Out of All the Hours

Title: Out of All the Hours
Summary: Sometimes, the monsters are all in your head.
Wordcount: 7,018
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mental illness, non-graphic descriptions of self-harm.
Neurotic Author's Note: So, remember when I said I had all these fic projects for the summer? THIS IS NONE OF THOSE. *headdesk*
Neurotic Author's Note #2: Uh, so I read this story yesterday in which Sam has Bipolar Disorder, and, well, I didn't really like it. (Sorry, Author Who Shall Not Be Named! It happens.) It was factually accurate enough, but it kind of read like a list of the most obvious symptoms without much emotional depth, and I got annoyed. So I decided to see if I could do the topic justice. It's not the first time I thought about writing something like this, for the record. It's just that it's a sensitive subject, and in my case it hits uncomfortably close to home, and I wasn't sure I really wanted to tackle it. I did it anyway, and so now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I did it justice.
Neurotic Author's Note #3: Okay, so everyone's experience of mental illness is different. Your experience is not my experience, etc. This is triggery material, even in its non-graphic forms, so if you do comment (and I love comments, I do!), please bear in mind that other people will be reading your comments. I know my readers are all lovely, sensitive people, but sometimes reminders are good. :)
Neurotic Author's Note #4: So this was written in a bit of a hurry, and as usual there was no beta and very little revision. All mistakes are mine, and in light of this fic I am reserving the right to go back and maybe fix things later that need fixing.

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Out of All the Hours

Title: Out of All the Hours
Summary: Sometimes, the monsters are all in your head.
Wordcount: 7,018
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mental illness, non-graphic descriptions of self-harm.
Neurotic Author's Note: So, remember when I said I had all these fic projects for the summer? THIS IS NONE OF THOSE. *headdesk*
Neurotic Author's Note #2: Uh, so I read this story yesterday in which Sam has Bipolar Disorder, and, well, I didn't really like it. (Sorry, Author Who Shall Not Be Named! It happens.) It was factually accurate enough, but it kind of read like a list of the most obvious symptoms without much emotional depth, and I got annoyed. So I decided to see if I could do the topic justice. It's not the first time I thought about writing something like this, for the record. It's just that it's a sensitive subject, and in my case it hits uncomfortably close to home, and I wasn't sure I really wanted to tackle it. I did it anyway, and so now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I did it justice.
Neurotic Author's Note #3: Okay, so everyone's experience of mental illness is different. Your experience is not my experience, etc. This is triggery material, even in its non-graphic forms, so if you do comment (and I love comments, I do!), please bear in mind that other people will be reading your comments. I know my readers are all lovely, sensitive people, but sometimes reminders are good. :)
Neurotic Author's Note #4: So this was written in a bit of a hurry, and as usual there was no beta and very little revision. All mistakes are mine, and in light of this fic I am reserving the right to go back and maybe fix things later that need fixing.

( Out of All the Hours )