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Body Positive/Mental Health/self-care

7 (Totally Wrong) Reasons I Didn’t Think I Had An Eating Disorder

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch 11 Comments

Eating disorders are built on a house of lies, but if it's the only house you've ever lived in, you just won't see it that way.

Mental Health

I’m Not Settling For ‘Good Enough,’ And Your Psychiatrist Shouldn’t Either

August 12, 2017August 13, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 4 Comments

Sometimes we forget that there's more to life than just being okay.

Crazy Talk/Mental Health

Crazy Talk: My Anxiety Makes Me Give Up Too Easily

August 2, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 3 Comments

"Life is so much more exciting when you give yourself permission to participate, however imperfectly."

Mental Health

ADHD Survival Guide: How I Stopped Procrastinating and Got My Sh!t Together

July 22, 2017August 8, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 28 Comments

That's when I knew: I didn't want to live like this anymore.

Mental Health

Let’s Talk About Self-Sabotage.

February 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 22 Comments

Being happy makes me a little crazy. And if you've ever thought you were the only one, I assure you – it's actually a really common thing.

Mental Health

To Anyone Who’s Ever Shamed a Teenager For Being ‘Attention Seeking’

March 23, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch 14 Comments

How would my life be different had someone had the courage to intervene instead of the cowardice to mock me?

Mental Health

To The Friends That Knew I Couldn’t Do This ‘Mental Illness Thing’ Alone

March 14, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 18 Comments

When I hear you breathing next to me in the middle of the night, I will wonder why I ever thought I was so noble for going it alone.

Mental Health

Some Days, I Can’t Leave My House

March 5, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 11 Comments

I can tell myself a thousand times that it isn't me. But it is me: I have agoraphobia.

Mental Health

Maybe My Mental Illness Does Define Me. And?

February 12, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 25 Comments

The simple truth is that I do not know who I am without mental illness because I've never lived a life without it.

Mental Health

10 Ridiculously Simple Things I Can’t Seem To Do Because Anxiety

February 8, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 33 Comments

I'm going to do nothing, Facebook. Because if I wish one friend a happy birthday, I have to wish all of them a happy birthday.

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Sam Dylan Finch. I’m a writer and positive psychology practitioner that’s passionate about queer joy — with none of the self-helpy bullsh*t. I wrote that thing about people-pleasing that you showed your therapist. I’m much weirder in real life.  ✨ He/they. More?

 

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