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Mental Health

It’s Been a Year Now and I Still Miss My Old Therapist

August 3, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

I am the person I am today because there was a therapist who believed in me.

Mental Health

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…

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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…

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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…

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8 Things That I Learned In Therapy

November 20, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

Therapy didn't result in a singular epiphany that changed everything for me. There wasn't a light bulb moment when I…

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VIDEO: “Spectacle of Mental Illness” Article, Animated!

November 14, 2014August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch3 Comments

Artist Chara Bui has created an animated version of the article, "Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental…

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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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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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