小贴士与一个朋友解决上瘾

无可否认,心理健康诊断几乎都是笼罩在耻辱和贬义的看法。当谈到成瘾和物质使用障碍,这耻辱有可能承担一个危险的形式。从我的经验,那些应对成瘾很少收到足够的社会同情,和缺乏支持有可能加剧症状。事实上,研究表明,那些经验耻辱不太可能寻求治疗的药物使用。作为一直与成瘾的人,我可以向你保证,这是正确的,和明显错误的,方式与人沟通是处理上瘾。

治疗上瘾的人以尊严和尊重

我希望你能花一点时间考虑什么想到当你听到这个词“瘾君子”。Do you have images of a lying, manipulative person? Does your mind immediately jump to images of substance users you have seen in media? Growing up, my best friend was a heroin addict and began using opioids in sixth grade. He is one of the most talented and intelligent men I have ever met, yet, no one sees this side of him. When people look at him, they only see addiction; this results in a lack of dignity and respect. I have experienced this as well, even with my previous nicotine addiction. It was not uncommon for people to sneer at me and say, "Oh, you smoke? That is disgusting". The reality was, I was smoking as a way to cope with my anxiety and depression; no one took the time to explore that with me. Thus, if your friend is grappling with a substance use disorder, I urge you to not brush this person off as being immoral. Instead, treat your friend the same way as you did before the addiction and take the time to listen.

练习耐心和同情心

当我过去常吸烟,我的朋友一直敦促我戒烟。他们会扔掉吸烟用具,提前我的香烟一半,表达他们的失望在我无力阻止冷火鸡。事实是,我并不是想放弃;多年来,吸烟是我的应对机制,我并没有准备好失去。虽然禁欲无疑是可能的,失误并不少见。然而,如果你的朋友退回他们的物质,这并不意味着你的朋友回到了起点。而不是表达绝望,花一些时间来考虑你朋友的观点和经验。尽管设置边界是至关重要的在任何关系中拯救你的情感能量,我鼓励每个人都有一个朋友和一个沉迷于将自己推向更善解人意和患者的方法。减少这种污名对你的朋友是重要的复苏,以及改变我们的社会的谈话在这个误解了精神健康障碍。