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You are a counselor and a psychiatrist, Touko-san?

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And a psychiatrist is someone who heals mental illnesses?

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Uh huh. Put simply, I’m a doctor of the mind. As I mentioned before, mental illness is very complex.

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What is mental illness?

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Basically, a person’s mind becomes disturbed for some reason, and the person is unable to continue functioning.

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What sort of reason, for instance?

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There can be many reasons.

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Problems with a living environment or work environment can be reasons.

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Sudden, psychological shock can also be a reason.

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The sudden death of a well-loved pet can trigger mental illness.

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Sometimes people become mentally ill because of something that happens to them physically.

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A car accident or some other kind of physical trauma can be a cause.

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Also, people who drink too much can damage the function of their brains.

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Alcoholism?

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Exactly.

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You’ve been studying!

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If you drink too much, the alcohol content in your blood will rise.

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You’ve seen drunk people wobble around without balance, haven’t you?

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They’re in an alcoholic stupor.

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But normal people aren’t that way, are they?

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No, they can be.

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It takes about 24 hours for alcohol to leave the human body.

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If you drink a lot everyday for a year or so—if you stay drunk long enough—your perception will start to change.

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Your brain will start to deteriorate.

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That’s scary.

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It is scary. I still have some sake now and then, though.

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Isn’t that dangerous?

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Ha, ha.

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Oh, a little bit.

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And smoking is bad, too.

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But having a drink with friends every now and then can help relieve stress.

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Relieving stress is very important for the body’s health.

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I don’t understand what stress is.

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Remember when you didn’t like coming here at first?

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Yes.

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Stress is what we call the cause of that discomfort.

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You’re glad that the discomfort is gone, aren’t you?

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Yes. What other kinds of mental illness are there?

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Could you excuse me? I’ve been talking so much and I’m a little thirsty.