by Jim Stitzel | May 2, 2018 | General
It’s been two years now since my first (and hopefully only) inpatient treatment for depression. In so many ways it feels like forever ago because in the intervening months, so much has happened in my life. I’ve struggled to regain my feet and reassamble my...
by Jim Stitzel | May 1, 2018 | General
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while great strides have been made in recent years to remove and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, we still have a long way to go to eradicate it completely. So we dedicate this whole month to awareness...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 11, 2018 | General
When you have a mental illness, let alone multiple illnesses that compound on each other, you get used to a certain amount of well-intended but inane advice from any number of people that comes with the intention of helping you out of a rough spot. This generally...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 29, 2017 | General
I’m driving to Frankfort, on my way to the Ironblock to set up and get some work done today. I have plans to do some work for my boss, but I also have some personal projects I want to work on that I haven’t had time for lately. I’m still rubbing the...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 12, 2017 | General
Let me be the first to admit it — I lost my mind for a little while today. The anxiety I’ve been feeling all week has been weighing heavy on my mind and heart. It has been interfering with my ability to perform my job, a job that I love and enjoy and would...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 10, 2017 | General
The thing about living with an anxiety disorder is that you never know when those cloying fingers of fear will wrap themselves around you and bring you to a debilitating halt. Sure, there are medications you can take to ease the symptoms and cognitive behavioral...
