“BU恢复” spotlights the experiences of six BU students in recovery from substance use.

Each student is highlighted through three photos accompanied by their responses to questions like: “进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?”. 波士顿大学的康复课程为学生提供了一个机会,让他们坦率地、匿名地分享他们的康复经历。 该项目旨在通过展示康复中的人无处不在,包括波士顿大学,来帮助消除物质使用障碍和康复的污名。

这个项目是索菲·帕克(中科院20届)和波士顿大学大学生康复计划的合作项目。

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“Just like my disease was progressive, so has been my recovery – which is ultimately good news, because that means I will continue to learn and grow and working on my recovery will never get old. 不过,一开始并不容易。 我挣扎了三年多才完全放弃这种上瘾的疾病。 As a competitive person, it was hard for me to accept that I couldn’t fix this on my own. 但是,谢天谢地,我终于意识到,成瘾是我生命中的一种东西,当我接受我有成瘾的事实,并请求别人帮助我克服它时,我实际上就赢了。” – CRP Member (SPH)

作为学生,你在康复过程中遇到的一个障碍是什么?

“Feeling like I need to be the voice of all people in recovery in some of my master’s classes – because substance use disorder is often a topic of conversation as a public health problem.” – CRP Member (SPH)

澳门威尼斯人注册恢复,有什么事情让你感到惊讶?

“在大多数日子里,我会对自己和我在生活中的位置感到满意。 I have found a new inner peace that I didn’t think was possible without drugs or alcohol. Nor did I think I could have fun without substances – and boy, was I wrong about that!” – CRP Member (SPH)

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t simple. 多年来,我尝试过禁欲,但从未坚持下来。 有时我只坚持了两个星期。 2013年,我戒掉了安非他命,有一段时间戒掉了一切。 但很快,我又重新开始了。 我在2016年6月进入康复期,这对我来说意味着我不再使用任何酒精或毒品。 这意味着积极尝试更健康地生活,为自己和他人付出更多,并在自己身上找到稳定。 大学时期的康复对我的飞跃起到了关键的作用,因为我有其他人可以联系,可以分享认同,可以交谈。 头两年我住在戒酒的房子里,这真的很有帮助。” – CRP Member (SSW)

澳门威尼斯人注册恢复,有什么事情让你感到惊讶?

“I have a girlfriend I’m very fond of. 在康复之前,我很难维持人际关系,包括浪漫的关系。 我是一个痛苦、不稳定的人,很难相处。 我一直怀疑并希望,一旦我走上更健康的道路,在成功的基础上更进一步,我可能会找到一个人。 但现实总是在字面上和比喻上都比我们想象的更加立体。 I’m grateful for all the small moments and nuances. 我也从来没有预料到,有一个在复苏过程中的盟友会有这么大的帮助。 她积极地支持我,并试图参与康复新闻。” – CRP Member (SSW)

澳门威尼斯人注册康复,你想让其他波士顿大学的学生知道什么?

“We’re here. We’re similar to you in more ways than we’re different. 我们上同一所学校。 我们喜欢找乐子。 我们有目标。 But we’ve also gone through something unique. 苦难是一种力量。” – CRP Member (SSW)

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“I had a relatively “high bottom.” I never drank on the job or did anything “crazy” when I was drinking; I’m introverted so most people didn’t even realize I was drunk when I was. 我以为酒精是我应对社交焦虑和抑郁的方法,但具有讽刺意味的是,我最终变得更加孤立,自尊心更低。 I was binge-drinking every night alone after work, and I wanted to stop, but I couldn’t. 我会戒酒一周,然后复吸,一周,然后复吸一次又一次,直到最后我参加了一个匿名戒酒会(AA),戒了四个月酒。 我离开了嗜酒者互助会,尝试适度戒酒(失败了),但我今天使用的所有工具和应对机制都是在嗜酒者互助会的帮助下学会的。 我在这4个月里取得的进步比我单独接受5年治疗所取得的进步还要多。 I’ve been in and out of sobriety for the past couple of years, but now I’m coming up to one year of sobriety.” – CRP Member (COM)

作为学生,你在康复过程中遇到的一个障碍是什么?

“Answering the classic question, “Why don’t you drink?” Most people don’t really care about the answer, but I’m still weary of being judged. Particularly since my career and livelihood could really hinge on networking in grad school, I don’t know if I should tell anyone or when to broach the subject in a work environment. Impressions can be strong, and I’m not sure that I want one of the first things for someone to know about me to be that I’m sober.” – CRP Member (COM)

c反应蛋白对你来说意味着什么?

“仅仅知道c反应蛋白的存在就给了我很大的安心。 知道有一个我可以利用的支持网络,知道校园里有我可以联系的人,让我感到不那么羞愧,更有力量。” – CRP Member (COM)

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“进入复苏需要艰苦的工作,需要意识到有些事情需要改变。 我这辈子都在和同时发生的疾病打交道。 我之前曾寻求治疗双相情感障碍,以及其他疾病。 药物滥用的话题以前就出现过,但我没有提到它。

2016年8月,我出现了与饮酒和吸毒直接相关的心理健康问题。 我直接去了麦克莱恩医院,在一个专门诊断我的精神科戒毒,包括物质使用障碍。 从那里,我去了麦克莱恩医院的一个诊断项目,为期30天的戒酒和戒毒康复,在一个清醒的房子里,我学会了如何在康复中生活,以及那对我来说是什么样子。” – CRP Member (CFA)

作为学生,你在康复过程中遇到的一个障碍是什么?

