Buck Britt

Big congratulations! That's fantastic! I'm just past the one year mark, 1-15-25. The "waves" are getting fewer but this last one was rough.

Congratulations on 3 years!! That's awesome! And thank you for the encouragement, I need it.

Those kind of days are hard. I'd be completely lost without my wife.

A Single Thought, A Single Memory A few nights ago I had one of the roughest nights and days I’ve had since acute withdrawal. I’ve had waves before, the sudden returns of withdrawal symptoms, but none as intense as this one. Thankf…

whisperingwyrd.com/2026/02/05/a... #sober #sobriety #recovery #healing A single memory derailed me for a couple of days.

If you can, please take time to enjoy some peace this evening. It's worth it.

Miracles Do you believe in miracles? If you do, what qualifies as a miracle in your view? A lot of people think of miracles as something enormous, events so extraordinary they seem to defy all known laws of…

whisperingwyrd.com/2026/02/02/m... Do you believe in miracles? #sober #miracles #sobriety #recovery #healing

I love this!

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes And A Coin “Out of the mouth of babes…” That phrase has been on my mind the last couple of days. During a video call with my oldest son, my daughter-in-law, and my little granddaughter, she suddenly asked, “W…

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Remembering Our Shared Humanity It’s sad that we’ve reached a point where even mentioning religion or beliefs can immediately raise defenses and trigger anger. That isn’t what this is about. This is about kindness, and about reme…

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That's awesome! I always feel better afterward too, and if I don't do it then I feel even worse.

How Are You Doing, Really? I’ve noticed something lately. A lot of people, including family, friends, and honestly, myself too, seem to be carrying a lot of anxiety and sadness right now. Everyone seems to feel just… s…

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I understand. I've kept my writing free of politics on purpose, as a sort of refuge. But this latest violence, I just couldn't stay silent any longer. I understand. It hurts. It's depressing. We can only keep speaking out for a better world.

Hello, I hope the blues pass soon.

When Silence Stops Feeling Like Peace I’ve always tried to keep this blog free of politics. That choice is intentional. We live in a world saturated with outrage, division, and headlines designed to keep us in a constant state of alarm…

I can not remain silent about this any longer.
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Being Peace ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: I wrote this 2 days ago, before what happened in Minneapolis yesterday. I had planned on p…

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#sober #sobriety #healing #recovery

I see you. Don't get too discouraged. I know it can be discouraging, feeling like you're shouting into a void, but don't give up.

Yes, I know that feeling.

Things That Helped Me Heal (Part Two) This is part two, and the final part, of what helped me get into recovery, stay in recovery, and ultimately get off benzodiazepines. In the previous post, I talked about support, recovery groups li…

The last in the 'what helped me' series. #sober #sobriety #healing
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That one promise is kept though, it works!

I'm hoping I can help even just one person somewhere. I know the pain of going through the fire, so I want to help. Thank you so much for your feedback!

Things That Helped Me Heal (Part One) This has turned into a much longer post than I intended, so I’m going to make it the first part of a two or three part series. Even this first part is long, but it feels important to share. I want …

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These are things I couldn't have gotten into recovery without. #sober #healing #clean #recovery

Beautiful! I love the poem and the photo!

It’s Definitely Not Too Late How late is too late to work on oneself? When is it too late to become a better person, not just toward others, but toward yourself as well? At almost 60 years old, clean and sober now, I don’t fee…

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#sober #recovery #healing

Thank you so much! That means a lot to me. Writing about it helps me process things.

A Year, A Wave, and the Space Between Yesterday marked one year since my last benzodiazepine. For so long, this date was a horizon I wasn’t sure I’d ever reach. A promise, a fear, a measuring stick. I waited with hope, dread, and exhau…

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#sober #healing #clean

Thank you so very much! I really appreciate the encouragement. Writing about it helps me deal with and process it all.

One Year Free One year off benzos today. Honestly, I didn’t think I would ever see this day. I was told, flat out, by doctors and pharmacists that I wouldn’t. That after more than twenty years, at high doses, th…

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#Sober #healing #oneyear

Wow. Just more proof profit is more important to them than people's well-being.

What Benzo Withdrawal Took, And What It Didn’t How do you describe how badly something hurt you? How do you put into words something that didn’t just wound you, but rearranged your life and your body from the inside out? I’ve tried, over and ov…

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Healing Authentically A couple of evenings ago,after a day and night of snowfall,we went out for food at one of our favorite places.When we came back outside,the sky looked like it had caught fire. New Mexico sunsets ar…

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#healing #sober