Life with or without Drugs?

Pratishtha Naithani
Zyla Health
Published in
5 min readAug 14, 2017

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We all are born different, we have different families, different experiences and different way of seeing things. All of these are the reasons of the type of choices we make. Not everyone has the privilege to have someone, who can tell how to choose. Many of us have to make choices on our own, fight our struggles and the only thing we know is to survive. In such scenarios, we tend to do what seems fine at that particular moment, which can be disastrous for the long run.

Born in a family, where, fights are the everyday thing, surrounded by people who already are in so much chaos that they are blindfolded to even realize you exist. Entering teenage, with all the confusion and self-doubt, and no one to acknowledge you. Seems really tough. And then, one day you find something to rely on, to depend on, to lean on. You choose to let it control and govern your life, and that thing is called, “DRUGS”.

A boy came with a lady to me a few years back, seeking for help. Given his appearance, it was not difficult to understand that he has been on substance. Personal hygiene was neglected, eyes were red, long hair and nails. He looked at me, smiled and asked: “Will you be taking my sessions?” I Replied “Yes, I will be taking your sessions.” while asking him to have a seat. As the conversation proceeded, I observed that his orientation was fine, he was aware of “Self” and what was happening to him. As per the structure of the session, I started taking his history. He was from a broken home, where domestic violence was so regular that it became part of their lifestyle. He struggled with his education. Nobody wanted to be his friend. He used to be beaten and abused at home, whereas, in school, it was altogether another battle as he often used to get bullied. He started to hate his life and blamed himself for being who is was. He wanted to run away so he worked hard and scored well in 12th Std. and got admission in a college in another city. It was then when he smoked his first joint. That “Joint” gave him a high and made him forget the real world, it was like a whole new world, where there were only euphoric feelings. It only lasted for some time and then he would require another joint. Like, it is said, light always finds its way out. One day sitting in the park a lady approached him and asked “Beta! Are you ok?”. Something struck him and he started crying. It was then that he was brought for the counselling session.

During sessions, we focused on his self-hatred issues. We resolved the conflicts inside him. We realized that he has a lot of potential, all he needed was a push, motivation, and guidance. We discovered that he was an artist, he brought few of his sketches, which were so brilliant that they almost looked real. His art projected all the darkness that lied in his past. He offers me 2 poems written by him. Every word in the poems was calling for affection and need to be acknowledged. Every poem ended with the impression that the writer wants to be free. As sessions proceeded, his sketches started showing colors and were motivational. He found the will to live, to be happy. Though we were also taking precautions and managing his relapse. He found love inside, that one thing he was searching for all these years. During sessions, I brought to his notice that, the substance is your choice, not something that you need. If you choose your own self to relax and to be happy then in some time you will see you would not require another puff to feel happy. After 7 months we were there! Healed and found peace within. He started to take care of his mother and that was when his twisted life got even more sorted.

We feel that we need substance, to take us away from reality, to make us who we want to be, to get what we desire. But we forget it is only us, making a choice to give control to substance and let it govern our life. It was never the substance that clears our thoughts or removes the blockage. It was never the substance that makes a party happening. It was never the substance that makes us happy. It was never the substance that makes us “honest”, ready for tough confrontations. It was always us. Only thing is that we made the substance an excuse. It is similar to someone, who carries an object saying it is lucky, someone who clings on to other person saying that they are the source of happiness or someone who strongly believes in God and thanks or blames God for every life event. In all of these actions, it is always us, lost and in search of who we are, in the process clinging on to whatever next comes our way and gives us approval of our deeds.

What is important to remember is,

“Manushya hi apne karma ka karak Hota hai”.

Now you know! That it is always your choice.

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