Anxiety. Benzos. Symptoms. Withdrawal. Overwhelm. Family drama. Wooded trails. Sleepless nights in cheap motels. Long walks and deep thoughts. What do all these things have in common? If you are thinking a recent road trip — you’d be right.
In today’s episode of the podcast, I share a variety of recordings from a January trip to Kansas City. We explore movie quotes and doctor’s notes, F5 tornadoes and emotional volcanoes, tinnitus, tensions, tremors and transgressions, and even a little bit of laughter now and again. I hope you’ll join me.
https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/on-the-road-with-benzos-iv-surviving-the-trip-back-home-bfp076
Video ID: BFP076
00:00 Theme
00:57 Introduction
04:37 Taking a Walk / Family Boundaries
07:04 My Withdrawal / Isolation
09:09 Road Trip Tradition
10:01 Phone Call Anxiety
11:25 Tuning Out Irritations
15:08 Road Trip Tradition Take 2
16:20 Tinnitus in Withdrawal
23:55 Be Kind to Yourself
25:53 Benzo Morning / Hotel Room
27:31 My Tornado Story
38:03 Owning Your Emotions
43:20 Anxiety Tool Maintenance
44:44 Physical Symptoms and Anxiety
47:03 Supplements in Withdrawal
56:47 Closing
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