Chapter 1114 - 830: Interpreting the Pie Chart Is Also Important_2

"Is there anything else?" Nan Zhubin continued to ask.

"The school. It didn’t discover it in time."

"Is there anything else?" Nan Zhubin asked again.

"Maybe... there was someone on his side who assisted him? But I don’t know who."

"Alright, then let’s count ’unknown assistant’ as a factor as well. Anything else?" Nan Zhubin kept asking.

Jie Nianzhou thought for a long time, then said, "...No more."

"Okay." Nan Zhubin nodded.

He then looked into Jie Nianzhou’s eyes, "What about you? What critical decisions did you make?"

Jie Nianzhou was completely stunned.

...

"I..." Thinking about Nan Zhubin’s question, Jie Nianzhou gave a vague answer, "I... organized the data?"

Though he was answering a question, Jie Nianzhou used a questioning tone.

As for the core of the question—

Nan Zhubin revealed the truth within, "Is organizing data ’task execution’ or ’critical decision’?"

Both Nan Zhubin’s counseling room and Jie Nianzhou’s laboratory fell silent at the same time.

"...Task execution." After a while, Jie Nianzhou replied.

"Alright. When we draw the [Responsibility Pie Chart], we need to distinguish between these two different modes of participation. The former is the decision-maker, and the latter is the executor. These can be on the same pie chart."

Nan Zhubin wrote "Former mentor—critical decision-maker" on the first sector, filling about half of the circle. The second sector was labeled "School—negligence in supervision," occupying about a quarter. The third sector was labeled "Unknown assistant," amounting to approximately 15%.

The visitor had already completed a [Responsibility Pie Chart] task, and most of their Psychological Energy was depleted. Therefore, in this current [Responsibility Pie Chart] task, Nan Zhubin took the lead rather than just guiding as before.

The visitor’s growth efficiency would certainly decrease compared to just now, but that’s unavoidable. No single counseling session can transform a visitor completely.

Progress in a new direction is enough.

After completing the above pie chart section, Nan Zhubin put down his pen and looked up at Jie Nianzhou.

"And you? In this pie chart, how much do you think you should occupy?"

"...The remaining part, I guess." Jie Nianzhou furrowed his brows.

"That would be... about 5%." Nan Zhubin examined the paper in his hand, "Do you think your segment pertains to ’task execution’ or ’decision-making’?"

"Task execution." Jie Nianzhou answered quickly.

Nan Zhubin sliced a small wedge at the very edge of the circle, labeling it "Jie Nianzhou—assigned to execute data organizing work." He then raised the completed pie chart to show Jie Nianzhou.

"Good. Now look at this chart again. What do you see?"

Jie Nianzhou didn’t answer for a long time, but his eyebrows knit tighter together, and his facial expression became increasingly conflicted.

Nan Zhubin waited silently.

He could take the lead, but at the critical juncture, the visitor still needed to exert their own effort.

"I..." After a long time, Jie Nianzhou cautiously said, "...I feel like the part of ’me’ on this chart seems different from the others?"

But Nan Zhubin was not satisfied with merely obtaining an answer; he wanted the visitor to see the logic of their own thinking.

"Why do you feel that way?" Nan Zhubin asked, feigning curiosity.

"Because... the things I did seem to be of a different nature from the others." Jie Nianzhou furrowed his brow and pursed his lips.

Nan Zhubin felt a long breath of relief in his heart and nodded heavily.

He pretended to study the pie chart, then turned back to look at Jie Nianzhou through the phone screen.

"You’re right."

"If we were making a chart of ’Who contributed specific labor in this matter,’ you should be in it; but if we were making a chart of ’Who made decisions in this matter’—your presence here seems a bit out of place."

Having crossed the key junction, Nan Zhubin took the lead once more.

"In your usual way of thinking, you placed ’doing my duties’ next to ’making an inappropriate decision,’ and judged yourself by the same standard. That’s like blaming the person who slipped something to someone for losing the item."

Nan Zhubin pointed at his pie chart, "So I think the sections related to ’Jie Nianzhou’ on this chart might possibly be removed? Because he doesn’t share any part in decision-making?"

Jie Nianzhou looked at the pie chart in Nan Zhubin’s hand for a long time.

For a long time, he slowly nodded, "It seems that way."

...

This whole sequence of verbal guidance was a dimensional-based [Attribution Reconstruction] for Jie Nianzhou.

Traditional responsibility pie charts usually allocate proportions, but Nan Zhubin went further here, clearly fixing the [dimension]. By more clearly defining "responsibility," it would subsequently be difficult for the visitor to override fact with "I felt."

At present, Jie Nianzhou was staring at the pie chart in Nan Zhubin’s hand, unblinking.

Perhaps he didn’t realize it himself, but as the time of staring grew longer, his originally tense body gradually relaxed today.

Nan Zhubin glanced at the time in the upper right corner.

"I’ll take a photo of this chart and send it to you later, and you can draw one yourself. While drawing it yourself, deeply feel the changes within yourself and write them down."

Nan Zhubin smiled, "This is the first assignment for today’s counseling."

Jie Nianzhou nodded, then realized today’s counseling was about to end.

"Okay. Let’s briefly review today’s work—we drew two pie charts and did something during the process of drawing."

Nan Zhubin slowed down his speech a bit.

"We separated two behaviors that you originally tied together—your ’organizing data’ and the former mentor’s ’taking the data away.’ This is a restoration on the level of facts."

He paused, making sure Jie Nianzhou was listening.

"This is the foundation of all the work to come. When you can distinguish ’what is fact’ from ’what I thought was fact’, you can chose on which version you linger."

Having said that, Nan Zhubin’s tone softened a bit, "You don’t need to do anything else today. When you go back, place this new chart next to the one you drew last week; don’t force yourself to accept the new chart. Just let them sit side by side. The old version won’t immediately disappear, but the new version begins to occupy the same space."

This is a type of [juxtaposition technique], a crucial principle in cognitive intervention — it doesn’t require the visitor to immediately replace their beliefs, but creates a situation where old and new exist side by side.

The change in beliefs is never driven by "deleting old ones," but by "the gradual emergence of new ones." When the new chart and the old chart are side-by-side, the probability of the visitor choosing which chart to look at shifts naturally over time.

"Alright, that’s it for today. But before we finish, I have an assignment for you."

Nan Zhubin began the closure process.

"Before you go to sleep tonight, I need you to draw another pie chart. The theme this time is not [Responsibility], but [Control]."

Jie Nianzhou blinked, "[Control]?"

Enhancing self-control has always been a key focus in intervening for Jie Nianzhou’s Obsessive Symptoms.

Nan Zhubin nodded, "Exactly."

Then, he made a gesture dividing in two.

"This pie chart is going to be a bit different from today’s as well."

"Draw a circle on the paper. Then cut it—on the left, write ’Bi Yanling—not in my control’; on the right, write ’Me—in my control.’"

"Then continue to subdivide each part. The left half—her texting you at 3 a.m., her setting today’s deadline, not providing background information, her emotional instability. Put all of this on her side."

"The right half—how you respond to messages, how you plan your time today, the order you handle your tasks, what time you go to bed tonight. Put all of this on your side."

"Upon completion, I need you to feel where the pressures and energy drains really stem from."

Nan Zhubin smiled, "Record these feelings, and we can discuss them during our next session."