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From Benzos to Buddha: A Journey of Overcoming Addiction and Self-Discovery

Join Emily Grossman on her transformative journey as she overcomes addiction, finds spirituality, and embraces her higher self. Discover how challenges can lead to growth and healing, and learn about the dangers of benzodiazepines.

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From Benzos to Buddha: A Journey of Overcoming Addiction and Self-Discovery

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  1. From Benzos to Buddha: Overcoming Addiction and Finding my Higher Self Emily Grossman MA, CPRP

  2. An Imagination Exercise: You at 18

  3. Themes for Today

  4. Obstacles are actually opportunities to grow

  5. “Poisonous” situations can be turned into the medicine that helps a person heal

  6. Spirituality can be a vehicle to transform suffering into triumph!

  7. Phase 1 Pre-Benzo

  8. Pre Benzos- Continued

  9. Introduction of Benzos Home From School

  10. Obstacles are actually opportunities to grow

  11. What is a benzo, anyway? • Short for Benzodiazepine • Commonly prescribed for anxiety and insomnia • Alprazolam (Xanax) • Clonazepam (Klonopin) • Lorazepam(Ativan)

  12. What’s the Problem With Benzos? • Addictive!!! • Use even at a low dose can cause dependency • Abrupt discontinuation of benzodiazepines can lead to severe and potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms

  13. Statistics on Problems with Benzos • From 1992 through 2003 the number of those abusing prescription medications increased by 94%. • From 2001 to 2014, there was a 5-fold increase in the total number of deaths from benzodiazepines.

  14. Benzos Video

  15. Heavily on Benzos

  16. Coming off of Benzos

  17. “Poisonous” situations can be turned into the medicine that helps a person heal

  18. Still Struggling

  19. Discovered Nichiren Buddhism

  20. My Chanting List • Successfully graduate • Job teaching 6th or 7th grade • Apartment in Hoboken, NJ • Get disentangled from unhealthy relationship for good • Car

  21. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

  22. Graduated!

  23. Remember the chanting list? • Successfully graduate • Job teaching 6th or 7th grade • Apartment in Hoboken, NJ • Get disentangled from unhealthy relationship for good • Car

  24. NOT a wish-granting machine

  25. “Human Revolution”

  26. Spirituality can be a vehicle to transform suffering into triumph!

  27. Peer Provider = Lived experience of mental illness + being willing to disclose and help others to recover

  28. Chanting up a life of my dreams!

  29. My Life Now

  30. Obstacles are actually opportunities to grow

  31. “Poisonous” situations can be turned into the medicine that helps a person heal

  32. Spirituality can be a vehicle to transform suffering into triumph!

  33. Questions?

  34. Contact Info Emily Grossman missem102@yahoo.com www.emilygrossman.net

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