Chapter 3 02 lost

Generally speaking, my partner and I don't like split personalities very much, because more than one multiple consciousness - that is, split personalities - cannot be hypnotized.This is a very headache. Of course, that doesn't mean we haven't taken on this type of work. The middle-aged man looked at us nervously and said, "I can't find my other personality." Apparently, my partner didn't understand - because he was looking at me with a look of despair on his face.I guess he thought he'd been in this business for too long and had a nervous breakdown.In fact, I didn't understand that sentence either.

The middle-aged man in front of us took a quick look at our faces, and after calming down a little, he repeated: "I'm not joking, my other personality is gone." I settled down: "You mean, you were split, but now you are the only one left, and the guy who shared your body is gone?" "Pay attention to your wording." My partner disliked me for not using professional vocabulary when facing customers, "It's not a guy, it's consciousness, the consciousness of sharing a body..." Middle-aged man: "Yes, no matter what it is, it's gone anyway, and I'm the only one left."

Partner: "Isn't that great? You've recovered." It seemed that he planned to send the middle-aged man in front of him away. Middle-aged man: "But, I'm not the main body, I'm a split!" The partner couldn't help laughing: "What? Have you played enough? Don't want to continue?" The middle-aged man was not angry at all, but became more serious: "No, I exist because of the needs of 'him', or rather, I exist because of 'him'! Without that body, I am nothing .” I couldn't help but think about this sentence for a while, and found that what we were facing was a logical problem.

When I glanced at my partner, I saw that he was observing the "second personality" in front of me with a half-smile and interest.I can see from his curious expression that he really wants to take this order. So, I asked the middle-aged man when he began to notice that the other personality was missing.He told me that it was about a week ago, maybe more, but he couldn't be sure about the exact time, because every time he woke up, he was still in the same environment as when he fell asleep.And he also checked, and there was no sign that the first personality had any activity, so he changed from initial surprise to bewilderment, then experienced loss, and finally panic.After a brief exchange of ideas, we decided to start investigating with hypnosis first, to see what was going on.

"This way you can know where your Noumenon is. After all, we have to find the problem from before 'he' disappeared. Because you don't know what 'he' has done." I use very unprofessional language explain to him. The partner didn't correct me again. When setting up the camera, I lowered my voice and asked my partner: "Are you sure he's normal? He's lying, can't you see it? Do you really want to pick it up?" My greedy partner didn't hesitate or feel uneasy at all: "Of course I can see it, his eyes kept blinking when he described it, but so what? What are you afraid of? It doesn't matter if it's normal, anyway, the money he paid is real, Even if it's to play with him, what's wrong? And, what if it's really like what he said?"

Me: "How could it be true? If it is true, multiple personalities cannot be hypnotized." The partner smiled: "Did you forget? He only has this consciousness at the moment." Me: "But..." Partner: "Nothing But, a guy who's past puberty comes here to lie, pay, and get something through hypnosis, so we'll just satisfy him. Also, I really want to know why the hell he's doing it .” After setting up the camera, I sat down in front of the middle-aged man, kept my body leaning forward, and looked into his eyes. He glanced back at his partner behind him, then turned to look at me again: "Uh... I'm not sleepy, so can I be hypnotized?"

His partner told him: "If you are sleepy, it is not easy to succeed, because you will really fall asleep." Middle-aged man: "Isn't hypnosis really falling asleep?" I don't want to waste time explaining this to him: "Come on, turn your head, look me in the eyes, relax..." He turned his head and looked at me hesitantly. Me: "Calm down, relax, I don't care who you are, since you want to get back your body consciousness through hypnosis, then you just sit down as I just said, we will help you." He nodded. Seeing his tense look, I sighed secretly: "You still haven't relaxed enough, how about this, let's relax little by little from the top of your head... First, lean your body back and put your center of gravity back..."

