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 | Apr 14, 2019 | General
I move about my morning routine with a familiarity that has come from months of habit. I get up, make my bed, get dressed, get breakfast. I pop a fresh K-cup into my Keurig and wait as it brews up the cup of coffee that has now become a regular part of my daily...
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 | Apr 1, 2019 | General
I had another emotional breakdown yesterday. The second in less than a month. This one was less externally dramatic than the last one but no less painful and traumatizing. Two things, though, about this one were different. 1. I only know part of the trigger. Generally...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 9, 2018 | General
So today ended up being a mental health day for me, the first since moving, the first since launching my company, the first I’ve needed in quite a while (with one notable exception that I won’t go into just now). Yesterday was a difficult day. It was one...
