by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 15, 2019 | Recovery |
We may be tempted to listen to binaural beats or other sound or tone therapies. They seem innocuous enough, so why not give them a try? They might reduce some of our benzo withdrawal symptoms, right? Wrong, unfortunately. A few of our benzo buddies have tried them... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 8, 2019 | Recovery |
If social media has shown us anything, it has shown us that everyone has an opinion, even if that opinion isn’t based on truth, on facts. Post about your experience of benzo withdrawal (or tell someone about it) and you’ll probably trigger a landslide of... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 1, 2019 | Coping Skills |
No one prepared me for the hell that engulfed my life once I started tapering off the benzo I’d taken (for wayyyyyy too many years) as prescribed. My doctor told me I could cut out a quarter of the dose every week and be done with it. What did he know? Not much.... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 23, 2019 | Coping Skills |
It Sucks. There is no polite way to describe the feeling of being misunderstood. It sucks. It’s uncomfortable. It’s demoralizing. It triggers our nervous system into a fight, flight, or freeze response even though there is no physical danger. Any type of... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 4, 2019 | Recovery
NEW! Yesterday I downloaded a membership plug-in so that I could begin creating the members-only blog content for my support group, Mornings With Jenn. Unfortunately, the plug-in wasn’t what I needed so I deleted it. When it left for parts unknown into the...