by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 20, 2022 | Healing |
I’m not usually negative. I work arduously at being positive, sharing with you that you will recover and lead wonderful, happy lives. Because you will. But today, I’m tired. My eyes and ears have witnessed so much suffering in the benzo community. And, of...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 7, 2017 | Wave |
After I got home from the hospital, I was in bad shape. I had been cold turkeyed off of the benzodiazepine I had taken as prescribed. My vital signs were stable so I wasn’t in any physical danger, but the severe withdrawal symptoms were debilitating....
by Jennifer Leigh | Apr 19, 2017 | Recovery, Withdrawal symptoms |
For many months I’d watch the clock on the wall read eleven then twelve…one…two…three…four…five. Finally, as the little hand crept towards six a.m., I’d drift off to sleep. If I were lucky, I’d sleep for four hours. But...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 25, 2017 | Across America |
I’m so excited! Monday is just a few short days away. I hit the open road to travel across this amazing country of ours to meet people in benzo withdrawal. I’ll make my way back to our family farm in Georgia where I’ll stay for a month so that I can...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 23, 2017 | Across America |
I’m calling this road trip “The Decision Tour” because decisions are what create the quality of our lives. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about how our thoughts create our reality so we better think good ones. But there is more to it than...