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....
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 2, 2019 | Uncategorized |
After years of coaching and hosting online workshops and support groups, I’ve come to a place where I want to combine all of my education and lived (and learned from others) experiences and offer a true well-being support group. The focus will be on the four...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized |
I couldn’t find my computer glasses. I looked high and low for them. Considering that my little cottage is just that, little, it seemed odd to me that my glasses had just up and vanished. The next day, I woke up and my distance glasses weren’t on the...
