by Jim Stitzel | Feb 13, 2020 | General
I stand in the waiting area of a local emergency room, standing because I cannot bear to sit, cannot bear to hold still. I’m on day four of Panic Attack #ItDoesn’tEvenMatter, and I can barely hold myself together. I’m at the emergency room because I...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 26, 2019 | General
I’m tired tonight. Depressed, even. Just as I was yesterday. I feel run low, laid out on the tarmac of life to be run over by monsters of my own devising and picked apart by mythical birds of prey. My flesh feels torn, my heart rent in two, my mind dampened and...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 23, 2019 | General
I’ve begun to pack up my apartment. I have a pile of broken down boxes, a couple of rolls of packaging tape, and rooms full of odds and ends I’ve picked up over the last year-and-a-half that need to be packed away. Because, as with so many things in life,...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 19, 2019 | General
I saw a meme on Facebook this morning that struck a chord with me: One of my goals in talking about my mental health has always been to reduce and ultimately banish the stigma of mental illness — for good and for all. We’ve come a long way in the...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 9, 2019 | General
Hi, there, Nameless Professional Job Recruiter, I’m reaching out today to thank you for the targeted, personal communication seeking out my skills and interests for the position in question. I appreciate the fact that you took the time to address me by name...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 7, 2019 | General
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen two people from my inner support circle leave that circle. The choice was theirs to make. And while I attempted to repair those broken bonds, no healing was possible. In both cases I don’t believe there was anything...