He did so, though his eyes still looked skeptical. Me: "That's it, slowly, relax your body...your head is still tense, start from the scalp, take your time, relax..." He did as before, and calmed down a little. Me: "Next is the forehead... yes, the forehead, don't wrinkle, relax the skin, let it stretch out easily..." It took me a full 10 minutes for the second personality to follow my instructions step by step. Beginning at the top of the head, with the verbal guidance begin to move into the state of surrendering consciousness.He changed from hesitation at the beginning to compliance, and in the end he only knew compliance completely unconsciously, without a trace of resistance.

"Very well, you have slowly... moved towards the depths of your own consciousness..." He began to lower his head naturally and loosely. "...Very well, you walk down the spiral downward steps... slowly..." His breathing became flat and heavy. "...You have seen the wooden door at the end of the stairs... When I allow... Push it open, and you will go back to a week ago as 'him'." Middle-aged man: "...OK..." "3." His head dropped even lower. "2." His hand twitched slightly. "1." He slumped quietly on the couch, motionless.

"Tell me, what did you see?" I don't know why, but I have a glimmer of anticipation, emotionally a bit like the first time I hypnotized someone independently many years ago. After a brief silence, the middle-aged man spoke: "I saw...a person..." Me: "What kind of person?" Middle-aged man: "People with the same posture as me..." Me: "Same pose? Are you standing in front of a mirror?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." Me: "Is that yourself in the mirror?" Middle-aged man: "This...is 'he'..." It surprised me that he would use the third person to describe himself during hypnosis.

