NEED REASSURANCE

[[do...]]

Hello,

I am requesting some more encouraging words - can you guys tell me I am going to get through this. I know I ask repeatedly but I trust you to reply with honesty that I can be healed and whole. The pain gets to be unbearable and excruciating thoughts that zap me at random.  I get scared because I am all alone in this process.  I want to reconnect with my old friends and make new ones yet I feel that is impossible right now and fear it may never be something I can accomplish.  I have strange and conflicting ideas that on one hand I deserve something and then the contradictory thought hits me with I am not worthy and should not even wish for it.  I want to feel joy, appreciate nature and know I still can have a life that is more than just the humdrum drivel I do everyday.  Is there and can there be more??? This is driving me to the edge of sanity and I question - once again - it this really withdrawal.  Please be so kind and let me know I can heal and FEEL again.  Thanks.

[Guest [Or...]]

Hello,

I am requesting some more encouraging words - can you guys tell me I am going to get through this. I know I ask repeatedly but I trust you to reply with honesty that I can be healed and whole. The pain gets to be unbearable and excruciating thoughts that zap me at random.  I get scared because I am all alone in this process.  I want to reconnect with my old friends and make new ones yet I feel that is impossible right now and fear it may never be something I can accomplish.  I have strange and conflicting ideas that on one hand I deserve something and then the contradictory thought hits me with I am not worthy and should not even wish for it.  I want to feel joy, appreciate nature and know I still can have a life that is more than just the humdrum drivel I do everyday.  Is there and can there be more??? This is driving me to the edge of sanity and I question - once again - it this really withdrawal.  Please be so kind and let me know I can heal and FEEL again.  Thanks.

 

If you weren't like this before benzos, there is a good chance it is withdrawals. What you describe is very common in anxiety states. The problem is that benzo withdrawal produces a chemical anxiety that is very intense. So, it hits us harder. Hang tight, Dolphins1! Acute should end for you soon And I know you are alone in this process, but you always have us if you need to chat.

[[Te...]]

Try and take each day as it comes. It's not going to be this way all the time. You're going to get better! It's very tempting to keep comparing ourselves to how we used to be, before w/d, and being very frightened, angry, and sad that we can't connect with people the way we used to. I still keep comparing myself to the person I used to be, but I only get more impatient that way. Patience has been one of the most difficult lessons for me to learn, but the fact is that there's nothing else that can be done except to keep putting one foot in front of the other, eating well and taking care of the body, trying to stay away from any other drugs, and to keep having faith in the body's ability to heal fully.

[[mi...]]

Hi Dolphins1.....

 

I remember those first mos......my god I thought I was dying....I was in the er 3 x......it is the absolute worst place you can be in w/d.....

 

I want you to know that I am 99% healed the only s/x I still have is some tinnitus.....I thought many times that I would never recover...and when I would read a response like mine I would take heart but not necessarily believe I would be okay....ever....but I am....I enjoy everything again and I feel again....you WILL too.....hang in there and just try to pass the time however you can until this lets up...

 

...m

[[do...]]

Hello,

I did have depression, self-esteem issues, anxiety and some fear before I took the benzos and then tapered off, but not to this level of intensity.  Do you still think I am in withdrawal or do you think I should see a doctor and get some meds that could help me feel better?  I really need your advice.  I do not know how much longer I can bear the pain especially of not knowing what to do or where I am going.  I ask you for your feedback NOW!  Thank you. 

[[mi...]]

Hi Dolphins....

 

I can say that if you did not have these issues pre-benzo then it is w/d......if you had issues before your experience with benzos then those may remain with you, only you can know the answer to that.....

 

...m....

[[do...]]

I didn't mean to sound desparate by capitalizing "now" please excuse me.

 

I and just seeking help to know what to do and or if others are going through the same hell.

 

I did have a few periods of dep and Anx before all this.

[[do...]]

I didn't mean to sound desparate by capitalizing "now" please excuse me.

 

I and just seeking help to know what to do and or if others are going through the same hell.

 

I did have a few periods of dep and Anx before all this.

 

[[pr...]]

Hello,

I did have depression, self-esteem issues, anxiety and some fear before I took the benzos and then tapered off, but not to this level of intensity.  Do you still think I am in withdrawal or do you think I should see a doctor and get some meds that could help me feel better?  I really need your advice.  I do not know how much longer I can bear the pain especially of not knowing what to do or where I am going.  I ask you for your feedback NOW!  Thank you.

 

dolphins,

 

your brain chemistry has been changed because of this withdrawal. it needs a lot of time to go back into balance. it you take more medication, honestly, what do you think will happen? you could become worse than you are. i mean, there are some meds that are needed for certain things and can help. but since your brain is still in withdrawal, what you need is time.

 

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[[do...]]

Good afternoon......looking to hear from you today. The mind and pain and inner demons and misperceptions and all the mental psych, emotional swings, and stuff I cant even describe are coming up all day long - from when I wake until I go to bed.......I feel so all alone in all of this with no way out........please tell me it will get better.....I am in bits and pieces not knowing how to patch myself together.....I just get up and breath during the day and get a few things done...and then sleep....

[Guest [Or...]]

Go on YouTubr and type in Pasquale Benzo. Watch his story. That guy CTd off a huge amount of benzos and survived. If UE can do it, so can you! Hang in there Remember, the acute phase doesn't last forever. And you are so close. If all you have is mental symptoms, these will become easily manageable after acute is over. You are so, so close!!!

[[do...]]

Thank you my friend.....the depression, anxiety, mental emotional is insane!!

[[do...]]

Thank you...I watched the video...

[Guest [Or...]]

Thank you...I watched the video...

 

Good! Do you feel any better?

[[ma...]]

Dolphin 1

I know how you feel.Im 4 days benzo free and it's hell! My severity of my symptom changes all day long.The first 2 days off, I was an emotional wreck!! My family is not very emotionaly supportive and I know how hard this is.

 

Stick it out, you are worth it!! You will heal.find something you like to do even while in bed.read, shop online, watch tv, if you have pets have them by you.You need distraction.

 

Love,

Marie

[[pr...]]

dolphins,

 

i woke up this morning into a window that last 4 hours. i thought of you because i felt back to normal again. well, almost back to normal as i was still with symptoms. so even in a partial window i felt somewhat normal and i went through my mind of all i wanted to finally do after so long. it does lift and it does change. i did a horrific cold turkey off of large dose's of 3 different benzo's and soma and i was on it for many many years. that's why it's taking me so long but i'm healing nevertheless.

 

pretty