Knackered Gains Squirrel Strength with Benzos

   Hey there, Knackered here.  Domain:  Eukaryota, Kingdom:  Animalia, Phylum:  Chorodata,  Class:  Mammalia,  Order:  Rodentia, Suborder:  Sciuromorpha, Family:  Sciurdae, Plain language:  The Squirrel.  Our municipal area has thousands of the little critters.  We are also one of the “tree cities” in the country which makes our environment all the more welcoming as an ideal habitat.

   While making pest control agencies million dollar enterprises, they have also become the celebratory mascots of local clubs,  town festivals, and tour groups.

Our city has become a tourist destination for photographers who wish to get shots of the numerous squirrel bridges that span well-trafficked roadways.  We even have a sister city in another country who sent their dignitaries to meet with our dignitaries for the purposes of consecrating the newest one (the bridge that is).  I kid you not; this stuff really happens.

   Squirrels eat nuts (of course), fruits and vegetables, flower bulbs, electric wires, internet cables, shingles and siding, roofing materials, and the list goes on and on.  They can adapt to any habitat and are especially at home in urban areas where they’ve grown fearless of human populations.

   Even with a dozen or so of the squirrel bridges at hand, they are never used.  The few of these poor little guys that are found in gruesome road accidents likely fall off the suspended cables or look down, faint and fall to their deaths.

   Yet thousands of them can be seen everywhere every day.  How do they survive?  Evolution of the species cites the unrefutable fact that the toughest, most adaptable and most savvy of the lot are still standing in the end.

   If we remember that there are millions of souls walking the face of the earth who are using Benzos for therapeutic, recreational, or addictive purposes, and that only the wisest of the lot are trying to get off this stuff, those amongst us have got to be some of the hardiest.

   Throw in the fact that even though most of us are in various stages of some pretty horrible symptoms, we’re still alive (though we may not feel like it), functioning enough to contribute to some degree and tough enough to keep doing this, and you may amaze yourself.  Only the surviving squirrels make it across the road.  They may be in pretty miserable straights at times, but they (and we) keep making it to the other side.

   We may feel like we’re in a pretty hostile habitat, but we’ve found ways to adapt.  And that makes us amongst the strongest of the species.  If you don’t believe it, ponder this: heroin cold turkey withdrawal  only takes about two weeks.  Granted, it’s two weeks of sweating, shaking, and puking, but once you’re there, you’re done.  Compare that to the average length of Benzo WD and we’re talking an indefinite length of time.  I’ve been at it nearly three years, and I’m still not done.  I’ve never looked at the ‘long haulers’, but I can’t even begin to fathom what they’re experiencing.

   And lest you think being compared to the tenacity of a squirrel is degrading, just remember that, their superior instinct, resilience and intelligence have kept them alive in increasingly dangerous environments. We can do this.