Me: "What are you doing in front of the mirror?" Middle-aged man: "...didn't do anything, just watched..." At this time, he became short of breath with a little anxiety. Me: "Do you keep watching like this?" Middle-aged man: "Yes..." Me: "Can you tell me what you're thinking?" Middle-aged man: "Yes..." Me: "So, what have you been thinking?" Middle-aged man: "Scared..." Me: "Scared? Are you scared?" Middle-aged man: "Yes..." Me: "What scares you?" Middle-aged man: "A... person..." Me: "Who?" The middle-aged man hesitated for a while: "One...a person who can't see clearly..." I was stunned for a moment before I realized it: "It wasn't just you at the time, but there were other people?" Middle-aged man: "It's..." Me: "Is it a man?" Middle-aged man: "It's...a man..." Me: "What kind of man is that?" Middle-aged man: "Made..." At this time, his speaking speed became slower and slower. Me: "Manufacturing? A man in the manufacturing industry?" Middle-aged man: "No...it's made...made...people..." I couldn't help but look at my partner: "Manufactured? Are you referring to children?" Middle-aged man: "No, it's not..." After a quick analysis for a few seconds, I asked, "Is it the person you created?" Middle-aged man: "... yes." Me: "You mean, you created a human being?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." My partner and I were stunned. Strictly speaking, it is not impossible for a self-coordinated person to have a split personality.However, so far, I have not been in contact with such a case, including neither did my tutor when I was studying.This is not to say that we are ignorant, but because the situation of split personality is very rare in itself, and the situation of so-called "coordinated split" is even more "special case".Theoretically speaking, "multiple personality" means that more than two kinds of psychology, behavior and experience exist in one body. If this is not the case, there is no such thing as multiple personality.Therefore, both my partner and I have an extremely conservative attitude towards the issue of coordinated multiple personality-before we have seen it, this situation only exists in theory. Because of this, apart from theoretical understanding, I have no experience in coping with it. I hesitated for a moment, then asked: "You deliberately created a person, right?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." Me: "Then why did you make a human?" Middle-aged man: "Because...I...I... am not good enough...so...I..." Me: "You both know each other's existence, right?" Middle-aged man: "I know..." Me: "Are you the first personality?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." Me: "So why are you afraid of him?" Middle-aged man: "Because... because of me... I'm getting shallower..." Me: "Getting shallower?" Middle-aged man: "...yes...shallow..." At this time, he looked very disturbed, twitching quickly like a spasm, and shaking his head nervously. Me: "You mean that compared with him, you are relatively shallow, don't you?" Middle-aged man: "Yes..." At this moment, I noticed that my partner's brows were getting tighter and tighter. I guess he understood something, and vaguely knew what it was. Me: "How long did it take you to make him?" Middle-aged man: "3 years." Me: "Did you create a new personality after that?" The middle-aged man seemed to have some mood swings at this time: "No...no..." Me: "So, can you tell me how you make a human being?" The middle-aged man's breathing quickened: "Yes." Me: "How did you do it?" His breathing became more and more rapid: "... imitation." Hearing this, although I have a general understanding of what is going on, I still asked: "'He', from the very beginning, he knew that he was created, right?" Middle-aged man: "I knew it from the beginning..." Me: "Did you ever try to get rid of 'him'?" The voice of the middle-aged man was almost whispering. If you don't listen carefully, you can hardly hear what he is saying: "I... don't remember... I don't want... I can't do it... I can't... I Can't find..." I took a deep breath and asked what I thought was the most important question: "Are you 'he'?" Middle-aged man: "I...I am..." I looked up at my partner and realized he was looking at me too.We looked at each other and nodded - that meant the hypnosis could be over. I retracted my gaze and continued to stare at the middle-aged man in front of me: "When I count to '3', you will wake up." Middle-aged man: "Okay, I will...wake up..." I 1." The partner stood up silently behind him, hugging his shoulders, and it was obvious that he was more confident than me. Me: "2." The entire body of a middle-aged man begins to twitch slightly like a nightmare, which is rare. Me: "3." After pausing for a while, he raised his head and looked at me suspiciously: "It's over?" I closed my notebook and got ready to get up to turn off the camera: "Yeah." After closing the door leading to the hypnosis room, I picked up the cup on the table, and before I could even bring the water to my mouth, I heard my partner standing by the window curse. Me: "Is it bad?" Partner: "Will there always be such a stupid person?" I took a few sips of water before responding: "Probably, otherwise we wouldn't be needed." He turned his head, and I could see that he had calmed down at this point: "Next, let me talk to him." Me: "Actually, you can get enough of it without talking about it. Remember the case I mentioned to you? It's very similar, isn't it?" Partner: "Well, I still remember that I thought that thing was nonsense at the time, but I didn't expect to meet him, so I still wanted to talk to him, and I couldn't help but verify... It's a professional habit... I think it might be