Nan Zhubin glanced at the wall clock.

Although the earlier process of [hypnosis] was simplified, it still took half an hour.

Including the initial time for basic communication, it has now exceeded the standard consultation duration.

Nan Zhubin, as usual, sent a message to Mo Kai, telling the assistant not to knock and interrupt, as he needed to appropriately extend the consultation.

However, even if Nan Zhubin slightly increased the consultation time today, the remaining time is not enough for an in-depth discussion of the visitor's situation.

As far as Nan Zhubin is concerned, the visitor in front of him really needs in-depth discussion.

Although the visitor ultimately exited the hypnotic state by themselves, preventing Nan Zhubin from gathering more information, it was enough for Nan Zhubin to verify part of his conjectures.

However, the first consultation does not require too in-depth discussion, and the current consulting relationship does not allow Nan Zhubin to delve too deeply.

The interpretation of the visitor's dream should mainly focus on surface intentions, with one or two deepening points mixed in.

Nan Zhubin answered the visitor's questions very cautiously, layering armor: "As we said before, the interpretation of personalized dreams must be combined with personal character traits and recent life experiences."

Nan Zhubin made a spreading hand gesture: "And this is our first consultation, and I haven't had much understanding of you. Although we have acquired a substantial amount of dream information this time, the interpretation method might still lean more towards a textbook style."

"I will provide several possibilities I see, hoping to be helpful to you."

The visitor took a sip from the cup and nodded slightly to Nan Zhubin's words.

Compared to when she first entered the consultation room, her whole aura has undergone an earth-shaking change.

Nan Zhubin organized his words. Following the usual "first praise then criticism" consulting expression order, he first talked about the relatively neutral parts of the visitor's dream.

"At first, you said you were inside a hospital." Nan Zhubin said.

The visitor nodded.

"But later, according to your description, the place you were in was neither the hospital where you were during the day nor any hospital you had visited before."

Nan Zhubin analyzed: "We can temporarily view it as your memory not being deep enough. This 'hospital' might be a place you visited before, but you subjectively can't recall it, so it appears in your subconscious dream. It signifies that something significant happened in this hospital, making it unforgettable for you."

"But... there is another possibility."

Nan Zhubin looked at the visitor: "This 'hospital' is actually a false scene you pieced together, but your cognition ascribed it the environmental background of a 'hospital.' In our daily cognition, hospitals serve the roles of 'intervention' and 'healing.'"

"This indicates that your subconscious believes you need help."

"Especially, you even describe the place as the 'emergency room' of a hospital, which further expresses an urgency for help."

The visitor pursed her lips, an awkward arc flashed on the right corner of her mouth, fleeting.

"So, does it mean I still need help?"

Her attitude wasn't quite agreeable, as if she had anticipated what Nan Zhubin would say.

It seems like whenever a psychological consultant analyzes something, they always conclude in this way.

The visitor is also a healthcare worker, understanding that when doctors examine patients, they rarely decisively conclude that the patient has no issues.

—But can you find someone who physiologically has no issues?

Obviously not.

So, the significance of such judgment is not substantial.

Nan Zhubin laughed softly: "We are now merely analyzing the dream, I will continue—"

"Subsequently, you described being in a hallway. 'Hallway' is also a classic psychological image, possessing significant undertones of solitude and confusion, especially as you were in a corridor during the dimly lit nighttime, further reflecting internal unease."

The visitor didn't speak, only feeling that what Nan Zhubin was saying now was mostly cliché.

This path of analyzing people towards loneliness and fear is quite similar to certain commercialization and entertainment-oriented psychological analyses or tests.

Nan Zhubin continued: "Afterward, you stopped at the bathroom with dark water flowing out."

"The bathroom is a private space used for dealing with body waste and cleansing, generally symbolizing those emotions and traumas that are hidden and unwilling to be shown."

"And the water flowing out symbolizes uncontrollably spreading negative emotions, representing something suppressed to the extreme and bursting out. This results in a 'broken pipe' and 'leakage.'"

"Of course, I have another hypothesis—" Nan Zhubin abruptly changed his tone.

He mentioned as if unintentionally: "That this 'water' is not just an image, but might also be some realistic projection; your negative emotions may have a direct association with water in reality."

...

This time, the visitor did not comment.

She merely picked up the cup and drank several gulps continuously, not looking at Nan Zhubin's method.

"Subsequently, being 'surrounded by water' and 'uncontrollably stepping into the water' further depicts a sense of losing control."

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