What Is DPDR In Benzo Withdrawal?

What Is DPDR In Benzo Withdrawal?

DPDR stands for depersonalization and derealization. DPDR is an anxiety response to extreme stress. It makes sense that DPDR is a common benzo withdrawal symptom since the body’s calming mechanism, the GABA receptors, have been downregulated from the drug. DPDR...
Managing Existential Angst

Managing Existential Angst

Every person contemplates existence, but pondering can turn into paranoia and panic while in the throes of benzo withdrawal. Questions and concerns about the meaning of life, death, existence, who we are, time, the universe, and our souls, can torment us. Existential...