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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

Some Days, I Can’t Leave My House

March 5, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch12 Comments

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

Mental Health/transgender

To Be Transgender, Mentally Ill, And Still Alive

February 20, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch18 Comments

There has never been a moment when I’ve forgotten that I am both. I’m not allowed to forget.

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

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

February 8, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch33 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.

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.

Mental Health/transgender

Trauma and Transness: Why I Didn’t ‘Always Know’ I Was Transgender

January 16, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch29 Comments

It’s impossible to talk about my trans identity without talking about my struggles with mental illness.

Mental Health

20 Mental Health Resolutions For The New Year

December 30, 2015December 31, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch64 Comments

15: I will spend as much time on social media as I f#cking want.

Mental Health

Self-Care Tips For Folks Who Struggle With Codependency

December 22, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

I want to acknowledge and validate that this shit is hard for us. Self-care goes against everything we know.

Mental Health

How Mental Illness Changed the Way I Feel About Birthdays

November 21, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch24 Comments

Celebrating the fact that you exist can seem so asinine when you wish that you didn't.

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Sam Dylan Finch

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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