I agree 100%. I NEED to stay away from forums still. Yet I have come VERY far. I am an old woman (72). I was taking 10 mgs of Xanax everyday for 29 YEARS! I was told I was not being " responsible " if I did not take it. Folks! That was A LOT of damage for me. I started tapering at 68. I also got injured by a dumb ass nurse practitioner who CT me! I had a grand mall seizure. I WANTED to not be a slave to a little pill. I DID wonder ( still do) if I would live long enough to get off it. I am down to 1 MG a day. You younger people have more time ( hopefully) than I did/do. But I thought the time would go by if I did not taper and I would be in the same HELL. So. I did something very hard to not die a slave. So now I am a pissy old woman Benzo Warrior. 😊
@carolmorehead5507
6 ай бұрын
Woohoo. Good for you! You’re an inspiration to others
@lesliedefilippis2150
6 ай бұрын
@@carolmorehead5507 I WANT to encourage people who do not want to be slaves to a tiny pill. I DO believe that benzos have a place in medicine. That doctors should have the "tool" of benzos. As in the ER. And some other circumstances. But. Never script them for more than a week's time
@PowersBenzoCoaching
6 ай бұрын
Leslie, are you in the benzo recovery school? If not, I think you would be a great fit. Just based on your mindset and the things I've seen you share here. We have an amazing community of positive, focused Benzo warriors, or as I call them, my Benzo samurai.
@andreaurbinajohnson7888
6 ай бұрын
Reading what you wrote was like listening to myself! I am 65 and was on 8/6mg of Xanax for 18 years, l am down to 4, and struggling… l also had a seizure 5 years ago. lt was hell! l have days where l think will l make it to zero? So glad l got to read your comment.
@kristinvickstrom1878
5 ай бұрын
You women are amazing!!!.
@lesliedefilippis2150
6 ай бұрын
AND I am better! Yeah. I have difficult days. But SO many LESS difficult days I uses to. 😊
@dgunn2817
6 ай бұрын
Thought I had permanent brain damage but I got better.
@GoldenGoose70
6 ай бұрын
How many years off are you?
@dgunn2817
6 ай бұрын
@@GoldenGoose70 about four.
@GoldenGoose70
6 ай бұрын
@dgunn2817 I'm at 5yrs . Want to talk sometime?
@GoldenGoose70
6 ай бұрын
@dgunn2817 I'm 5yrs off.
@GoldenGoose70
6 ай бұрын
@@dgunn2817 want to talk sometime
@lesliedefilippis2150
6 ай бұрын
Coach Powers is where I was helped the most folks.
@kristinvickstrom1878
5 ай бұрын
I like your style, Coach Powers. I’ve looked for help online but always end up feeling worse and more ruminative about my symptoms. I need a positive community that gives me hope. My biggest issue right now is ruminating in physical symptoms.
@PowersBenzoCoaching
5 ай бұрын
You should check out my benzo recovery school. Aside from a complete recovery program, multi-module, 24+ video courses, and live weekly Q&A, it has the most amazing POSITIVE support group you could find. Definitely worth a look. It sounds like you might fit in very well! www.BenzoRecoverySchool.com
@kristinvickstrom1878
5 ай бұрын
How often does the support group meet?
@sherriconklin3637
6 ай бұрын
Thankyou this is what i needed to hear,I bought your book.Im still in the tapering,and the pain in my body is unreal
@sherriconklin3637
6 ай бұрын
Oh yes I've had good days definitely not all bad ,The beginning was really rough 😅
@Jamesseekstruth
6 ай бұрын
Very very good point!
@LanceJones-mh7tz
6 ай бұрын
We all need a North Star to look towards. Just a thought Coach but what if you did some interviews with people that have recovered. That would be a massive North Star.
@PowersBenzoCoaching
6 ай бұрын
I've done a couple and have a couple more planned, but the challenge is once people are healed, no one wants to do an interview! I've also had so many people tell me that they didn't want to jinx themselves. I suppose this experience can make us feel a bit superstitious. Most people, once they feel well enough, check out and don't look back. Which I can understand completely. I'll work on it, though!
@dianemorrell9638
6 ай бұрын
@@PowersBenzoCoaching Dave it was you who first showed me a narrow margin of hope to cling to when I was completely alone and in constant crises for years. We spoke last year. The medical trauma alone is enough of a trigger that once we are relatively healed its more like complex trauma, and reliving the past is something I am being asked to avoid while in current trauma therapy. I've been approached to partake in documentary research with my psychiatrist's colleague in Canada. It was remarkable to have my shrink take interest in my ad and benzo withdrawal. You were that North star. You told me that I was handling all this with relative grace. My heritage and heart is in the Scottish highlands and wonder about the hearty stock it takes to recover from the Mother of all battles, Happy Valentines Day ❤
@user-bz4bn8dz9u
5 ай бұрын
I’m 8 months off and getting worse why
@PowersBenzoCoaching
5 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear this. Perhaps consider checking out our benzo recovery school. It's been incredibly helpful for a number of people stuck in healing post-benzos.
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