Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in En Route- Mental Health Priorities

Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in En Route- Mental Health Priorities

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in En Route- Mental Health Priorities
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Now Roman looked really uncomfortable. “I have had… some issues sleeping.” That was.... Putting it lightly, to say the least. He’d been dangerously sleep deprived when he finally agreed to a medication to help.

~ Roman

She nodded, her expression softening. [o]Say more…[o]

~Leah Hart, NP

Roman sat quietly for several moments, studying her and saying nothing. “I would sleep.... two or three hours out of the night. And then I would wake up and not be able to fall asleep again.”

~ Roman

More scribbling on her PADD ensued. [o[What wakes you up?[o] she asked. It didn’t matter what had been noted by other practitioners so much as how they navigated this topic together.

~Leah Hart, NP

“I’m sure you have that there as well,” Roman said, not wanting to talk about it. Initially, he’d wanted to do everything off the books. In the end, he’d agreed to do it right. But he would not talk about his nightmares willingly.

~ Roman