Lynn

Newly minted PhD who has fought alcohol addiction, PTSD, depression and my dissertation committee. Trying to offer a glimpse of what it's like... under Ambien

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

8 years ago today, #SuicidePrevention day, I started medication for a long battle with depression and PTSD. I'm alive because of it. #EndTheStigma #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@Rebecca_Aho That's why I need the beer... To wash it down :(

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Beer and Mac and cheese. Lunch of survivors

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

And without either, you're fucked. https://t.co/l3984SUhyj

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

Meaningful social connections may be just as important to your well-being as a healthy diet https://t.co/Ah0ySt2hm8

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

The good news is I've slept a bit these past few days. The bad news is I AM WIDE THE FUCK AWAKE. I think with PTSD nightmares, I'm just afraid to fall asleep.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@OhHeyItsVykky Gah!! How could I forget that! Being how I needed to to post the damn question lol

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Can't sleep because of fear & nightmares, what do you do? #ptsd #mentalhealth #PTSDAwareness #ptsdcheatsheet

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

PTSD is like having cancer. There is no cure. Sometimes you have good days sometimes you have bad. Sometimes your symptoms go into remission. Sometimes your symptoms are too much to handle.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

I shouldn't be doing anything now. Nothing. Instead, I start to do something like write this tween then bam, 2 hours later the chicken crossed the rode and found his wife
#ptsd

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

My dog heard a dog back outside. Confused that Ado can be outside, my dog stands in the middle of the room, stares at me, and then let's off three more back before he was finished doing whatever he was trying to do.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Hide ho neighbor in the mental illness ward in life. Some days are great; other dates are like pigs swimming at the bottom of the ocean eating fish shit.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@atliberalandold Omg, that's classic!! I once played tic tac toe on a Sudoku board.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

So I took Sonata about 10 min ago. This shit is worse than Ambien b/c I'm fine one minute and the I wake up 4 hrs later having eaten and watching my 3rd episode of Longmire #Zaleplon #PTSD

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

What primary care physician doesn't know what PTSD is???? #wtf

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Do I have another drink or take an Ambien. #inquiringmindswanttoknow

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Some people enjoy afternoon sex. I enjoy an afternoon buzz.

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

No, I can't fix your computer. Sorry, don't care about your divorce. I've got my own problems - that I keep to myself. You should too. #coworkers

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

Because I don't have a bullet wound, I'm not seen as a victim. I may not have a scar that a person can see, but the scar on my brain is real. #PTSD

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

The wonderful trade-off of having insomnia - no nightmares. #PTSD

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@cozyvibes Ugh, I'm sorry have you tried lunesta or sonata?

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@cozyvibes howdy! Checking in! All's fine and dandy here.... Hahaha kidding. (It's normal - no need to worry)

[Lynn @myhappyhead]

@cozyvibes Insomnia and alcohol are normal!