Eighty percent of the relationship problems are caused by marriage." Me: "Why do you think so?" Partner: "Did he mention family and children? Except during hypnosis, any other time?" Me: "No...you mean he should have, but he never mentioned it, so..." Partner: "At his age, generally speaking, he should be married, but at first he talked about his worries, but he never mentioned his wife or children, so I think there should be some problems... I prefer marriage The problem... besides, such a big matter, without mentioning half a word of the family, is logically unreasonable." Me: "The inference is correct...but..." Partner: "Of course, more than that, have you seen his outfit?" Me: "Attire? Casual clothes, very ordinary?" Partner: "It's not just what you see. Although he is dressed in casual clothes, the brand is actually very elegant..." At this moment, I couldn't help turning my head and glanced at the middle-aged man sitting in the hypnosis room through the glass door Yes, that's true, that guy's clothes are indeed not cheap. "...From my observation just now, judging from his personality, he is not the kind of person who pays attention to clothes. His current clothes should be bought for him by someone else, I guess his wife..." I smiled. "Well, you can never stop a woman from trying to groom her man." Partner: "However, the style of the clothes is relatively old, it should be from a few years ago. Also, the collocation looks a bit messy, it must have been chosen for him a long time ago, but there is no one to guide his collocation. That's why I would say that I'm more inclined to have marital issues that caused the current situation." I sighed, his observation and capture of details is beyond my reach: "Okay, Mr. Holmes, after you finish talking with him, you can tell him? I think he probably needs psychological counseling." The partner nodded: "I'm afraid it will take quite a long time of counseling..." When I sat down in the study, I saw the notebook on my partner's desk, so I picked it up and flipped through it a few times.Except for a date written in the header, there is not a word. Middle-aged man: "What did you ask just now? What did I say? Can you find 'him'?" The partner did not answer directly: "If you want, I can show you the video later." The middle-aged man nodded silently, and he didn't seem to be so eager to watch the video. Partner: "Since when did you know that you have a second personality?" It seems that he intends to start by completely following the other party's lies. Middle-aged man: "3 years ago." Partner: "Is it the beginning?" The middle-aged man nodded. Partner: "That is to say, from the beginning, you knew very well that you were a second personality?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." Partner: "Are you...is he married?" Middle-aged man: "Married and have a child." Partner: "What do you know about 'his' wife and children?" Middle-aged man: "I don't understand." Partner: "Why?" Middle-aged man: "Because I'm divorced." Partner: "Did you get divorced or did Personality One get divorced?" Middle-aged man: "'He'." Partner: "Before you were made?" The middle-aged man frowned: "Yes. Is it important?" The partner nodded. Middle-aged man: "I know very little about 'his' wife and children." Partner: "Tell me what you know." Middle-aged man: "The reason is that 'his' wife cheated, and then 'he' and his wife agreed to divorce, and the son belonged to his wife. It's gone." Partner: "Don't you have a single photo at home?" The middle-aged man seemed a little impatient: "Not one." Partner: "Do you know the purpose for which you were created?" Middle-aged man: "Not very clear, I just know that 'he' feels that he is not perfect..." The partner interrupted him suddenly, and changed the topic: "The reason why you asked us for help is not what you said, is it?" The middle-aged man's speech speed began to hesitate: "Well...it's what I said at the beginning..." The partner interrupted again: "Are you sure?" The middle-aged man's expression became more and more disturbed: "I..." Partner: "You should know, right?" The middle-aged man began to panic: "I...I really, really don't know..." Partner: "Okay, let's stop going around in circles. Through the hypnosis just now, we have roughly understood what's going on." The middle-aged man stared at my partner for a while: "Then... I..." Partner: "If I'm not mistaken, you should look like the person who caused your wife to cheat on you now, right?" The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How do you know! I..." The partner's expression was very serious: "I'm afraid you don't know that you are playing a dangerous game." The middle-aged man withdrew his gaze and slowly lowered his head: "I just..." Partner: "I don't know where you learned about this method, but I'm sure no one ever told you how horrible what you're doing is." The middle-aged man nodded slowly: "I just hope that I can be perfect, but I... can't go back." Partner: "Okay, let's make things clear. Before your wife had an affair, you were always confident and happy with yourself and everything about yourself. Also, in terms of personality, you should also be quite Self-disciplined people, that's fine. But it's also the root cause of what you're doing now—too much self-discipline." The middle-aged man didn't speak, just lowered his head. Partner: "Your childhood was good, right? Parental relationship, family background, and even the entire family environment are all superior, right?" Middle-aged man: "Yes." Partner: "You shouldn't have had any setbacks since you were young. You have never failed." The middle-aged man sighed: "Basically not." Partner: "Work and career are