Li Lingling followed suit.
Her thumb and index finger gently pinched, as if a force from a suspended island full of birdsong and fragrance injected into the little roof in the storm.
The tension in Li Lingling's body visibly eased.
After two breaths, Li Lingling's voice carried a sob: "I see it… it's my family's roof—small and narrow."
…
"Good, you can see 'very' clearly now." Nan Zhubin deliberately emphasized the encouragement.
"Feel the surroundings. Besides the rain and wind, what other sounds are there? What smells?" This is to guide the sensory details to supplement the traumatic memory more completely and realistically.
Avoid emotional stuttering caused by fragmented memories.
Being able to describe clearly also indicates having escaped the danger at the time, further strengthening Li Lingling's cognition of "safety in the present."
"Smell… it's fishy, earthy; and… the dampness of the rain, very cold." Li Lingling's voice carried a hint of tremble.
