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Mental Health

I Didn’t ‘Overidentify’ With My Mental Illness. I Was Grieving.

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

So much of grief is learning how to integrate our shadow selves into the rest of us.

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

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

August 12, 2017August 13, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch4 Comments

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

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

Let’s Talk About Self-Sabotage.

February 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 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

Please Keep Inviting Me To Brunch

January 31, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

Even when depression keeps me in bed. Even when anxiety has me bailing at the last second. Please don't give up on me.

Mental Health

Mental Illness Doesn’t Care How Good You Are

November 26, 2016August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch18 Comments

The unspoken truth: There is a particular kind of agony that comes with the realization that you could be good in every way, and mental illness will still chew you up and spit you back out.

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.

Mental Health

Walk, Don’t Run: 4 Things that Mental Illness Recovery Taught Me

October 10, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch12 Comments

Working through bipolar disorder was not what I expected - but I'm grateful for what I learned.

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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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