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Mental Health

5 Ways Your Critiques of Psychiatry Might Be Ableist

August 5, 2017August 8, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

If you truly cared about mentally ill people, you'd advocate for any paths in recovery that make life more livable for us.

Mental Health

Yes, Sometimes I Internalize Mental Health Stigma, Too

July 7, 2017August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan FinchLeave a comment

And I guess in my mind, I wanted to believe that maybe my kind of crazy was friendlier, gentler.

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3 Transition Obstacles I Never Expected as Mentally Ill and Transgender

May 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

The psychiatrist said to me, “Have you ever considered stopping the testosterone?”

Mental Health

A Psychiatrist Endangered My Life and I Was Afraid to Speak Out

May 31, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch15 Comments

Folks who have never struggled with their mental health seem to think of psychiatry as a quick and easy fix.…

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I Take “Crazy Pills” and I Am Not Ashamed

January 30, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch20 Comments

[The illustration features a place mat with an array of breakfast foods and coffee. A pair of arms rests on…

Read More I Take “Crazy Pills” and I Am Not Ashamed

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I Have Generalized Anxiety and I’m Anxious Just Thinking About It

January 17, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch14 Comments

[The illustration features a house, seemingly unstable, perched precariously upon a cliff. The author, Sam Dylan Finch, is standing at…

Read More I Have Generalized Anxiety and I’m Anxious Just Thinking About It

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For the Last Time: Mental Illnesses Are Not Adjectives

December 9, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch28 Comments

Ugh. So let's talk about this mess: It’s been said before, and it should be common knowledge by now, but…

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I Believe in You: An Open Letter to Teens with Mental Health Struggles

December 5, 2014January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch8 Comments

Photo: unsplash.com I can’t pinpoint exactly when my battle with mental illness began, but I do know that by the…

Read More I Believe in You: An Open Letter to Teens with Mental Health Struggles

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Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental Illness

October 16, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch588 Comments

Internet, we need to have a talk. I’ve had a number of readers ask why I’ve neglected to write about…

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So You’re Bipolar: Advice for the Newly Diagnosed

September 21, 2014January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch23 Comments

Please note: This is a blog entry that talks about my personal experience, and what has worked best for me,…

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