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Body Positive/Mental Health

Fatphobia in eating disorder recovery exists. And now my friend might die because of it.

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch 22 Comments

"‘You three get two scoops of ice cream.’ She then looked at me and said, ‘You’ll get a kiddie scoop.’”

Body Positive/Mental Health

I preached body positivity — and sunk deeper into my eating disorder at the same time.

January 5, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch 16 Comments

I used my proximity to body positive spaces to disregard the very idea that I needed help — and I'm paying the price physically, mentally, and emotionally now.

Mental Health

If your ‘suicide prevention’ isn’t talking about the mental health system, you’re missing the point.

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 9 Comments

As both a suicide attempt and loss survivor, I need to climb up onto my soapbox for a minute. Suicide…

Read More If your ‘suicide prevention’ isn’t talking about the mental health system, you’re missing the point.

Mental Health/self-care

If your goal in therapy is to ‘be happy,’ you might want to rethink that. Here’s why.

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 11 Comments

If your goal for therapy is impossible? You might give up before you ever get to the good stuff.

LGBTQ/Mental Health/transgender

Yes, I have a ‘mental disorder.’ But it’s not being transgender.

July 20, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 7 Comments

Many of the people who still insist that being transgender is a 'disorder' don’t actually care about our mental health.

Mental Health/transgender

Transgender people shouldn’t have to lie about their mental health. But many do.

June 23, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 6 Comments

"I am absolutely terrified that my mental health status will be used against me."

Mental Health

10 Ways to ‘Reach Out’ When You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Sam Dylan Finch 68 Comments

After my friend's suicide, I realized something: We ask people to reach out. But we never explain how.

Mental Health/self-care

15 Mental Health Resolutions For The New Year

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 6 Comments

It's powerful to begin a new year by saying, "I'm choosing me." 

LGBTQ/Mental Health/self-care/transgender

For The Mentally Ill Folks Who Didn’t Think They’d Make It This Year

November 30, 2017December 2, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch 19 Comments

I'm hoping the person who needs this will read it.

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 Finch 19 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.

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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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The ways in which many trauma survivors try to rationalize what happened to us is by blaming ourselves. It’s the best way we know how to take back our agency and control after something so devastating: “At least if it’s my fault, I could do something to prevent it next time.”
We hit 25K, and I’m blown away by the sweet community we’ve created here. I thought I would introduce myself with so many new faces here! 💗
Answering one of my most frequently-asked questions: What is a body double, and why do people with #ADHD need them?
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  • People-pleasing can be a result of trauma. It’s called 'fawning’ — here’s how to recognize it.
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  • 10 Ways to ‘Reach Out’ When You’re Struggling With Your Mental Health
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