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Benzos & Surgery: A Journey of Anxiety, Recovery, Medication, and Success (Part 2 of 2)
What happens when you need surgery during protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal (BIND)? How do you manage the anxiety? Do you take meds?...

D E Foster
Oct 21, 2022


Benzos & Surgery: A Journey of Anxiety, Recovery, Medication, and Success (Part 1 of 2)
What happens when you need surgery during protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal (BIND)? How do you manage the anxiety? Do you take meds?...

D E Foster
Oct 21, 2022


The FACTS: What Do We Really Know About Benzos and BIND?
Are benzos effective for treating anxiety? Insomnia? Seizures? If they aren’t safe, what is the evidence? How many BIND symptoms are...

D E Foster
Oct 1, 2022


Just Press Record: A Discussion of Emotions, Online Triggers, and BIND
Have you ever been afraid to turn on the news? To check your social media feed? To visit your favorite discussion group? Have you ever...

D E Foster
Sep 16, 2022


Our Mailbag: Sickness, Setbacks, Symptoms, and Self-Esteem
COVID and BIND. Symptoms and setbacks. Isolation. Distraction. Memory loss. Relationships and loss. And of course, acceptance and...

D E Foster
Aug 21, 2022


The Dinner Party: Caregivers, Relationships, and Living with BIND (Benzo Chat)
Two benzo survivors. Two caregivers. Pizza. Cookies. And a covered porch in a rainstorm. What else could you want? Join us for this very...

D E Foster
Aug 9, 2022


Benzo Chat (Rob from Oklahoma): “Getting Back into Life”
Enough about me — it’s time to hear from you. Welcome to our very first “Benzo Chat.” An in-person, casual conversation with you, the...

D E Foster
Jul 17, 2022


On the Road with Benzos: Stress, Sickness, and Symptoms
What’s it like being sick while in protracted benzo withdrawal, or BIND? Do you rest or push through it? Do you take medication?...

D E Foster
Jul 2, 2022


Benzo Community, Healing, and Support (w/ Jennifer Leigh)
Do we truly recover from protracted benzo withdrawal (BIND)? What does that look like? What about from other psych medications? Can we...

D E Foster
Jun 4, 2022
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