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...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 29, 2019 | General
I opened a piece of mail today from the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (FSSA). I get a lot of mail from them. I’ve been receiving SNAP benefits for the last year, and then because of my low income from last year, I ended up qualifying for...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 8, 2018 | General
To Those Left Behind After a Suicide, First, please allow me to offer my sincerest condolences. It’s never easy to lose a loved one, whether it be illness or accident. It’s harder still to lose someone when it is a result of their own personal choice. That choice,...
by Jim Stitzel | Sep 16, 2018 | General
Yesterday, I joined with a handful of friends, along with thousands of other people I’ve never met before, to devote a day to raising awareness about suicide. Every year, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosts the Out of the Darkness walk at the...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 31, 2018 | General
This morning I had a two-hour intake assessment with Wabash Valley Alliance here in Frankfort. I’m in the middle of transitioning my mental healthcare away from Alpine Clinic in Lafayette to Wabash Valley for insurance reasons (thanks ever so much, Trump), so...
