Chapter 1006 - 776: More Grounding Training
From a counseling perspective, it’s somewhat arbitrary for Nan Zhubin to have people choose somatization.
After all, with so many people present, there are bound to be some who do not have somatization reactions; and even if some people have physical issues, they may not necessarily be psychological somatization reactions.
Moreover, compared to "psychological issues caused by long-term overtime and stress lead to somatization reactions," it’s still more likely to be "long-term overtime and stress lead to physical health issues."
However, at the moment, this is a psychological guidance conference, and Nan Zhubin’s objective is not to identify employees’ somatization problems.
Instead, it is to provide psychological guidance.
Through the employees’ behavior of "reacting to somatization situations," Nan Zhubin continues to elicit a collective resonance among everyone present.
It’s about focusing everyone’s attention on their physical health, making them realize that so many people are experiencing discomfort.
Employees who truly have somatization but feel ashamed can thereby shed a layer of shame and face their issues;
Employees with physical health issues can thereby turn their focus inward, step out of a long-repressive work environment, and go to the hospital for a check-up;
As for those employees who temporarily do not have physical issues, they can thereby pay more attention to themselves and their colleagues; if a colleague experiences any physical discomfort, they will no longer feel it’s "pretentious," but rather "normal," at least alleviating the environmental pressure other employees face when they have physical problems.
At the same time, this lays the groundwork for Nan Zhubin’s next steps.
At this moment, Nan Zhubin stands on the stage, his gaze sweeping across the meeting room.
The sound of fingers tapping on phone screens rises and falls.
This time, the suited man in the front row no longer cooperates with the employees, instead, his eyes are fixed on the big screen, eager to see what will appear.
Boss Wang is just wiping away sweat.
The designated time for this segment quickly comes to an end. Nan Zhubin immediately speaks up, this time not immediately displaying content on the big screen but saying first: "Time’s up."
"In this segment just now, I believe everyone was deeply immersed in observing their current bodily sensations, or recalling the moments of discomfort they’ve experienced recently."
Nan Zhubin slows his speech: "In our previous segment, we focused more on observing our emotions; but we must understand that the body and mind are not independent, they coexist and influence each other."
"I hope in the future, everyone can pay attention to both aspects without bias."
These slow-paced words act as a transition, without delaying much time, yet allowing Mo Kai at the backend to tally the data and generate charts.
After all, compared to the previous random display results, this segment adds an additional step.
Upon seeing Mo Kai gesture "OK," Nan Zhubin turns around seamlessly: "Alright, next, let’s look at everyone’s choices just now—"
On the big screen, a bar chart gradually emerges, listing various somatic symptoms in order of the number of checkmarks from high to low.
Ranked first is [Insomnia], with a high 79% of checkmarks, leading the bar chart;
Following closely is [Heart Palpitations], with 62%, not far behind Insomnia;
Third is [Fatigue], comprising 58%;
Fourth is [Gastrointestinal Discomfort], making up 42%;
Apart from these, [Early Awakening], [Dizziness], [Chest Tightness], and other symptoms also occupy various proportions.
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The suited man at the center of the conference table slightly turns his head: "President Wang’s employees... They are quite dedicated, aren’t they?"
Boss Wang forces a smile: "Light injuries won’t pull them off the battlefield, especially in this special period, everyone feels a strong sense of belonging to the company. I’ve advised them repeatedly. Brother Zhang, you know, our company fully pays for medical insurance, and we even have regular physical check-ups."
The suited man remains noncommittal and suddenly asks: "How is your health lately?"
Boss Wang’s tone pauses. No matter the specific health condition, good or bad, under different social circumstances, can lead the topic in different directions.
But at this moment, Boss Wang suddenly doesn’t know which answer to choose.
...
From below the stage, voices of discussion and debate arose.
From Nan Zhubin’s perspective, one can clearly see the change in everyone’s expressions.
Many show relieved and reassuring expressions, and some make gestures of sighing with relief.
This is collective resonance.
Next, the guidance conference could be led to the second-to-last and most crucial segment of today.
"Everyone saw, these data are very straightforward."
Nan Zhubin half-turns pointing at the big screen: "Insomnia, heart palpitations are the most common issues. And the proportion is very high."
Nan Zhubin extends one hand to his waist: "If the percentage is lower, it might be personal health issues, or unresolved personal experiences."
"But." Nan Zhubin raises his hand from the waist to the forehead, "With such a high percentage, we cannot help but consider what the common point among so many people is."
As he says this, Nan Zhubin spreads his arms outward, palms facing down, gesturing to the floor.
The answer is obvious—Company.
From among the crowd, suppressed laughter finally echoes.
Some people cannot laugh; who knows who.
"I’m still analyzing from the perspective of psychological somatization reactions." Nan Zhubin patches himself up, "Insomnia, heart palpitations, in many cases are direct reactions caused by the accumulation of long-term stress and trauma."
"Since we are now aware of our bodily states, next, I will teach everyone a practice to soothe personal emotions."
Nan Zhubin slowly utters a term which is immensely familiar to him: [Grounding Training].
Triggering collective employee resonance, leading them to complete self-awareness, then providing corresponding emotional calming measures—this is the main thread of Nan Zhubin’s conference structure today.
[Grounding Training], appears frequently in Nan Zhubin’s counseling; and its frequent occurrence is naturally because it is easy to perform and indeed works quickly.
However, the [Grounding Training] conducted in the counseling room oriented to a visitor, and the one conducted here today facing a vast sea of people in the meeting room, naturally differ in many details.
Nan Zhubin steps forward a few paces to the edge of the stage, allowing his silhouette to appear as much as possible in the employees’ line of sight.
His voice spreads throughout the room via the microphone: "Everyone, act synchronously."
"First, we maintain a sitting posture, feet flat on the ground, stomp three times, feel the hardness and support of the floor, and remember this sense of ’standing firm on solid ground.’"