joeharmony
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Joined: 11/21/2007
From: Newcastle, Australia
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Dear Michelle, I can't help feeling your last post above reflects the "justify the habit" stage of dealing with addiction, which usually comes just before a relapse. I think it's important you're clear about why you're taking the meds. If there's a genuine need, like Sharon for depression, or pain relief for me because of a crushed spine, or any number of other needs, then they are wonderful. The problem with Benzodiazapines, like your taking, or Valium, or Serapax, is they suppress the symptoms of anxiety without addressing the reasons why you were anxious in the first place, and then they manufacture their own need, so the person has anxiety from the medication itself, as well as from their life. Anxiety is a normal part of life, a warning the mind gives us that something needs attention or is a threat. Our western industrialised way of life has added huge amounts of stress to our lives, and at the same time, tells us we should fix it with a pill. There are some people who have major anxiety disorders, and need these medications as part of the treatment. Other than that there are more reasons NOT to take them than to take them. They are toxic to the body and addictive, they distort the normal intellectual and emotional response patterns, they create their own need. I for one hope you can keep going on your journey of freeing yourself. With Love Joe
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