My House of Horrors

Chen Guo didn't understand Dr. Gao's text message: “How is washing your hair tied to protecting yourself? ”

“Traumatic stress disorder presupposes that he has suffered some kind of injury, and Mennon has repeatedly washed his hair in reality, most likely in order to get out of some psychological shadow, perhaps in relation to his experience. ”

“Ever? ”

“Yes, what happened left him with a strong psychological shock, and whenever he remembers, or encounters something similar, sees something similar, the body reacts, and in order to alleviate the pain, he instinctively searches for a way to appease himself. As things stand now, this method is to wash your hair.” After the meeting, Dr. Gao sent another text message: “When I first started school, I asked Mennan why he chose a psychology major, and the kid answered that he wanted to treat a person. Think about it. The man he's talking about should be himself. ”

“It seems that the root cause of the problem is still in Mennan's childhood, and I think it is necessary to make it clear to him that we can only help him if we know the consequences of the previous causes. ”

“If my assumptions are true, let alone ask him. He's been trying to avoid that, and now he remembers a little bit, and I'm afraid he won't be able to stand the stimulus and completely collapse. ”

“Then we contact his family, the child suffers like this, the parents ignore it, that's too much.” Chen Gong would love to take a photo of Mennan as she is now, send it to her parents and show them.

“As I asked some time ago on the phone, Mennan had a strange habit of washing her hair since she was a kid, and his parents were used to it, not thinking how serious it was. ”

“Didn't they say the reason for this preference? ”

“No, when Mennan was very young, his parents took him to a psychiatrist, whose diagnosis was obsessive-compulsive. This was very rare at his age, given that the child was still young and did not receive the corresponding medication, the doctor simply encouraged his parents to give him more company. ”

“Obviously his parents did not listen to the doctor.” Chen Gong didn't even want to answer the question. If Mennan's parents really cared about him, his attitude wouldn't be so cold.

“Mild obsessive-compulsive disorder does not affect life, so his parents have never cared. In addition, after careful inquiry, I learned that Mennan's biological mother had been killed when he was five or six years old, and that his father had since reorganized his family and Mennan had a younger brother. ”

“Birth mother killed? Is this the case?" Chen Guo felt that Ben had blocked the road and had a new exit.

“His biological parents had a bad relationship, the father was away for many years, and the mother was in charge of the child alone. One day the thieves entered their house, and then what happened to Mennan's parents was now unclear, only that the neighbors had called the police the day after the incident. ”

“The day after the murder?” Chen Gongxin jumped: “Where was Mennan at the time of the incident? ”

“I don't know where Mennan was at the time of the incident, but I do know that Mennan was the first person to find her when the neighbors called the police. ”

Looking at the text from Dr. Gao, Chen Song felt a chill rising along his back: “So Mennan and his mother stayed at the crime scene all day and all night? It wasn't discovered until the next day, was it? ”

“It is understandable that either the gangster let Mennan go, or that he was not at home at the time and that Mennan was lucky enough to escape a heist. But when he sees this scene at a young age, it's bound to have a great psychological impact, and I suspect that he's suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and that the illness is now linked to this murder when he was a child. I just don't see why he keeps washing his hair. What's the connection between washing his hair and murder? ”

The confusion that Dr. Gao revealed in his text message was exactly what Chen Gong wanted to know. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.

“Wash your hair? Protect yourself? ”

His mind flashed through the scene when he imitated Mennan. Chen Song touched the back of his neck and suddenly thought of something: “Water drops! ”

He immediately texted Dr. Gao: "Where was the body of Mennan's mother found at the crime scene? ”

“After the gangster accidentally killed Mennan's mother, he removed the damp plate at the top of the bathroom and stuffed it in. If it wasn't for the neighbors' children and Mennan, who often went to school together, the relationship would have been very good and the problem would not have been detected so quickly. ”

“Moisture-proof board at the top of the bathroom?” Chen Gong looked up at his bathroom, and the apartment was very high and low, and living in it was very depressing: “I think I understand why Mennan had an obsessive hair wash disorder. ”

He took out his phone and texted Dr. Gao back: "Do you think this will happen? After the thief entered the room, both mother and son found the thief. Mother hid Mennan and secretly called the police herself, and the thief found her. ”

“It's possible, but what does it have to do with washing your hair? ”

“Mennan watched as his mother was murdered and hidden, and after the gangster had left, he went to find his mother. When he came to the bathroom, his mother's blood dropped right over his head.” When Chen Gong typed out these words, he also felt a little uncomfortable: “So until now, as long as there was liquid dripping on Mennan's head, or thinking back to the scene at the time, he would wash his hair again and again, trying to forget those memories. Dr. Gao, you were absolutely right, Mennon. This is definitely not an obsessive compulsion! ”

After writing these words, Chen Gong looked out of the house, the high doctor in the bedroom looked shocked, and at the same time looked at Chen Song in the bathroom, the two had a very tacit look at each other.

“We found the cause!” Dr Gao stashed his phone and walked straight towards Chan Gong: “I will take him away and treat him for the corresponding trauma disorder. ”

“Not yet, I'm afraid.” Chen Gong looked at Mennan standing there and shook her head slightly: “In the dream that Mennan kept repeating, washing her hair was not terrible, what really frightened him was the man who was getting closer and closer. To help Mennan, we need to find out everything about that man and get him out of Mennan's dream. ”

“Throw out what's in your dream?” Dr. Gao looked strange. He saw Chen Song and looked back at Mennan, who stood in a strange position. He felt like he was in a mental hospital for the first time: “Are you kidding me? ”

“I already have a rough guess and it will be verified tonight!” Chen Gong connected all the clues, and he had 60% certainty: “There are indeed three ‘people' in this room, and the identity of two ‘people' can be determined, as long as another person is found. ”