Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 43 Emotional Soothing (Voice) +2
It was almost time for class to start. After watching the commotion for a while, the college students who were blocking the way saw that a teacher had taken over the situation, so they decided not to linger and started walking towards the classroom one after another.

At the same time, even more students who were just arriving for class joined this main road and got stuck.

With fewer people leaving and more people entering, the roads have become even more congested.

The young teacher was sweating profusely with anxiety, realizing that he simply couldn't communicate with the girl no matter what he tried.

Upon seeing Weng Pingting and Nan Zhuren step forward, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon: "Teachers, what should we do next?"

Weng Pingting glanced at the young teacher and said succinctly, "Take a deep breath."

She gestured for the young teacher to take a deep breath, because the prolonged reassurance had no effect, and the young teacher herself was almost entering a state of mild panic.

At the same time, Weng Pingting also answered what they would do next—help the injured girl “take a deep breath.”

Yes, take a deep breath.

Deep breathing can effectively relax body muscles, lower heart rate, and thus calm people down.

But just like the saying "the secret to improving grades is to study hard" and "to survive you have to keep breathing."

"Taking deep breaths to relieve panic" is a method that sounds easy but is quite difficult to implement.

The key point is that individuals experiencing panic attacks are unable to control themselves during the attack.

That's why external intervention is needed.

……

Weng Pingting hugged the injured girl tightly.

She adopted an embracing posture.

Weng Pingting is naturally tall, over 1.7 meters; while the injured girl is petite, appearing to be about a head shorter than Weng Pingting.

This allows Weng Pingting to completely envelop the girl in her arms, just like a mother holding a child.

Then you can see Weng Pingting wrap her left hand around the other person's body and grasp their shoulder; her right hand is placed on the girl's back, slowly and repeatedly stroking from top to bottom, from between the shoulder blades to the lower back.

It was visible to the naked eye that the injured girl had stopped trembling.

Nan Zhuren felt a sense of relief.

Panic is a stress response when people face danger, and when people face dangers they cannot handle, they will enter a state of regression to varying degrees.

When people enter a state of regression, they uncontrollably abandon the mature adaptation skills or methods they have learned, and strangely exhibit a primitive and childlike state in their psychology and behavior.

The state of panic that the injured girl is currently in is, to some extent, a form of regression. Her posture of curling up with her knees drawn up, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings, is physiologically normal behavior only for infants and toddlers.

Weng Pingting's embrace and gentle caresses resembled a mother's care for her child, using her body to isolate the protected individual from external dangers and provide the safest protection.

Simply put, this is the most effective way to provide a sense of security.

However, considering public ethics, it is inappropriate for such behavior to be performed by someone of the opposite sex whom one is not very familiar with.

Especially with so many students around.

Only Weng Pingting has the status and the confidence to carry out this kind of intervention.

After calming the trembling girl down, Weng Pingting whispered to the girl in her arms:

"Regardless of what happened before."

"At this moment, right now."

"You are safe."

"very safe."

“I will protect you, and now, you only need to do one thing.”

"Take a deep breath."

"Take a deep breath and follow my rhythm."

"Inhale, exhale—inhale, exhale—" Accompanying the words, Weng Pingting's hand on the other person's back also adjusted the pressure rhythmically to provide appropriate body guidance.

But Weng Pingting's brows furrowed quickly; she noticed that the girl was still sobbing and panting.

She seemed to hear nothing.

……

Trouble.

While an embrace might stop the other person from trembling, this reaction is like a finger pulling back after being pricked by a needle—a purely physiological response.

Mentally, the girl remained unable to accept external information, and Weng Pingting's guidance and rhetoric had no effect.

Actually, solving the current problem is very simple—just wait.

The panic attack typically peaks after about ten minutes and then gradually subsides. Even the most intense near-death experience will eventually disappear after a while.

As for the psychological harm and other problems caused, that's another story.

This isn't to say that Weng Pingting's efforts were in vain; physical reassurance can have a psychological impact. If we had to quantify it, normally it would take the girl about five minutes to overcome her initial shock and begin to process external information, but now it only takes less than three minutes.

Three minutes later, once the girl was able to adjust her breathing following Weng Pingting's guidance, she was able to return to normal more quickly.

The peak of the near-death experience will be lower, and the damage will be less.

This girl's condition will likely continue for some time; it won't end until at least before classes begin.

Besides comforting the injured girl, they also wanted to minimize the disruption to other students – at least to prevent traffic issues from causing students who were supposed to be on time to attend class to be late.

Having made these judgments in mind, Weng Pingting looked up and intended to give a few instructions to the young teacher accompanying her, asking him to maintain order at the scene.

"Regardless of what happened before."

A voice suddenly broke in.

Nan Zhuren quickly stepped forward and bent down, his voice low and gentle:
"At this moment, right now."

"You are safe."

"It's very safe..."

Weng Pingting's eyes immediately darted to the side. What's wrong with this young man?

But the next second, she felt her arm tighten.

The injured girl gripped Weng Pingting's arm tightly, as if she were clutching a lifeline!
Got a reaction?

Why? What's the principle behind it? They're using the same words, aren't they?

“I will protect you, and now, you only need to do one thing.”

"Take a deep breath."

"Take a deep breath and follow my rhythm."

"Inhale, exhale—inhale, exhale—"

Feeling the rise and fall of the body beneath her palm, Weng Pingting's gaze changed. She looked at Nan Zhuren, her eyes once again radiating a level 5 level of scrutiny.

“Great, let’s continue. Now we need you to do a little more.”

“You’ve relaxed a bit now, but I need you to tense up your body again.”

"Then, with each deep breath, relax one part of your body at a time. Start with your torso, then your head, then your arms, and finally your legs."

"You may find it hard to understand, but that's okay. Just follow my instructions, and you can do it."

"Inhale, exhale—inhale, exhale—relax your torso—"

Nan Zhuren ignored Weng Pingting's gaze.

(End of this chapter)