by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 9, 2023 | Recovery, Uncategorized |
Starting with the letters A and B, here are some possible symptoms. What would you add to the list? I’ll post the rest of the alphabet over the next few weeks. Please comment with any symptom starting with the letter A or B that is not on the list.
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 12, 2022 | Coping Skills, Uncategorized |
Taking a benzodiazepine, even as prescribed, can damage the calming system in our bodies. The consequence of that happening is that we are easily emotionally triggered. Anger or rage can erupt instantaneously, or fear, terror, or panic engulf us in the blink of an...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized |
Years ago I promised to write a book for the benzo community. I asked people to share their symptoms with me so we’d have an alphabetical list of Benzo Withdrawal symptoms. I received a lot of replies. I complied and shared the list, but the book never got...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 12, 2021 | Coping Skills, Uncategorized |
Going crazy is a common fear in benzo withdrawal. Our thoughts can be chaotic, a rush of horrible tangle of things. Our thoughts may arrive in an orderly fashion, but still oozing their wretched words or images. Our thoughts may insist on digging up memories of the...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 20, 2020 | Big Brain Question, Uncategorized |
What is the Big Brain Question? At your first inhalation, after you were born, your brain began “scanning” the environment (people, places, and things) and “asked,” “Am I safe?” This action, the determining of safety or danger, will...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized |
This is not a typical post from me. It may be triggering for some. Read with caution. I have pondered and prayed for days—what’s the right thing to do in the wake of the murder of George Floyd? Do I write about it or not? After all, it’s not benzo related....
