by Jim Stitzel | Apr 3, 2019 | General
I can’t remember the last time I had a regular, steady sleep rhythm. At the least it’s been months. At most it’s been several years. I know that at least one contributing factor is my ongoing battle with anxiety, though it’s been a few weeks...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 13, 2019 | General
Yesterday was a difficult day, the first I’ve had in quite a while (if you don’t count the panic attack I suffered the first couple days of the year). It was bad enough that I took the first emergency klonopin I’ve needed in weeks. On the one hand,...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 2, 2019 | General
As a result of my brief stint in jail, I knew there were some changes I needed to make in the care and treatment of my mental health. I had already been contemplating switching away from the clinic in Lafayette. But the events leading up to my violent fugue were proof...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 30, 2018 | General
It’s been about six weeks now since my latest adjustment in the treatment of my mental health. I started seeing a new psychiatrist, who actually took the time to spent just over an hour with me at our first appointment. That’s already a significant...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 23, 2018 | General
There’s this strange artifact that occurs with anxiety. It also occurs with people who have been through trauma, suffer from PTSD, stress, or depression or anxiety. It’s a condition called derealization, and it takes two forms. One is when you feel like an...