also going well, right? Even compared to your friends, you are the best among them." Middle-aged man: "Well, I'm better than them all." Partner: "Before the divorce, you were satisfied with your marriage and proud of everything you had. However, when you learned that your wife had cheated, you should not be angry at first, but surprised." The middle-aged man raised his head and pursed his lips tightly. I could see tears rolling in his eyes. Partner: "You can't figure out why this is happening. As far as your personality is concerned, you can't accept this fact, so it should be you who filed for divorce. Has she tried to get it back?" The middle-aged man took a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down: "She tried to redeem...you are right, I proposed it." Partner: "Although you're divorced, you haven't put this matter to rest in your heart. Your habit over the years—the habit of wanting to improve yourself, as well as your self-esteem, make it impossible for you to let go of this matter. Of course, you will not do illegal things, but you will find reasons from yourself. But no matter how you find reasons, you cannot hide the fact that it is painful for you. Therefore, you have a wrong Confirmation: You think that man is stronger than you. Because of this, you used the method that we call 'taboo'...you hope to improve yourself..." Middle-aged man: "I... didn't think... it would be..." Partner: "Hey... let me tell you how dangerous it is." He frowned and stared at the middle-aged man in front of him, "Imitating a specific object for a long time can indeed make one's personality deviate, but it can't be done." It is very likely to cause schizophrenia, thereby creating a brand new consciousness that is different from the original self, especially in the case of certain emotional setbacks, because at that time the will of the person is the weakest, and there will be a self in the subconscious Disgust and the idea of ​​self-abandonment." He paused and took a deep breath, "You hope to make yourself what you think of as an 'emotionally strong' through this imitation. But you didn't expect your personality to split. What you didn't expect was that this "emotional strong" personality became more and more obvious and spread more and more widely, so that it affected other aspects of you, such as Your career or work, relationships... so far, you haven't reached the point of multiple personality, but it is not so optimistic, because you have found changes in yourself, and I guess... you have recently started to have occasional memory loss The situation happened? Although it is very short?" The middle-aged man hung his head and murmured in response: "Yes." The partner nodded: "That's why you went to check the information, right? It is also because of this that you know what multiple personalities are, and it is at this time that you understand that it is not a good method and feel scared ...that's why you came here for help, and you made up a lame lie about it, right?" The middle-aged man stuttered because of nervousness: "I, I thought about the past year, and I felt that I was about to become another person. Sometimes I ran to the mirror at night and smiled at the mirror, but, But that smile is not, not mine at all, I, I'm so scared, now, what should I do now?" The partner obviously slowed down his speaking speed and attitude a lot: "As far as your current situation is concerned, it's not that serious. You don't have a real split personality, but it's not optimistic, because you have lost a lot of your first personality. We can recommend some psychologists for you, and they should have a way to help you solve this problem. Of course, this will take a lot of time." Middle-aged man: "Really, really?" The partner nodded slightly: "Well, you shouldn't have come to us in the first place, but you should have gone to those psychiatrists. However, we will not refund your fee. After all, you proposed to accept hypnosis, and we will follow your advice. I have fulfilled my request... Do you want me to leave you a psychiatrist's phone number?" The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly. The partner grabbed a piece of paper, quickly wrote a number and surname on it, and then handed it to the middle-aged man: "Don't call right away, wait a day, call tomorrow afternoon, let me send your situation to that A doctor, that's better. Besides, I doubt you'll be able to explain the whole thing calmly." After seeing off the middle-aged man, I went back to the study.My partner was lying on the sofa holding a magazine and flipping through it. Me: "When he came, he actually made up such a weird story..." Partner: "What's new, this kind of thing is hard for any adult to say. We've seen weirder ones, haven't we?" Me: "I found that many people don't know when to go to a hypnotist and what to go to a psychiatrist. Is it because our profession is too unpopular?" Partner: "Is there? I don't think so, it's just that I went to the doctor in a hurry." Me: "I suddenly felt a little funny when I heard you said that the fee would not be refunded. However, what you said is logical..." Partner: "That's true." Me: "Well...Actually, if you become a psychologist, you will be much better off than you are now, not just in terms of income. I think you have this talent." Partner: "I won't do it." Why do I?" Partner: "To get into the depths of someone else's heart, it's too bad to see so many distorted things all day long, not to mention racking your brains to fix it, it's a nightmare..." Me: "You said that you like challenges." The partner covered the magazine on his face, and muttered dreamily: "If it takes too long, I will also get lost."