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.
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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. Zhang is a former soldier who studied business management, worked for the Jiangsu provincial government, and most recently managed a holiday village on the outskirts of Beijing. With registered capital of 10,000 yuan, he quickly obtained a business license in March from the local bureau of industry and commerce.