Although we lost our chance to host the summit at the Mercy Center, the summit is still on for this August 15th through the 17th.
I am securing another venue. If all else fails, we will hold it in my garden. (Which would actually be a lovely spot. It was (is) such a constant source of support in my recovery!)
Here is the info:
Friday August 15th 6-8 PM Meet and greet
Saturday August 16th, 9-4 PM Roundtable discussion/sharing of our stories/creating agenda to change the use of benzos
Sunday August 17th 9-12 Closing ceremony/next steps for moving forward
There is no cost for the summit unless we have to pay for a meeting room.
(I am not making any money off of hosting it.)
Place to be determined soon. I’m working on it!
Light and love to you all. Keep holding on. It gets better.
Jennifer
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Would a hangout for people that cannot attend be feasible?
Yes. We can stream video. And we can hold a free conference call
I IPhone, therefore I err.
“Today I will soften the rough edges where fear resides and allow it to pass through me and out into the universe where it can be transformed by light, love and understanding.”
I’ll be there. Can’t believe I’m living just an hour away drive, yet I was 14 hours just months ago. Weird how that works. 4 months out and still going…would say about 30-40% recovered which is huge. You didn’t want to see me just a few months ago, especially August-January when I was tapering. Can’t put it into words, as I’m sure many of us can’t. A true miracle I am still here. Did not want to live anymore. Still have the occasional thoughts–biggest issues with me are memory loss, depression, anxiety (the morning anxiety used to paralyze me,) heart palpitations, poor sleep, attention issues, and IBS misdiagnosed as Prostatitis. Had horrible physical sensations for a couple months (ringing in one ear, back and chest aches, headaches, urinating 35-50 times a day for 2 months–pure torture,) but most of those have subsided about 60-75%.
I can confidently give a BIG, HUGE “FUCK YOU!” to Klonopin, Xanax, (most) of these “doctors”, the pharmaceutical companies…all of them. Fuck them. But you know what? I’m not even angry anymore. I can’t have that anger in me right now. I’m just amazed I am still alive and am slowly recovering, though I wish it were more linear. I have to focus on the progress–not on what happened–as I know in my heart it will do no good. With this said, I will do all in my power to ensure more people know about our plight and do NOT take these drugs on an ongoing basis.
I’ll take what I can get and am so sympathetic/empathetic with all of those who are suffering. You are alone, but you are not alone. Distract, distract, distract with the dumbest stuff and treat yourself like you would treat someone you love unconditionally, even if that feels completely out of reach right now. And when you’re in the worst of it and can’t take ANY advice because the brain is too loud and it’s like you’re living in hell? Which was my state for months and I would read comments but couldn’t find the energy to post? It will pass. In time. You won’t believe me. I know. But it will pass. I truly walked through hell and while everything is still a mess, this is a piece of cake compared to months ago.
You are not your thoughts and you will recover. Just stay alive if that’s all you can do.
See you (and hopefully others) in August!