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 | 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 | Sep 26, 2019 | General
So, I messed up. Sort of. I followed my doctor’s directions, even when I was pretty sure I shouldn’t. You see, almost two weeks ago, he put me on Abilify because my Effexor had stopped working for me. I’d fallen into a deep state of depression for...
by Jim Stitzel | Sep 15, 2019 | General
I’m tired. Frankly, I’m exhausted. And I hurt. Everywhere. My mind is in pain, and my body responds in kind, translating that emotional turmoil into physical suffering. I’d like nothing better right now than for somebody to take me in their arms and...
