed coaches?"

Xu Pengcheng nodded: "Yes, exactly, I feel like I’ve caused trouble for everyone again. After all, the whole incident started because I accidentally fell from upstairs."

"Now with a new coach, everyone definitely has to adapt to the new training rhythm and such, slowing down the training progress for everyone..."

In this sentence, Nan Zhubin keenly captured the key words.

"You just said ’caused trouble for everyone again’?"

"Yes. It’s just that, in the past, because I always did extra training, I already caused a lot of trouble for everyone. And now this happened again..."

Nan Zhubin felt like he understood the issue.

At this moment, a kind of aura very similar to Li Mingchen and Lin Junkai appeared around Xu Pengcheng.

[Avoiding eye contact, frequently blinking.]

[Corners of the mouth downturned, eyebrows knitted together.]

[Hand tightly clutching clothes... no, it had already pinched into the flesh. Is this a self-punishment action?]

[A deeper negative emotion than guilt — a sense of guilt?]

Nan Zhubin blinked.

Li Mingchen and Lin Junkai felt guilty because they had covertly bullied Xu Pengcheng.

Why do you feel guilty too... wait.

A few thoughts collided in Nan Zhubin’s mind.

Like a spider web, several logical nodes in his mind suddenly stretched out chains, connecting with each other.

Nan Zhubin suddenly understood.

"You said before that going hungry was ’necessary’ for you to pass the fitness test, that you had to lower your weight this way."

"So when you’re hungry, because of that burning pain in your stomach, do you feel like you’ve caused less trouble for your teammates?"

Nan Zhubin intentionally asked with some flaws.

Xu Pengcheng thought about it seriously and replied: "The trouble I cause for everyone doesn’t decrease. But when my stomach feels uncomfortable, I do feel a bit better inside."

Nan Zhubin maintained a relaxed posture, keeping a smile on his face.

But the little person in his heart slapped him on the face.

This problem of [anorexia] has a second factor.

Besides the distorted cognition by the coach, there’s also a layer of atonement-like [self-punishment].

Nan Zhubin took a deep breath.

"When your teammates participate in extra training with you, do they make some significant moves? Does it make you feel better inside at that time too?"

Xu Pengcheng was still thinking seriously, then nodded.

Nan Zhubin maintained his expression.

Sighed inwardly.

...

The root of the problem has only been fully exposed now.

In today’s original plan, Nan Zhubin intended to directly conduct behavior training on Xu Pengcheng’s [anorexia] issue.

After the fall incident, Xu Pengcheng’s belief that "dieting can improve performance and pass the fitness test" has been sufficiently shaken.

And with Wang Rui’s departure, there was no longer a realistic factor for Xu Pengcheng to keep dieting.

Therefore, conducting behavior training at this time is theoretically a logical step.

Unexpectedly, Xu Pengcheng still had a deeper cognitive issue that hadn’t been resolved.

In this situation, Xu Pengcheng doesn’t have the motivation to change his behavior.

Even if Nan Zhubin trains him, the effect would be counterproductive.

[Need to adjust the intervention plan.]

Thoughts began to collide again.

Fortunately, when it comes to cognitive issues, Nan Zhubin is quite experienced.

[Today... let’s use the Motivational Interviewing method.]

...

The Xu Pengcheng in front of him is evidently a visitor with weak psychological energy and insufficient self-motivation.

He doesn’t have the motivation to change himself.

What Nan Zhubin needs to do is to inject this energy into Xu Pengcheng and then provoke him to generate motivation for self-change.

Thus, he chose the consulting technique to be used next—

Motivational Interviewing (MI), a counseling technique centered on collaboration, guidance, and empowering.

Aimed at enhancing intrinsic motivation in individuals to promote their spontaneous willingness to engage in behavior change.

Motivational Interviewing is also a relatively new integrative psychological intervention technique that has recently appeared, mainly integrating the theories of [Humanism] and [Cognitive Behavior] therapy, and has gradually developed into an independent applied system in practice.

Nan Zhubin is not a consultant with a fixed style.

But when facing visitors like Xu Pengcheng, he prefers to start with [Humanism].

Of course, in actual situations, Nan Zhubin would appropriately switch styles.

For instance, when confronting a bar boss, Boss Huang, who’s been repeatedly criticized but continues to renew the service.

[I wonder if I could meet such visitors again when I go to Beidu...]

Thoughts pulled back.

The most important elements in Motivational Interviewing are four:

First, express Empathy. The core is to understand the emotional and conflicting feelings of the visitor through deep listening and acceptance, rather than judging or correcting them.

Second, Present Contradictions. The core is to help the visitor realize the conflict between current behavior and deeper goals.

Third, Handle Resistance. The core is not to directly confront or persuade, but to view "resistance" as a signal needing exploration.

Fourth, Arouse Self-Efficacy. The core is to reinforce the visitor’s confidence in change, believing they possess the ability to act.

For these four elements, one can arrange combinations and formulate a phased consultation plan.

[Try changing his cognition in this consultation first.]

[If progress is fast, maybe today we could connect a technique to train his eating habits.]

With that in mind.

Nan Zhubin followed the [Motivational Interviewing] thought process and continued the discussion with Xu Pengcheng from before.

...

"From what you just said, it seems your dieting behavior has two layers of meaning."

"First, it’s to improve your fitness test performance."

"Second, it’s to make yourself feel a bit better psychologically when you’re starving."

Nan Zhubin first summarized what Xu Pengcheng had just said.

Xu Pengcheng nodded: "Yes."

"But a few days ago, you had low blood sugar due to dieting and accidentally fell."

Nan Zhubin said: "These days, there hasn’t been any training. Moreover, after being discharged today, your physical fitness would have significantly declined compared to before, right?"

"If you look at it this way, your current dieting not only doesn’t improve test performance but also negatively impacts it."

[Present Contradictions], the first layer.

This layer of contradiction was easily resolved because the facts were undeniable.

After hearing what Nan Zhubin said, Xu Pengcheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Yes, that’s correct..."