by Jim Stitzel | Feb 13, 2020 | General
I stand in the waiting area of a local emergency room, standing because I cannot bear to sit, cannot bear to hold still. I’m on day four of Panic Attack #ItDoesn’tEvenMatter, and I can barely hold myself together. I’m at the emergency room because I...
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 | Sep 27, 2018 | General
It’s September 2017, and it’s Homecoming Weekend at my alma mater Cedarville University. It’s the first time I’ve been able to attend since graduating in 2002, and it just so happens to be my graduating class’s 15-year reunion. By happy...
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...
