Bas, 22

Back in his body

Then

Bas used ketamine to switch everything off for a while. After a few months he was using almost every day. He got stomach pain and had to go to the bathroom more and more. He dropped out of school and spent most of the day in his room.

The turning point

A urologist told him his bladder was being damaged and that it could still recover if he stopped now. Bas was shocked. He told his parents and started working with a counselor on why he wanted to switch everything off.

Now

Bas quit a year and a half ago. The symptoms are mostly gone. He's back in school and boxing helps him with his tension. He says: I wanted to feel nothing. Now I'm learning that I can handle feeling something.

“Your body often recovers more than you think, if you give it the chance.”

The people in these stories are fictional. Their experiences are based on what many people in recovery go through.

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