I could be totally honest with her, admitting things that I would feel too ashamed to admit even to my own sister, and her advice was always sensible. Without her help, it would have been much harder to go through that difficult period. Jing has since become a regular customer at a Beijing clinic. Now it is more acceptable among well-educated people. In some circles, it is even becoming fashionable.
Some women love facial treatments.
For me, seeing my psychiatrist is like a facial for the soul. Private consultancies such as Eve in Nanjing offer a more informal and relaxing environment than the crowded corridors of state hospitals and the often brusque manners of their overworked doctors. But such attitudes are gradually changing. I set up the center, because I feel it is good for society. Yet the fast growth of the psychiatric advice sector raises concern in some quarters over the quality and ethics of the newcomers, and the ease with which such companies can be established.