If Ben continued his habit of avoiding physicals, he might well get to see Doctor Kalonia frustrated. But as it stood he was simply one of the newest on the list of patients under her care. She knew the basics of his past with the First Order, as did most others in the Resistance, but if the General was willing to vouch for him, that was enough, provided he didn't intentionally put anyone in her med bay.
The doctor listened attentively as Ben began, only to frown slightly in concern as he suddenly halted, as if unsure how to begin. And the lost looking expression on his face as he turned to the General did nothing to ease that concern. She followed his gaze, looking to General Organa for an explanation.
Fortunately, Leia had expected something like this might happen and had been ready. "Like Ben said, there are two main issues that both fuel each other," she said. "The first one has been going on since he was a child, but it was only after he explained to me what he was going through last night that I realized it might be a medical issue rather than something related to his Force-Sensitivity. He explained to me that he has episodes of feeling detached from his own body, as if he were just watching what his body was doing from a distance like a dream or a holovid, along with not feeling fully present or even like a person in general without taking extreme measures to make it so."
"The second is more recent, though it's still been going on for some time, and stems from his attempts to control the first," Leia continued. "It seems to have developed into its own separate issue since then though. He took to practicing an extreme form of starvation meditation while under Snoke's influence, but upon discovering that the lack of food helped to prevent his disconnected episodes, he took it much farther than it was ever really meant to be taken. Now it's to the point that it's almost an addiction to starvation, if that makes sense, and is impacting his physical health, as I'm sure you'll be able to tell."
The doctor's concerned frown deepened and became more thoughtful as she listened, mentally comparing the listed symptoms to the various conditions she'd learned of and treated in her medical career. "It does make sense, actually," she said. "Especially the second when combined with the first, if my hunch is correct. We'll definitely have to run some tests, though, to rule out other potential causes."
Turning back to Ben, Doctor Kalonia asked, "How long do these disconnected episodes typically last? Minutes? Hours? And while you're experiencing them, do other things or people around you feel unreal as well?"
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Date: 2016-12-18 09:07 am (UTC)The doctor listened attentively as Ben began, only to frown slightly in concern as he suddenly halted, as if unsure how to begin. And the lost looking expression on his face as he turned to the General did nothing to ease that concern. She followed his gaze, looking to General Organa for an explanation.
Fortunately, Leia had expected something like this might happen and had been ready. "Like Ben said, there are two main issues that both fuel each other," she said. "The first one has been going on since he was a child, but it was only after he explained to me what he was going through last night that I realized it might be a medical issue rather than something related to his Force-Sensitivity. He explained to me that he has episodes of feeling detached from his own body, as if he were just watching what his body was doing from a distance like a dream or a holovid, along with not feeling fully present or even like a person in general without taking extreme measures to make it so."
"The second is more recent, though it's still been going on for some time, and stems from his attempts to control the first," Leia continued. "It seems to have developed into its own separate issue since then though. He took to practicing an extreme form of starvation meditation while under Snoke's influence, but upon discovering that the lack of food helped to prevent his disconnected episodes, he took it much farther than it was ever really meant to be taken. Now it's to the point that it's almost an addiction to starvation, if that makes sense, and is impacting his physical health, as I'm sure you'll be able to tell."
The doctor's concerned frown deepened and became more thoughtful as she listened, mentally comparing the listed symptoms to the various conditions she'd learned of and treated in her medical career. "It does make sense, actually," she said. "Especially the second when combined with the first, if my hunch is correct. We'll definitely have to run some tests, though, to rule out other potential causes."
Turning back to Ben, Doctor Kalonia asked, "How long do these disconnected episodes typically last? Minutes? Hours? And while you're experiencing them, do other things or people around you feel unreal as well?"