by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 12, 2020 | Coping Skills |
Fear is a common benzo withdrawal emotion. It can come out of the blue, settling over us like a heavy wet blanket. Sometimes we don’t have any idea why we are fearful or what we are fearful about; we only know that we are very much afraid. And, that the fear is... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 7, 2020 | Coping Skills |
When the wheels of my wagon began to spin crazily in benzo withdrawal, threatening to come off at any moment, my best friend reminded me to “work my program.” No stranger to suffering herself, she had firsthand knowledge of what it took to weather the... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 28, 2019 | Recovery |
When the wheels of the wagon started coming off, so to speak, when I was tapering, all I wanted was for the withdrawal symptoms to go away. I’d have made a deal with the devil, if I could have, to be free from the suffering of benzo withdrawal. Thankfully, deals... 
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...