Crystal

Freelance writer. Vegan. 6 cats. Adopt, don’t shop. Same name on Instagram. She/her.

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

Opioids are a “my body, my choice” issue. No other reason needed

“They might kill you!!!” Don’t care. If you’re worried about that, don’t take them.

“You might get addicted!” Again, dgaf. Lots of legal things are addictive.

“They don’t work!” For you. For me, they do.

[Friends of Bear Cat Rescue @feederofcats]

we are in need of Chewy gift cards! we use Chewy for litter, medications, prescription diets, flea meds, and more

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[Pain News Network @PainNewsNetwork]

As a child, did you grow up thinking some day you'd be an adult with full independence? Crystal Lindell learned, the hard way, that chronic pain had different plans for her. But she learned something important along the way. https://t.co/36aK5GmPQt

[Pain News Network @PainNewsNetwork]

Would you take an anti-depressant for back pain? What about an anti-psychotic medication for headache? Those are some of the non-opioid drugs being recommended for pain relief in emergency rooms. https://t.co/oOBNHy4o4G

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

@moriah_bridges This works on adults too. Managers can get a lot of mileage out of this technique.

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

Adults don’t want you to know that this works on adults too.

[Morayita @moriah_bridges]

The most manipulative but effective thing I’ve ever done in my life was when I read an article about how children moderate their behavior to protect their self-identity, so if a child believes he’s smart, for example, he’ll intentionally study and try to do well to protect his image of himself.

Anyway, I would pull kids aside with behavioral issues at church and tell them, “David (obviously fake name), you’re such a kind person and such a good listener. I can see that in you. Thank you for always listening.” “Little Annie, thank you for taking such good care of the babies around you. You’re going to be such a good big sister. Can you be in charge of watching Sally?”

They would ALWAYS behave afterward. ALWAYS. Worked like a charm. Morally questionable because it wasn’t initially true, but I kind of willed it into existence. Tbf, I did think that they had that in them or I wouldn’t have tried.

Will publish longitudinal results of this method once my kid is old enough to report back.

[John🩻 @shdwstar]

Drug controllers subject chronic pain patients to this by restricting their access to opioids.

[Pain News Network @PainNewsNetwork]

Researchers are getting closer to a vaccine that would prevent fentanyl overdoses and make it ineffective. Crystal Lindell, who nearly lost a loved one to a fentanyl overdose, thinks a vaccine is a horrible idea that could lead to more deaths, not less. https://t.co/WIr8R3PJTD

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

@BirdNewEngland @MorganBarrettX The ads are being made with Meta’s AI

[Nancy Rommelmann @NancyRomm]

My daughter sends. She knows all about this. Also please come over so I can feed you

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

@snowleopard290 @dirtcheapbanks What does that have to do with anything?

[Geechi @ThatDakari]

I don't know if y'all have tried calling any national government services in the past year or two but they do not answer the phone and constantly cite being unable to handle the current volume of calls. This is the IRS, this is the DOL, this is the SSA. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 broke everything.

[Pain News Network @PainNewsNetwork]

If you could write a letter to your younger self -- back to when you first developed chronic pain -- what would words of comfort and advice would you give? Crystal Lindell wrote such a letter to the 2013 version of herself. https://t.co/UY5zqS8kFx

[Crystal @ItsCrystalSue]

@fgtheodora @justinmclachlan @WIRED Bc of opioid phobia, brain retraining has been all the rage for all chronic pain conditions for over a decade now. Regardless of cause. The (absurdly expensive) Mayo Clinic Pain Rehab program is basically just “you don’t need pain medication! You just need to positive thoughts!”

[cav empty @cavempty_]

when i get anxious for no reason i know it’s because my parallel in another dimension is engaging in a skirmish of some sort. i channel my energy in these moments to give him the fortitude to be victorious

[Heidi N. Moore @moorehn]

I carry around 3 or four little polyester bags (from Monoprix, because everything must be French) everywhere I go in case I run into affordable groceries, like some kind of modern hunter-gatherer while billionaires treat everything in our environment as single-use. It's so annoying.

[Heidi N. Moore @moorehn]

I support cats' rights and cats' wrongs, BUT if you want fewer nightly crimes in your life, adopt a senior cat. They are SO sweet and often have no desire to destroy your plants as you sleep

[Noah Verrier @NoahVerrier]

My oil painting of an Uncrustable

[Friends of Bear Cat Rescue @feederofcats]

📍 SF bay area

Toadette is a 1 year old little lady with a slightly haunted face and very sweet intentions. she's still in foster waiting for someone to choose her. she gets along with other cats and is such a cutie!

https://t.co/tOxH8MvD27