Genius Club.

Chapter 28 Psychologist
"This is what I think, Lin Xian."

Gao Yang forced Lin Xian to preach:

"In fact, I am a jack of all trades in the field of psychology. All the things I told you before were what I saw in the circle of friends of that [psychologist] before."

"Do you still remember that psychiatrist? She was a client of mine who sold cars. I showed you her circle of friends before..."

As he spoke, Gao Yang took out his mobile phone, opened the WeChat friend message, and showed it to Lin Xian.

Lin Xian had seen the photo on the screen before. It was a middle-aged woman in a white coat. She had a gentle smile, gray hair, and a fresh and clean outfit, which made her look friendly and comfortable.

"You mean..." Lin Xian blinked:
"Are you going to take me to see a [psychologist]?"

"That's right!"

"Not really, not really... I'm really not sick, so stop worrying about me." Lin Xian waved his hand to refuse.

Perhaps from Gao Yang's perspective, he was suffering from some serious illness, but he knew his own situation clearly.

"It's not that long to just go and listen! Doctor Liu is a professional!"

Gao Yang directly opened the webpage, searched for Dr. Liu's name, and then showed Lin Xian his resume:
"Look! Dr. Liu is best at studying the subconscious, dreams, and cognition. Instead of us just sitting here and thinking about it blindly every day... it's better to let the experts explain it to you in just a few words!"

"You have to believe in science and authority! Dr. Liu's consultation fee of 3000 yuan per hour is a symbol of strength and authority!"

"3000 yuan an hour?" Lin Xian stood up directly:

"Why don't you go and grab it?"

"Oh, is this still the time to feel bad about money?"

Gao Yang pulled Lin Xian to sit down and waved his hand:
"Brother will help you with this money!"

"It's all thanks to you that you can earn so much money during this World Cup. For your mental health, you must not save this money!"

"I've already made an appointment for you, let's go!"

……

After one hour.

Gao Yang dragged Lin Xian to Dr. Liu's psychological clinic.

It is called a clinic, but in fact it is a very quiet 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 yuan." Gao Yang whispered to Lin Xian, "Psychologists really make money!"

"That's right, there are people like you rushing to give money." Lin Xian was really helpless.

Although he knew that Gao Yang was also well-intentioned and worried about him, there was really no need to make such a big fuss...

"Since you're here, Lin Xian, and you've already paid, why don't you go in and listen first!"

Gao Yang knocked on the door.

The door was not closed, so the two walked straight in.

The villa is decorated in European style, and all kinds of furniture are made of logs. There is also a fireplace burning firewood on the north side, which is quite romantic.

"Is this Mr. Gao Yang? Please come to this room."

A gentle and soft voice came from the next room. It sounded very comfortable, as soothing as the sound of gurgling water.

They pushed open the door to the next room.

This is also a large room with a wooden lounge chair in the middle of the room and several wooden chairs neatly arranged in the corners.

The sunlight shines through the huge windows, making the entire room warmer and even your breathing slow down.

There was a mahogany desk in front of the window. Doctor Liu sat on the chair with a smile, looking at Lin Xian and Gao Yang.

Lin Xian looked at Dr. Liu... She was even kinder than she looked in the photo, like a kind grandmother, and the look in her eyes was full of love and tenderness when she looked at them.

"Mr. Lin, please lie down on the recliner and relax your body and mind. Let's have a brief chat first." Lin Xian lay down on the recliner according to Dr. Liu's instructions...

Close your eyes...

Take a deep breath and relax your body...

Then we started with a simple question and answer session, basically just chatting about some basic situations.

Age, work, family situation, relationship status and so on.

Lin Xian answered all these questions truthfully. There was no need to hide anything anyway.

But when he asked about the confusion in his dream later... Lin Xian did not tell everything because he felt that some things were really unnecessary to talk about, and he did not believe that a psychologist could solve his problems.

Doctor Liu was chatting with Lin Xian while taking notes in his notebook.

finally……

After the two finished chatting, Dr. Liu looked at Lin Xian and asked:

"Mr. Lin, are you sure you can distinguish between reality and dreams?"

Lin Xian nodded:
"That's absolutely no problem, Doctor Liu. I never confuse dreams with reality."

“How do you judge and distinguish between the two?”

Lin Xian was really stumped by this question.

Who can't tell the difference between dreams and reality?

When you fall asleep it is a dream, when you wake up it is reality. Do you need any other criteria to judge this?

He opened his eyes and said slowly:

"To be honest, Doctor Liu, I have never seriously considered this issue. I instinctively think that... the time after waking up must be the real world. Is this common sense?"

Doctor Liu smiled:

"Don't underestimate this issue. Even today, there is no complete theoretical method to accurately distinguish between reality and dreams. More cognition and judgment actually come from human intuition."

"Especially in dreams, almost everyone is unaware that they are dreaming. Only a very small number of people, under very rare circumstances... are likely to realize that they are dreaming. In psychology, we call this lucid dreaming."

……

Don’t realize you’re dreaming?
Lin Xian had never had this feeling before... He knew very well when he was dreaming.

Because his dream was so iconic, repeating that day endlessly, 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 hesitation:

"I'm different from you. I'm a normal person! Normal people don't realize they are dreaming unless they wake up."

"To be honest, sometimes the contents of my dreams are quite absurd, like I'm back in high school, or I'm chased by dinosaurs... But even if they are ridiculous, I still don't realize I'm in a dream. Only when I wake up in the middle of the night do I realize I was dreaming."

Doctor Liu nodded and said as he lowered his head to take notes:
"Gao Yang is right. Most people's dreams are absurd, 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 are you aware that you are dreaming every time, but you can also remember clearly how the dream started every day. Moreover, the content of the dream is not absurd and is basically the same as reality."

Doctor Liu stopped writing and looked up at Lin Xian:

"This is a very dangerous signal. Because both worlds are real enough. If one day, you lose the reference to distinguish between reality and dreams... You know what will happen, right?"

"By then, you won't be able to tell the difference between reality and dreams."

(End of this chapter)