by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 18, 2019 | Coping Skills |
*Warning, this post could be triggering for some. The day I lost my mind. I can’t recall the exact day. Was I just home from the hospital after my cold-turkey, or was it before I was carried into the emergency room and admitted? No matter. What I do... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 13, 2019 | Coping Skills |
Happy Valentines Day! If you are deep in the throes of benzo withdrawal, a day for celebrating love may not strike you as something to get all excited about. It’s not easy to think about love when it’s so hard to feel. For some, the day is a painful... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 11, 2019 | Spiritual Journey |
Why me, God? Naked, I’d curl up in the fetal position on my bathroom floor and cry out to God, “Why me?” I’d go down a rather long list of the good things I’d done in my life, evidence that I didn’t deserve such a cruel blow as... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 4, 2019 | Coping Skills |
Like An Onion Guilt in benzo withdrawal is oftentimes like an onion—so many layers and each one can make us weep! Our hearts are heavy with the burden of regrets, wishing we could undo what we did or didn’t do. If you are feeling guilt, know that it is a very... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 28, 2019 | Spiritual Journey |
(This post is about faith in God. If you aren’t interested in this topic, you can skip this post. No hate mail, please.) Where Are You, God? I’d known hard times in my life—traumatic childhood events, surgeries that took months to recover from, a car...