Doctor Ikura sighed softly, rubbing at his forehead after Viral finished. It was just as he'd figured it would be, unfortunately. There was anger stemming from his trauma, perhaps over the helplessness that it imbued in the Beastman. Or maybe due to a desire for revenge, he couldn't be certain. Either way there was something already they needed to solve, his anger problems. Perhaps if they found a more apt way of venting it he could lower his stress a fair bit. "I don't recall how long you were locked away for, I wasn't present at the time. I was, however, around prior to that. I would be more than happy to help you recount your life, but that is neither here or there. Please, let us focus on this for now and we'll get to that." Helplessness, anger, all of it was atypical of this kind of disorder. Not to downplay Viral's struggles, but every case had these common elements and much in the same methodology was used in helping it. They just had to be careful about where they started from and work their way up, slowly but surely. So long as Viral understood this would take time and that it wasn't a race or immediate fix they would do just fine.

"Viral, we don't need to get angry over this. I think before we move on further we'll work on a calming exercise, just in case you feel tension building during our sessions. If you'd be so kind to follow my example, we'll try it now." Rising out of his seat for a moment Ikura brought his chair closer to the Beastman's, sitting back down with a smile. "A breathing exercise first, that might help. It's simple to do and can help slow your heart rate and thus control anxiety. Now... As you normally breath your abdomen will rise when you inhale, and fall when you exhale, this is normal. We're going to reverse that however, and add something. I would like you to inhale only through your nose, for as long as you can, then hold that breath as long as you can. Finally, release it through your mouth and repeat the first two steps, do this two or three times to calm yourself." To help relay the idea Ikura closed his eyes, shutting his mouth as he steadily inhaled before opening it and exhaling. He did this three times in a row before opening his eyes, smiling gently, "Simple, yes? Please give it a try."