#f1nn health update

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(screenshot from 9/10/23 stream, posted by u/hinga_dinga_dipshit)

F1nn has announced that he's taking a one-month break from streaming and may be stepping away from social media a bit, both because of of an upcoming surgery for his deviated septum on the 15th (which will require recovery time and affect his voice for a bit) and because he's working on his mental health.

If you've been watching F1nn for a while, you know that he spent a majority of his teens all the way up to last year or so pouring all of his time, energy, and shattered sleep schedule into building his career as a minecrafter. Now that he's quit minecraft (yes, for realsies) and entered a more image-centered career, he's encountered seemingly more and different issues, and he shared this photo to his instastory on 9/6/23:

(posted by u/JorWat)

F1nn shared on stream that he was diagnosed with clinical depression three months ago and he's experiencing ongoing body image issues, stating that he "hates" how he looks.

As audience members and fans, there's no obvious way for us to support F1nn right now, just like when it's a friend or ourselves having these same issues. I live with moderate persistent depression and have for over ten years, and personally know how unhelpful a majority of uneducated "advice" is, with plenty of it even making me feel worse. Similarly, negative self-perceptions of my body have never once been helped by people just aggressively complimenting me, and instead it often feels more like people are lying. Plus, depending on the type of body image issues F1nn is dealing with, complimenting specific parts of his body might actually encourage him to pursue unhealthy habits to maintain that complimented aesthetic.

F1nn does currently plan on returning to streaming once he's recovered from his surgery. He said he enjoys being an entertainer and feeling like he's made a positive impact on his viewers, even if it's "just" making them laugh. So, if you're a new F1nn fan wondering why he hasn't gone live in a while, here's your answer; you can still follow him on other social media, or keep up with the f1nn5ter subreddit to see everything from everywhere almost as soon as F1nn posts it.

(As for this blog, I queue up tons of screenshots way after streams have aired, so once I refill the queue again, you won't see any gaps in posting over F1nn's hiatus.)