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Mental Health

I was misdiagnosed as bipolar for 6 years. I’m only now getting my life back.

November 26, 2017January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch19 Comments

Some people have the impression that once a mentally ill person seeks out help, it's only a matter of time before things get better. But that's not always true.

Mental Health/transgender

When You’re Too Mentally Ill To Transition

June 20, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch25 Comments

I'm transgender and I'm trying to transition. But the door keeps getting slammed in my face again, and again, and again.

Mental Health

5 Reminders For Anyone Who’s Depressed

June 9, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch23 Comments

I hope you are able to find the support that you need – even if it's scary to ask, your life and your happiness are worth it.

Mental Health

6 Things Mental Health Recovery Has Taught Me

April 23, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

Instead of seeing recovery as the road back to “normal life,” I saw it as a chance to create something better for myself.

Mental Health

I Had Everything I Wanted – And I Still Wanted To Die

April 12, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

Nothing was actually wrong. I wouldn't have changed anything about my life – just how I felt.

Mental Health

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

March 23, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

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

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender

Medically Transitioning is Not a Walk in the Park. (Sometimes, it Actually Sucks.)

March 21, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch25 Comments

Alternatively titled, 'That Time My Hormones Made Me Lose My Damn Mind' or maybe 'Being Transgender Is Awful.'

Mental Health

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

March 14, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch18 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

Maybe My Mental Illness Does Define Me. And?

February 12, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch25 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

I Thought It Was The Only Thing I Could Control

January 20, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

When I stop eating, I never seem to run out of excuses.

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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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