âAh!â A scream came from the second bedroom, and Xiao Qian put down her cup and walked into the room to see Weiwei sitting on the bed, covered in cold sweat.
âSister Meiwei! Heâs there, heâs right there!â Weiwei pointed to a corner of the room as if she were terrified.
Xiao Qian went over and hugged her, patting her gently.
âItâs okay, it was just a dream.â
What Weiwei is experiencing now is called a flashback. When normal people encounter trauma, they would repeatedly replay the traumatic scene in their minds for a period of time. During this time, Weiwei would not only have nightmares, but would also scream when others touch her, which are all reactions to flashbacks.
For women who have been subjected to violence, especially young women, they would be in a state of depression or numbness for a long time. If professional psychological counseling is not timely, the damage could last a lifetime.
This damage might even affect a womanâs future marriage. Xiao Qian has seen many such cases, where adult women feel nothing in their marital life with their husbands, are full of hostility and defensiveness toward men, and are unable to open up to face the world, because deep in their hearts there is always a voice telling them that the world is full of harm.
âSister Meiwei, I feel so painful living like this. Every time I close my eyes, he is there, beating me, making me feel dirtyâ¦â
âBaby, itâs not your fault.â
Xiao Qian called her âbabyâ, which is a unique approach that psychologists use when dealing with patients like Weiwei. As Xiao Qian called her âbabyâ, Weiweiâs eyes welled up with tears.
âIt is my fault. If only I hadnât been born, or if Iâd been adopted by another Uncle, none of this would have happened. Itâs all my faultâ¦â
Denial of oneâs own value is also a unique psychological trait of women who have been hurt.
Xiao Qian thought that treating Weiweiâs depression with Sandplay Therapy would be sufficient, but she did not expect that depression was just the tip of the iceberg, with many unknown factors hidden beneath it.
It seems a change in treatment method is needed.
Now, Weiweiâs fear of this incident needs to be vented, otherwise, the fear will affect her own body, not only impeding the treatment of depression, but potentially leading to other mental illnesses in the future.
Seeing Weiweiâs current state, Xiao Qian had no pity for the man who had done such terrible things to her.
Most people think that physical wounds are the most terrifying, but who understands how painful psychological wounds can be?
For example, when walking on the street and being punched for no reason, such visible wounds will eventually heal after treatment. However, the damage from rape not only affects the body but causes psychological and societal harm as well. Societyâs judgement comes from the outside, but the inner pain remains within oneself.
When a personâs heart is hurt, only they know the invisible, intangible pain they feel. As the pain festers in their heart, it eventually becomes incurable. Can time heal everything?
Some wounds can heal, but for Weiwei, such psychological trauma will never heal without professional intervention.
Nobody knows the truth behind her seemingly normal exterior, and even her terrifying psychological wounds could be passed on to the next generation.
Some women who have experienced violence would later have uncontrollable urges to abuse their own children. This is all due to the chain reaction caused by unhealed psychological wounds.
Seeing the shivering little girl, Xiao Qian becomes even more determined to carry out her plan to rid the world of harm and decides to adopt a new treatment plan for Weiwei, starting with emotional venting.
Yu Minglang returned with the bruised Qiuqiu and Yu Liumei rubbing her arm in pain.
As Liumei changed her shoes and complained, âBrother Lang, youâre so awful, you even hit a woman!â
âYouâre a woman? I saw a man when you kicked at the critical part of my body that would bear descendants!â Yu Minglang was also slightly injured, but better than the two around him.
The three fought heartily, letting out some of their inner rage.
Yu Minglang went easy on the two, just accompanying them in their exercise. Everyone had anger in their hearts, and once this rage was vented, things would be better.
âI think I am much less angry now. When I think about it, Boss Qian is right. If I killed him outright, wouldnât it give him more evidence to bite back?â Qiuqiu felt better after the fight.
He punched Yu Minglang in the chest and said, âThanks, bro!â
âLetâs drink something in a while, I donât have to return to the team tonight.â
âAlright, letâs have Boss Qian cook a few dishes and we can drink.â Male friendships are formed through fights, Qiuqiu found Yu Minglang to be a worthy friend after being beaten up by him.
âNo, sheâll burn the kitchen. Qian Bao, come on, letâs take Weiwei out to eat!â Yu Minglang shouted for Xiao Qian when she didnât show up.
The room was empty and quiet. As Yu Minglang wondered where Xiao Qian had gone, a neighborâs door opened across the hallway.
Xiao Qian emerged from Ye Xiaoyuâs home with a notebook in her hands, motioning Yu Minglang to be quiet.
Whatâs she doing?
Yu Minglang and the others approached, and Xiao Qian whispered, âYou three go back to our house, donât talk and donât interrupt my therapy session.â
Therapy? Yu Liumei instinctively looked towards the living roomâs sand table, which was still there.
âSister-in-law, are you not doing the sand therapy with Weiwei?â
âSandplay Therapy can no longer meet the current stage of treatment. I need to add an Empty Chair Therapy.â
âEmpty chair? What is that?â
âIâll explain it to you later. For now, you three do whatever you need to do, and donât disturb me. No matter what noises come from here, you are not allowed to come and look.â
Xiao Qian didnât have time to explain, so she gestured for Yu Minglang to bring the others to their home while she closed the door and continued her therapy session.
Yu Minglang almost always listened to Xiao Qianâs words. If his wife said it was therapy, then it was therapy. As he entered the house and was about to suggest playing the Landlord Game with Yu Liumei and Qiuqiu, Yu Minglangâs attention was suddenly caught by something in the living roomâs sand table.
As his sixth sense and memory were much better than most peopleâs, he could remember everything he saw at a glance. He remembered that the sand table was empty before he left with Qiuqiu and others.@@novelbin@@
It had been set up during the time he was away.
Yu Minglang entered the room shared by Weiwei and Liumei, reached out to touch the quilt, and felt the residual warmth inside.
That meant Weiwei had only just gotten up not long ago. This proved that the seemingly time-consuming sand table was set up by his beloved Qian Bao.
This behavior was done under the influence of subconsciousness, and Yu Minglangâs instinct told him that this sand table hid the secret of his beloved Qian Bao.