It gets better!

I was inspired to make this blog after starting an unexpected Benzo withdrawal and fight with Depression. PLEASE, if you are on some type of medication, look up if it's a benzodiazepine and learn the right way to get off. I hope to spread some positive vibes and give some tips for dealing with withdrawals, primarily with benzos. If you are still on a benzodiazepine, anti-depressant, or any pill in general, please do not be ashamed, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking pills to help you. My tips are mostly for those who have run their course with their medication. Text posts are based mostly on my experiences, and I welcome yours. Talk to me, love. You are not a burden.

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You may think this is the hardest thing you’ve ever gone through. You may spend late nights wondering if and how you’re going to survive this. You cry on the floor of the shower sometimes. You begin breaking down when you can’t remember where it is you put your phone. You look at people driving happily on the freeway and wish you were them instead. You don’t know how you’ll ever be able  to live and laugh and breathe freely again. You don’t understand how you’ll be able to stand in the grocery store just to buy a gallon of milk. You will wonder if you’ll be able to live through this. Then you will. And you will be stronger, braver, more compassionate and loving because of it.

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Hey guys,

Wow, I have not been on this blog in YEARS. Idk what compelled me to come and check on it today. The update is that I’m 99% healed from benzo withdrawal. The 1% is just that my body still buzzes from time to time, though that might be from my PTSD (from a trauma unrelated to benzos). All I can really say is there was a time benzo withdrawal was all I was. Now I go months without thinking about it. I struggle with my PTSD still, but those are a different set of symptoms that I go to therapy for. 

Happy healing to those you still struggling <3 I may be back on here from time to time, but feel free to add my personal tumblr @notyourjaan if you have questions about benzo withdrawal/PTSD!

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Clear your mind here

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Your anxiety is lying to you. You are going to be okay.

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fuck i needed this so badly right now thank you

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Love yourself so much that when someone treats you wrong, you recognize it

Rena (via renafromtheheart)

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There is hope

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Keiko swimming free in Iceland after having spent 20 years in captivity

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More photography here

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Friendly reminder that: It is okay to ask your teacher or professor to accommodate your condition. Don't be ashamed to ask for extra time or when explaining why you were absent or to ask if you can opt out of discussions. It is perfectly okay to vent, to talk. You are a human being. You don't have to have it together all the time. You are not a burden. Acceptance will set you free. Accept your situation. Accept your illness. No you are not weak for suffering from it. If you are anxious in public, accept the anxiety, remind yourself of your strength and all the situations you've gotten through in the past. There's nothing wrong with taking days off. Take care of yourself. You are deeply loved. Please, please do not be ashamed of your illness. Do not be ashamed. It is not your fault.

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Jodha Akbar

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You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.

Joel Osteen (via thevoicesinsideher)

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When tapering, go as slow as you can and try your best to be patient with yourself. It's normal to want to just quit and say "okay this is it", but if your body is dependent, it will not take it well and you will have to spend time with your body attempting to quickly adjust anyway. Be kind to yourself, let your body slowly adjust to life without the crutch of the substance. There are many who have been where you are and survived. You will also be a survivor.