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Coach David Powers is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D (Candidate) that uses psychological techniques in CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, & Neural Plasticity building, to help individuals make a full recovery from psyche-med dependence. Powers created the Powers Manual fundamentals during his own journey as a clinical psyche student that became debilitated by valium (40mg for 10 years). After several years as a benzodiazepine recovery coach, Powers now offers a much more refined version of what helped him climb out of benzo hell.
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Apr 2, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Is it POTS or Benzo Withdrawal?
POTS stands for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome . It is a form of dysautonomia, meaning a condition that affects how the autonomic nervous system regulates things like heart rate, blood pressure, and circulation. The hallmark of POTS is when a person goes from lying down to standing, their heart rate rises significantly , and they develop symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, palpitations, fatigue, or brain fog. For many people in withdrawal, this topic comes up because not...
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Mar 9, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Why Benzo Withdrawal Feels Like Permanent Brain Damage!
Good morning, my friends. One of the most frightening moments people experience during benzodiazepine withdrawal is the sudden realization that their brain doesn’t seem to be working the way it used to. Thoughts feel slower and distorted. Memory becomes unreliable. Concentration disappears. Emotions feel unstable. Sleep erodes. And there can be a host of unexplainable strange neurological symptoms. For some people there is even an eerie sense of detachment from themselves or from reality...
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Feb 25, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Does Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Cause Permanent Brain Damage?
A neurobiological look at fear, adaptation, and recovery By David Powers, Ph.D. If you type this question into a search engine at two in the morning, you are not casually curious. You are scared. You are likely experiencing symptoms that feel neurological, destabilizing, and at times overwhelming. Perhaps your memory feels different. Perhaps your emotions feel blunted or volatile. Perhaps your nervous system feels electrically misfired. And the most frightening thought begins to creep in: Did...
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