Two children of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh share about their current life.
As VTC News reported, from a well-off family, suddenly in 2001, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh's family in Thanh Van commune (now Van Du town, Thach Thanh, Thanh Hoa) unexpectedly sold all her buffaloes and cows, bought tens of thousands of bowls, thousands of plowshares, tons of iron and steel to hang on trees and bury in the garden, in the house...
After that, Mrs. Thanh and her children almost cut off contact with the outside world and only when the family ran out of essential necessities did Mr. Mai Hong Thai (Mrs. Thanh's husband) appear, dressed very strangely, to buy necessities, then return to hide in the mysterious garden.
In 2022, both Mrs. Thanh and Mr. Thai passed away. Many people were worried about their two children, Mai Thi Thanh and Mai Van Toan, because although their parents chose an eccentric lifestyle, they were still the support for the two sisters.
Despite the advice of relatives and neighbors, Thanh and Toan still dress strangely as before, choose to live separately from society, without electricity, without clean water, and refuse help from everyone...
The mysterious stories surrounding the two generations of Mrs. Thanh - Thai's family for decades have not been answered. Many rumors speculate that the Bui temple area (Van Du town, Thach Thanh district) - where Mrs. Thanh's family lives, is a dangerous land, that family committed a crime against "heaven" so they were punished, called the "ghost" family. Or according to Mrs. Mai Thi Tinh (Mr. Thai's sister), "Mr. Thai and his family were possessed by ghosts".
When asked about the incident to psychiatrists, many people said that it was likely that the family called "ghost soldiers" suffered from a mental illness.
Dr. Tran Thi Hong Thu - Deputy Director of Mai Huong Psychiatric Hospital (Hanoi) - said that through the media, she learned about the story of a family living almost cut off from society in Thanh Hoa since 2017.
Dr. Tran Thi Hong Thu
“ From the actions and expressions reported by the press, it is highly likely that the people in that family have mental problems. I emphasize the possibility because scientifically and pathologically, to diagnose a disease, there must be data. We must approach, examine, and talk to them to confirm, ” said Dr. Hong Thu.
According to her, it is because of the lack of a medical examination that the public has not been able to explain the eccentric lifestyle of Ms. Thanh and her family members over the years. At the same time, they use spiritual reasons to explain the cause whenever that family is mentioned.
“ Or the rumors that Mrs. Thanh has a mental illness and then passes it on to her husband and children are unscientific. Mental illness is not transmitted through contact or through daily family activities such as eating, studying, working together... The simple explanation for the family's eccentric behavior is that Mrs. Thanh may have the disease, she controls the economy, has control, so she orders her husband and children to obey her, ” Dr. Hong Thu analyzed.
She said that mental illness, if left untreated, will get worse, but Thanh and Toan did not show that. On the contrary, they started farming, raising livestock, and interacting with their neighbors, albeit very little, after their parents passed away.
“ I suspect that my cousins may have personality disorder - a type of mental disorder. Unlike mental illness, personality disorder is fixed and stable in its manifestation. After decades of living apart from society, they have not been able to adapt or change their lifestyle or way of dressing even though there is no one to control them now ,” the expert said.
Dr. Tran Thi Hong Thu also pointed out some characteristics of personality disorders such as lack of interest in social or personal relationships, liking to be alone; limited emotional expression; inability to receive normal social signs; cold or indifferent expression towards others...
According to Ms. Thu, the family and local authorities need to have a plan to take Thanh and Toan for mental health assessment to determine the severity of the illness and treatment.
“ In the 2000s, the government took their family to see a doctor, but they received negative reactions and we were not decisive, so the matter has dragged on until now. We must definitely let the two sisters go for an assessment. If they have a mental illness, they must be put into compulsory treatment. That is the patient's right, ” added the Deputy Director of Mai Huong Mental Hospital.
Two aunts talk about the lives of Mai Thi Thanh and Mai Van Toan.
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