byakkoyagirl | ✯ Seventh Session ✯ [Voice]

[Through the weeks Paprika has been noticing more people coming through, signalling another cycle. It seems that most of the arrivals have already come and still no Atsuko. Well, that's probably for the best anyway. She can't say she would be happy to see the woman stuck here. For some reason she's been thinking about it. Probably because of the rain. The cold, dim demeanor reminded her of her creator. Kind of sad actually.

In the morning, she flips open the journal and begins. She has something she wants to address and given the rain, more people will probably be inside reading to see it.]

So, I see we got some new arrivals in the village. I'm sorry that you all got stuck here. ...Well, only half-sorry. If you actually want to be here, that's fine too. [A small smile.]

My name is Paprika and I'm a psychotherapist. For anyone who doesn't have 'people doctors' in their world, psychotherapists help people cope with certain issues they feel they can't resolve on their own. Like mental stress or the like. Specifically, my specialty is dream therapy. Psychotherapists are known for having interpersonal relationships, so it's like getting to know the person inside and out and not just talking to them for an hour a week.

I'll get to the point: if any of you have things you want to talk about, but don't feel like you have anyone who will listen or want to keep a matter private from others, I'm willing to lend an ear. Everything we speak about is confidential between us and I won't force it on you. I already learned to make unhackable filters on this system. Or, if you prefer, we can talk in person.

It's just an offer I'm willing to give to anyone who needs it. We have plenty of medical doctors, but sometimes the deepest wounds come from within the psyche. This goes for current residents too. Luceti can be a stressing environment and no one would blame you for getting stressed to a point where you need help, if you can acknowledge you need it. I'll be here all day to answer in.

[ooc: replies come when I wake up.]

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[Pause... He laughs here.]

I suppose that's a good payment. But isn't it a bit tricky? Since I'm asking for your help to achieve precisely that.

[Among other things like maybe a less stressed mind... As if that's possible, haha.]

So if you have peaceful dreams afterward that means my work is down and I get my payment from seeing you better.

Well, if you think that's fair payment... I should warn you though, my dreams can get pretty screwed up... And I'm not entirely sure if this therapy will help at all.

If you don't think it will help then don't waste my time. I won't help someone who thinks nothing will come from it.

That's not what I meant, sorry I expressed myself wrong. I mean that... By nature I can get quite paranoid, and get mental stress. So it probably won't be easy, I don't know how you usually work or if you get results with just one "session". I may take more than one... Then again it may just be me worrying too much now.

But if I didn't think that nothing would come from it I wouldn't have even started talking now. If I give up and think that something can't change, then sure as hell it won't change no matter what, right?

Like a disorder of some sort? You don't sound like you're talking about simple anxiety or panic attacks.

Yeah, exactly. Everything is over the moment you decide it is. If you don't decide it's over then it never is.

Yes, I'm not a doctor myself so I am not very good to explain it but...

[Well, if he's going to ask for help he's obviously going to have to talk about it.]

I have an illness, normally it does nothing and I can have a normal life, but stress and tension trigger it up. To explain it simply it's something that feeds from stress and enhances paranoia. Uhm... Normally if someone has a phobia about spiders and they see a black spot on the wall out of the corner of they eyes they may think it's a spider at first glance. This illness causes that but with an increased edge, it's not just a black spot on the wall, it's basically everything, everything around you suddenly seems threatening and scary. Which increases the stress and the paranoia...

It can get pretty bad. I'm receiving medical treatment for it, unfortunately ever since the last draft it has been proved that even with the medicine I can still have a breakdown if enough mental stress accumulates. So... If he therapy can help with that, even if it's relieving it a bit I think that would definitively help, but it may take a while even if I don't make it difficult on purpose. I assure you that I try my best to not stress myself but this place isn't exactly a relaxing resort at times.

[She listens intently to him.]

It sounds similar to schizophrenia, but not like it exactly? Were you born with this condition or did you just catch it somehow. [If he caught it then it's definitely not schizophrenia, which would help her a bit out when treating him.] Regardless I think I could help you out in any way possible. You will still have to take medication if it gets bad as you probably already know, but I'm willing to give any counseling whenever you feel like you need it.

No, it's not something I was born with. It's an illness that I got when I changed living places back in my world... Well, I suppose that given that it's something that infects people in one place there may be kids that are born with it if they are born there but I was an outsider, still I got infected. I don't know how it's transmitted, because it's actually not contagious, you have to go there and spend time there to get it.

Yeah, I assumed that I would still need the medication, honestly after the last draft I can't think of "just doing this will make me be fine" because I have already seen that it doesn't work that way. But given that mental stress is such a trigger for it, if we can fix that even a little my condition should improve, right?

It could be airborne if it's just in one area. Many diseases can only sustain life in one environment because of certain climate conditions.

You were in the draft? My condolences. I'll be glad to help you with keeping down any kind of stress you may have. It doesn't need to involve going into your dreams of course.

Well, that would explain it, I hadn't been there for very long when I got infected.

It was okay... Mostly, I wasn't alone, a couple of friends were with me and they helped me when I almost had a breakdown. It got worse upon returning... Even with the medicine, the stress was just accumulating until I snapped. That's why I think that a therapy may help. Personally I don't really mind you going into my dreams if you think it's necessary, I have never really received therapy so I have no idea what to do or ask for.

[Other than just say "help".]

Ah, my name's Keiichi Maebara, sorry for the late introduction.

Having even the slightest support from friends or family is always helpful, psychologically speaking. I'll be glad to help you, outside or in your dreams, Keiichi.

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