Helen Davis

Farm girl, benzodiazepine taken as prescribed survivor/warrior, writer

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@TheFaceOfMal This happened in 2019. I am now off diazepam for five years and two months and feeling great! But thanks for caring.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

1. I keep asking my sister the below question in regards to my diazepam taper, the symptoms, the suffering, etc. I can't help but wonder why this had to happen. I like to think that maybe there's a reason. All of this misery just #amwriting #benzodiapines

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

Asking for prayer. We have to do something agonizing today and we are having an extremely difficult time. Can’t stop crying.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@BenzoReform How very danger #benzos are and how they create dependency that is hell to break. The symptoms of benzo withdrawal are myriad and all are potentially life threatening. Benzos should be taken only short- term, if at all. This March, I will be four years free.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts I’m fantastic! Happy, healthy, busy. Wish I could have felt this way years ago.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts He is so cute! I thought at first glance he was a hedgehog! How are you doing?

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts What are you going to name it?

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@DanaLArcuri I was born three weeks after Christmas.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@BPelsted I’m sorry it’s been so difficult for you. You don’t deserve this.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

It occurred to me that as of September 24th, it has been 3 1/2 years since I took the demon diazepam. I’ve been so busy living life and making up for all the years #benzos took from me, that the day just passed with mary a glance.

[Happy Dog @thehappydog_]

Tears of happiness after being rescued and given warm milk 🍼

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts Likewise! We’re tough!

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts Same here! We’re survivors!

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts Oh, Alberta! I would love to see it someday! I watch a series on Netflix that takes place there and I am always awed by the beauty. So, are you doing okay these days?

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@2manydeserts Very pretty! Where is Lake Louise?

[Wash Co Scanner @WashCoScanner]

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[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

Pray as hard as you can! I love my baby so much! Also, please pray for the young girl who hit her. She was awfully upset and my heart went out to her.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

Please pray for my dog. She and her brother got out of the yard without my realizing and she was hit by a car. She is at the vet being stabilized with IV fluids and will be x-rayed for internal injuries. Pray my baby girl can pull through!

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@JerryLaRue3 @christyhuffMD So sorry! Hang in there! We’re all rooting for you!

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@christyhuffMD I remember feeling this way and worrying this was going to be my life from now on. It really does get better and I sometimes can’t believe how good life is now.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

@AdamKaraNO Not yet.

[Helen Davis @The1stBug]

Recently went over the paper I wrote about my #benzo hell. It’s easier now to read of the horror and I discovered that I had actually forgotten a few things, little things. But, I will NEVER, EVER forget the horror of it all. Some things are indelible.