“我在康复过程中遇到了许多障碍,包括耻辱和饮食失调(这在物质使用障碍患者中很常见)。 在康复的第一年,我成功地解决了这个问题。 在这个城市的一个会议上,我参加了一个饮食失调项目,庆祝了我戒酒的第一年。” – CRP Member (CFA)

澳门威尼斯人注册恢复,有什么事情让你感到惊讶?

“那次康复改变了我的生活。

这是一场马拉松,不是短跑。 我把它想象成沿着查尔斯河滨海大道奔跑,看到我生命中的风景。 我最近庆祝了四年的康复。 从那以后,我从波士顿大学毕业了,养了两只猫,搬进了公寓,有了一个艺术工作室,我对未来充满了期待。

一个巨大的支持是我在康复过程中结交的朋友,他们与我志趣相投,并与我一起走过这段旅程。 波士顿大学的康复社区在我的康复过程中发挥了重要作用,我将他们称为长期的朋友。” – CRP Member (CFA)

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“我在18岁那年戒了酒,那是我大一的第一个学期。 我的家族有酒瘾,所以我知道我很容易酗酒,但我很难接受这样一个事实:我在这么小的年纪就有酗酒的问题。 When I got to college, I realized I was a bit different — most people my age were having their first real experiences with alcohol and drugs, but I was already grappling with an addiction that had started years before. 我的同龄人喝酒是为了好玩,但我喝酒是因为我需要喝酒。 In a way, college was a blessing — it exacerbated lots of the consequences of drinking that pushed me towards getting sober.

最后,进入复苏阶段简直就是一个奇迹。 不知何故,我找到了寻求帮助的意愿,并与像我一样的人建立了联系。 我在“十二步戒酒会”中找到了团体,发现和我同龄的人也在戒酒,甚至在上大学之前就戒酒了。 When I realized I wasn’t alone, as cliché as it sounds, I realized that it was possible for me to stay sober too.” – CRP Member (CAS)

作为学生,你在康复过程中遇到的一个障碍是什么?

“作为一名正在康复的学生,我觉得我过着两种生活,这可能很有挑战性。 On Saturday nights, my peers are going to Tavern in the Square and I’m hanging out at a Twelve Step meeting with my friends. 这完全没问题。 I’ve accepted that I just have to have slightly different priorities than other people my age.

I think one of the most invalidating experiences I’ve had is people telling me I’m too young to have a problem with drinking or too young to be sober. In college among party-goers, there’s the perception that everyone is an “alcoholic” to some degree, and people throw around the word like it’s nothing. 当我戒酒的时候,这也是我面临的挑战。 I would tell myself, “Everyone drinks this way! 每个人都经常住院! Everyone is put on academic probation!” Obviously, this isn’t true, but the culture around partying certainly muddles the waters around what is normal and what isn’t. 最酷的是,今天我知道我是谁,并对此感到很舒服。” – CRP Member (CAS)

澳门威尼斯人注册恢复,有什么事情让你感到惊讶?

“I’ve been surprised by how full and fun and vibrant my life has been in recovery. 在我清醒之前,我几乎不能把自己从床上拉起来。 I was me, but I wasn’t the true or best version of myself. In recovery, I’ve been able to do what I love, show up for the people in my life, and just be a functioning human. 当我进入康复中心时,我真的以为我的生命结束了。 我听天由命地相信,我会在无聊中度过余下的大学时光,远离任何令人兴奋的事情。 But I’ve found the exact opposite. 康复是一种快乐。” – CRP Member (CAS)

进入康复期对你来说是什么感觉?

“I didn’t know what recovery was going to look like, and I definitely didn’t want to be sober for the rest of my life. 我只知道事情变得越来越糟我的酗酒也比以往任何时候都失控,我已经没有选择了。 外面看起来一切都很好,但我从未感到如此空虚。” – CRP Member (LAW)

你在康复过程中遇到的一个障碍是什么?

“康复期的学生必须在两个不同的世界中穿行。 At school, I’m surrounded by people around my age who most likely haven’t had the same experiences with drugs or alcohol. There’s a lot of drinking and socializing. But when I’m with other people in recovery who aren’t students, they don’t always understand the stresses inherent in being a student and competing obligations. 在这两者之间导航有时会令人困惑。” – CRP Member (LAW)

澳门威尼斯人注册恢复,有什么事情让你感到惊讶?

“我从没想过不喝酒也能这么开心。 酒精是我社交生活的基础,是我娱乐的基础,也是我与他人交往的基础。 我不得不放弃当时的一切,去了解我生命中真正缺失的是什么。” – CRP Member (LAW)