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Mental Health

My Beautiful, Borderline Mind

September 6, 2017January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch11 Comments

The self-hating borderline is the one that the world loves the most. It's an uncomfortable truth, then, when I tell people that I don't hate myself.

Mental Health

7 Signs Your Psychiatrist Is a Keeper

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch8 Comments

“You defer to me a lot,” he pointed out, laughing. “You’re allowed to have an opinion.”

Mental Health

Your Bias Against People With Borderline is Still Ableist

August 15, 2017January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch13 Comments

So long as we keep treating borderline as synonymous with abuse, we take a very painful and difficult disorder and deeply stigmatize it.

Mental Health

An Open Letter To My Teenage Self (Before You Try To End Your Life)

February 25, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch19 Comments

You will know what it's like to be in awe of yourself, startled but not afraid.

Mental Health

How Many Mental Disorders Is Too Many?

October 22, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch10 Comments

In a society that tells us we're broken if we have one mental illness, what happens when you have six?

Mental Health

Not Otherwise Specified: The Pain Of Hearing ‘I Don’t Know’

June 24, 2016January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch15 Comments

When I lost "bipolar," I lost more than just a label – I lost the story that helped me make sense of it all.

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