by Jim Stitzel | Sep 12, 2025 | General
So, there are a number of things that have all happened in the last few days that have led to some tumultuous feelings and an overall impact on my mental health. 1. Charlie Kirk’s death and all the subsequent political fallout that it has caused and is continuing to...
by Jim Stitzel | Sep 14, 2024 | General
TW: frank discussion of suicidal ideation The last few days, possibly even the last couple of weeks, I’ve struggled with a suicidal ideation right around bedtime. I’ve written previously about the fact that mental unwellness creeps up on me at the end of...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 6, 2024 | General
We would have been married 21 years this year. It’s a number that blows my mind, but it’s also one that makes me sad. It’s been eight years since we separated, seven since the divorce was finalized. And I still feel a bit of grief over what might have been. I don’t...
by Jim Stitzel | May 26, 2024 | General
I admit it. I haven’t done very well at self-care this past week. It’s not that I’m struggling with my mental health, really. More, it’s down to the fact that my motivation levels have been low the last week or two now. For example, I have...
by Jim Stitzel | May 14, 2024 | General
It’s weird. Almost every night before I fall asleep, I experience these moments of emotional chaos that are some combination of depression, anxiety, and snippets of other emotions that all coalesce into a slurry that makes my nerve endings stand on end. I know this is...
