Elephant News reporter Zhang Jiayi
"Can you write my son's story?" My son is a genius, he's in a mental hospital now, and his mom just left today. ”
Recently, the report "Hangzhou Man Calls from the Funeral Home: Can You Write About Our Genius Son" published by Hangzhou Daily on major social media, and a "genius" translator Jin Xiaoyu and his father's real life status with manic depression (bipolar disorder) entered the public eye.
Many netizens asked, "What is manic depression (bipolar disorder)?" Can such patients really be called geniuses? "Can it be cured?" ”...
On the morning of January 19, elephant news reporters contacted Zhang Lixia, deputy chief physician of the Eighth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou City, who told reporters that patients with "manic depression" will be manic for a period of time, emotionally high, and will become depressed and depressed for a period of time, so repeated and alternating, so it is also called "bipolar disorder".
"I have a patient who smashed the whole store because he had a verbal altercation with the salesman while shopping, and because of an inappropriate word from the other party, he instantly ignited a manic mood." Zhang Lixia said that patients will lose their minds when they are sick, which is often manifested as dropping things or using violence to vent emotions, regardless of the consequences.
Relevant data show that "manic depression" has a high prevalence (lifetime prevalence of 4.4%), a high recurrence rate (90% of patients have multiple recurrences) and the characteristics of young age (50% of patients have a first onset age of 15 years, 75% of patients are 25 years old), "social, psychological, biological or patient experience from childhood and other factors, may become the cause of 'manic depression'." ”
According to the "Hangzhou Daily" report, Jin Xiaoyu basically did not go to high school, but the college entrance examination score is only 3 points away from a line, and then self-study for 2 years, got the self-examination diploma of the English Department of Zhejiang University, 6 years to teach German, Japanese and consolidate English at the same time, 10 years, translated 22 books, nearly 7 million words, no typos, typos, mistranslations, across novels, movies, music, philosophy and other fields, multiple languages.
"Some people call this disease 'genius disease.'" Zhang Lixia said that Beethoven, Van Gogh, Newton and other people are "manic depression" patients, they have mild manic performance, the brain response will be particularly rapid, at this time they will think that they are "omnipotent", often do some things that ordinary people will not do, "maybe no one to do, he will do it, no one creates him." ”
"Manic depression" is a common disease in the mental field, although drugs can alleviate the impact of emotions on patients, but more is the need for family companionship and care, "genius" translator Jin Xiaoyu can achieve the current achievements, and his experience and parents' deep love and dedication are inseparable.