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I
recently
attended
a
Group
Therapy
Session
at
Bhatia
Neuropsychiatric
Hospital
as
an
intern.
The
session
commenced
at
11:30
AM
and
lasted
for
about
2
hours.
Bhatia
Neuropsychiatric
Hospital
carries
out
these
sessions
every
Tuesday
and
Thursday
with
about
50-100
people
per
session,
however,
due
to
the
Coronavirus
Pandemic,
the
attendance
was
short
this
time.
Nevertheless,
the
Hospital
followed
all
precautionary
measures—the
participants
in
the
session
were
all
made
to
sit
far
from
each
other
to
maintain
social
distancing,
their
hands
were
sanitized
and
everyone
was
wearing
masks.
Moving
on
to
the
actual
therapy
session,
I
was
surprised
and
happy
to
see
that
the
session
was
carried
out
with
the
utmost
professionalism.
It
was
a
structured
session,
conducted
by
a
mix
of
people.
There
was
Dr.
Bhatia
himself,
along
with
a
number
to
former
addicts
and
patients
of
Dr.
Bhatia
who
have
battled
addiction
previously.
The
panel
of
conductors
of
the
session
was
also
diverse
as
it
included
recovered
addicts
from
various
age
groups,
thus
providing
varied
perspectives.
The
session
focussed
on
not
only
battling
addiction
as
a
disorder,
but
improving
one’s
life
as
a
whole
and
becoming
a
better
individual.
This
was
one
of
the
main
points
of
the
session
which
was
talked
about
by
all
of
the
coordinators—that
for
everyone
coming
here,
the
most
important
goal
to
have
is
the
improvement
in
one's
life
and
leading
a
happier,
fulfilled
life,
not
just
leaving
whatever
vice
the
attendees
were
battling
for
a
couple
of
months
and
get
a
"detox",
as
that
will
not
work.
That
was
a
good
and
important
point
which
is
essential
to
be
understood
before
any
change
can
be
brought
in
a
person,
and
it
was
emphasized
sufficiently
in
the
session.
The
session
started
with
Mr.
Aman,
one
of
the
former
patients
of
Dr.
Bhatia
who
has
now
recovered,
sharing
his
story
and
inspiring
everyone
sitting
there.
After
Aman,
a
number
of
other
former
patients
also
shared
their
stories
and
tried
to
answer
any
questions
that
the
new
attendees
had.
One
of
the
best
things
about
the
session
was
that
throughout
the
session,
everyone
involved
in
conducting
the
session
kept
reiterating
the
point
that
addiction
is
a
disease,
a
disorder
and
not
just
a
"phase"
or
a
"fad",
and
how
important
it
was
to
understand
that
it
is
a
disease
and
treat
it
like
one.
There
were
some
doubts
regarding
this
point
by
some
of
the
new
attendees,
but
these
doubts
were
cleared
out
as
well
via
the
conductors.
Being
a
psychology
student,
I
know
how
important
it
is
to
look
at
mental
health
concerns
such
as
addiction
as
diseases,
as
disorders
and
not
as
"something
that'll
pass
with
time",
and
it
was
heartwarming
to
see
how
Dr.
Bhatia
and
his
team
have
been
able
to
make
all
his
patients
understand
that
this
is
indeed
a
disease
and
like
all,
it
also
need
treatment.
The
whole
session
was
filled
with
energy
and
motivation
by
the
coordinators,
and
they
were
able
to
create
a
safe
and
comforting
environment
for
all,
which
I
feel
is
the
most
important
part
in
a
group
therapy
session.
Everyone
was
able
to
relate
and
understand
everything
that
was
being
talked
about.
In
a
nutshell,
the
session
focussed
on
an
important,
perhaps
even
the
most
important,
part
of
recovery—a
healthy
mindset.
It
inspired
not
only
the
patients,
but
also
their
families
to
have
an
encouraging
and
positive
mindset
while
coming,
and
change
will
come.
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