[re...] Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Stories of hell and healing: How Internet users construct benzodiazepine distress and withdrawal By:Alison Fixsen University of Westminster, Complementary Medicine, Faculty Member https://www.academia.edu/20055024/Stories_of_hell_and_healing_How_Internet_users_construct_benzodiazepine_distress_and_withdrawal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Se...] Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hi Redxxxx, I got this in my email inbox this morning too! How great, I'll have to take the time to read it thoroughly. I read through her undergraduate thesis, it was very interesting. Thanks for posting this link! Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[re...] Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 It explains how there is a collective narrative in benzodiazepine withdrawal stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Having read the author's other paper, I'm also looking forward to reading this. Thanks for posting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Great reading and we BB is mentioned as the largest support group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ki...] Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks Redxxxx - can't wait to read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mo...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Stories of hell and healing: How Internet users construct benzodiazepine distress and withdrawal By:Alison Fixsen University of Westminster, Complementary Medicine, Faculty Member https://www.academia.edu/20055024/Stories_of_hell_and_healing_How_Internet_users_construct_benzodiazepine_distress_and_withdrawal? Thank you red....this is priceless, sums it up purrfect ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It's an interesting read for all of us here on BB, since the author has used many, many references from this site. It states that it's a draft version, so I'd be interested in seeing the final version. By the way, I was trying to figure out what BMC is, i.e. the place to which it was submitted, and I believe this is the one: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 P.S. Did you see the number of current active members on BB, according to this paper? 18,000! I had no idea! Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ch...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 21,448 total members over the 10-11 years the forum has been in operation. Far fewer active at any one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[re...] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 They're very familiar with the process,This is the 1st paper I’m not Waving, I’m Drowning”: An Autoethnographical Exploration of Biographical Disruption and Reconstruction During Recovery From Prescribed Benzodiazepine use 48 pages protected content @ http://www.academia.edu/11920123/I_m_not_Waving_I_m_Drowning_An_Autoethnographical_Exploration_of_Biographical_Disruption_and_Reconstruction_During_Recovery_From_Prescribed_Benzodiazepine_use join and login for access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 21,448 total members over the 10-11 years the forum has been in operation. Far fewer active at any one time. Really? That's incredible! What about "guests"? What are they and how do they figure into that number? When I see how many people are online at a given time, I see many more "guests" than "members". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ch...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 21,448 total members over the 10-11 years the forum has been in operation. Far fewer active at any one time. Really? That's incredible! What about "guests"? What are they and how do they figure into that number? When I see how many people are online at a given time, I see many more "guests" than "members". Guests don't figure in to the member count. Since I've been here, there have always been more guests (public readers) than active members. I think that's an indication of a bigger problem with benzodiazepines than anyone realizes. Often new members will say they've been 'lurkers' for a long time. In other words, reading without joining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Ah, I see. Thank you. I'm sure you're right, Challis. I believe the problem is way bigger than we think, but we'll never actually know. In the meantime, people can read and learn and hopefully get help here, even if they're not interested in joining the conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Fl...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The thing I like about this paper is that it seems to be aimed at explaining benzo wd to academics, but from a patient perspective. Good stuff. Guests don't figure in to the member count. Since I've been here, there have always been more guests (public readers) than active members. I think that's an indication of a bigger problem with benzodiazepines than anyone realizes. Often new members will say they've been 'lurkers' for a long time. In other words, reading without joining. Very true. I believe the average number of guests on an internet forum to active posters is something like 100 to 1. That means that for every poster there are 100 people reading who are not signed up. I would suspect that this number might be a little different for BB due to the nature of this illness and because of the restrictions on what can be seen by a guest. These things might spur more guests into becoming members. But even if it was only 50 to 1 that is still a ton of people who never get "counted". Colin might be able to shed some more light on this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It's so interesting. I know this is a "tip of the iceberg" sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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