Crazy Psychologist

"Ah, it's really enviable. What a wonderful retirement life."

Muchun smiled and nodded.

"But the recent period has not been very good. I can't sleep well, or I don't want to go to bed at one or two o'clock at night. My eyes and ears are as bright as a flashlight. I know everything going on at home. I'm afraid. It affects my wife’s rest, so she sleeps alone in the guest bedroom, which is connected to my studio. Sometimes I just stay up in the middle of the night and get up to paint, and the things I paint are pretty good.”

"Can you show it to me when you have time? Your painting." Muchun asked sincerely.

"Is the doctor interested? I have it on my phone now. However, I am more worried about my own situation. How can I put it, I have lived here for such a long time, and I don't know if there is a physical and mental department here, or at McDonald's. I overheard it while eating breakfast.

An old lady who looked to be in her sixties and was in good spirits was chatting with some other aunties in their fifties who were sitting at McDonald's drinking free coffee refills after shopping for groceries. She said that there was a doctor on the fifth floor of the Garden Bridge who had been keeping her for the rest of her life. The pain was cured.

The aunts asked her what kind of doctor was so powerful. The old lady said she had never heard of a psychosomatic doctor before. On the fifth floor of this community hospital, it turned out that there was a department that only saw outpatients, and there was no emergency room. "

"Is this like this? I didn't know there were patients who praised our department so much." Mu Chun smiled shyly, holding the coffee to his mouth, and put it back on the table without taking a sip.

"I have been studying abroad for a long time in the early years, and I have been to many places, but I didn't expect that we already have a mental and physical department here. It is actually in the community hospital." Sun Xiangyun indeed I am very happy that he seems to know that his problem is suitable for treatment in the psychosomatic department.

"Well, you can't sleep until after one o'clock, right? Do you have a habit of drinking coffee or alcohol before going to bed?"

Muchun asked.

"No, I usually drink coffee after breakfast. Except for wine, I occasionally drink a small glass during holidays or when traveling. I don't drink at all other times. I'm not the kind of person who needs to go to restaurants and bars for a drink at night. I’m an artist who can only create, and I’m the kind of person who pays more attention to life and rest. I don’t have the two situations you mentioned.”

"This is really good. No wonder you don't drink a cup of coffee at this time in the afternoon." Mu Chun said, taking a sip of coffee himself.

Sun Xiangyun looked at him, and indeed he had no intention of taking a sip.

He just sat like this, a little agitated, and his shoulders shook from time to time. It was clear that the sketchbook could be placed on the table, but Sun Xiangyun held it firmly in his hand, which always seemed to give Mu Chun a feeling that he could not completely relax.

Some people who don't get enough sleep at night will indeed show some unconscious tension during the day, feel uneasy for no reason, be sensitive to sounds, and even outdoor light can make them feel anxious.

Muchun continued to ask: "Did something special happen to you recently? Or is there something uncomfortable with your body recently?"

"If I can't sleep well, of course my body will not be very comfortable. My liver is not very good either. I had my gallbladder removed six years ago." Sun Xiangyun touched his right abdomen, "So, I have always paid more attention to my work and rest. , what time to get up, what to eat for breakfast, when to go for a walk, how much exercise to do every day, eat some meat dishes at noon, try to be as light as possible in the evening, and I have maintained the habit of going out for a walk after meals for many years. Then I come back to read a book or spend time with you. My wife usually goes to bed at 9:30 after chatting. My sleep has always been relatively good. Occasionally I can't fall asleep, and I fall asleep after more than half an hour at most. I can't sleep for more than two days in a row, because I don't have it. I have the habit of taking a nap, so I usually fall asleep easily at night.

"So that's it. Just now I wanted to write you a liver function test sheet. Although it doesn't seem to be directly related to the inability to sleep, I still want to ask, is it okay?"

"Okay, doctor, you can ask." Liu Xiangyun replied.

"Do you have any pain in your body after going to bed at night? Do you feel any discomfort in your abdomen, especially the right liver area, or do you feel any discomfort in your stomach, such as bloating?"

Sun Xiangyun shook his head, "In the first week, that is, last week, I didn't feel uncomfortable anywhere. Now I feel uncomfortable in many places. To be honest with the doctor, I went to the bookstore specially last weekend. In the past, I just went to the bookstore. They all go directly to the sixth floor. I don’t know if you know. There are many picture albums on the sixth floor, and there are very few people. Most of the guests in the bookstore are concentrated on the textbooks and supplementary bookshelves on the fourth floor, even the bookshelf of classical novels. No one cares about it.”

"Hey, I don't know much about the situation on the sixth floor. Usually I go straight to the second floor, which is next to the 'Sakura Japanese' teaching point and the area next to Starbucks. I don't know if you know that there is science fiction and mystery. The novel bookshelf, followed by fantasy, martial arts novels, and various latest novels, is just a small area, which is my favorite. When I was in college, I had little money, so I would spend all day reading novels there. What about Liu Cixin? "The Three-Body Problem", Scott's "Ender's Game", Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire", Keigo Higashino's "Malevolence", "White Night", "The Letter", Murakami Muraki "Knights of Assassination", "1Q84", and yes, the super classic "Three Coffins" by John Dickson Carr, "None Survived" by Agatha Christian, and yes, Shimada Shoji's "Astrological Murder Magic" and "Crime in the Leaning Room", the only ones I'm familiar with are the literature area on the second floor."

Sun Xiangyun was very happy when he heard that. Although this doctor didn't go to the sixth floor very often, he was obviously a person who also liked reading. Sun Xiangyun's affection for Mu Chun increased. He hesitated when he came to the fifth floor at first. and worry a little less.

"Well, I often go there on the second floor, but it seems that we have never met. I like some classic literature, maybe because of my age, such as "Gone with the Wind", "Anna Karenina", and "One Hundred Years of Solitude" , as well as Mo Yan’s novels and Jin Yong’s martial arts, I also like them very much. I have bought many versions at home, and I am very happy to read them before going to bed. When I was young, I liked hiking and reading novels after painting. It’s a pity. It’s a pity that I really haven’t met a doctor.”

After Sun Xiangyun finished speaking, he moved the sketchbook from his knees to the table, still holding the edges of the notebook firmly with both hands. Muchun stood up and poured a glass of warm pure water for Painter Sun. The painter took it with thanks and put it aside. Didn't drink either.