Life is like a game of dodgeball, but instead of rubber balls, it's throwing neuroses, depression, existential crises and responsibilities at us. And let's be real, we're all getting hit left and right. Take me, for example. I'm currently juggling more responsibilities than a circus clown with a dozen balls, trying to keep it all together while the world around me is on fire. And the cherry on top? The cost of therapy and psychiatrists is so prohibitively high, it's making my depression worse.…

When you said 'Yes', you know you meant 'No'

The holidays are hard on a lot of people, for a lot of reasons. Many people don't get along with their families - or worse, can't see them - and experience a lonely week of watching other people enjoying the company of loved ones. Some people do get along with their families and have loving friends , but are in a dark place and feel awful around them. I happen to fall into the latter camp. Having a good relationship with one's family is tricky. I happen to be struggling with a heavy bout of d e…

Are you fighting demons?

If you're someone who spends so much time scrolling through memes that you forget to eat, shower, or see sunlight, you're in good company. We here at Memebase totally get it - memes are like potato chips, you can't just have one. You have to have them all. As anxious-depressive humor experts, we often find ourselves throwing ourselves into humor to lessen the pain of existence. But let's be real, if you're using memes as a way to avoid dealing with your problems, you might want to consider ther…

Simply existing in 2023 is a pretty big deal. It feels like almost everyone I know is feeling some degree of crappy, whether due to their financial status, mental illness, or seasonal depression. But sometimes, you just…get used to it. And sometimes, the pain can transform you. For example, do you ever feel so crappy that the misery seems to transcend into a sort of dark humor ? If not, then we're sorry for you. You see, sometimes when life becomes so cosmically crappy, it can feel a lot like t…

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Give me mental illness but make it ✨aesthetic✨

I don't know about you guys, but I'm literally addicted to being a normal person. Every day (and it does happen that often), I get described as a bonafide normie. It is music to my ears. I can't get enough of it! Being normal is so socially rewarded , and I'm always ready to receive that participation trophy. Most of us are in denial about being normal, and that's okay! We like to believe that when we fall on the bell curve, we fall all the way to the right, but that's not true. We are probably…

I am a simple woman who just wants people to be happy. Do you derive pleasure from chugging down ten 20 oz bottles of Diet Dr. Pepper every day of your life? If so, far be it from me to deny you such a delicacy. You might be the subject of derision from your family, your partner, your doctor, and society at large, but you won't be made fun of by me, no way, no how! We're all adults here, and we all have something in our lives that we do “too much” in order to cope with the extremely goofy

In the words of the popular rock band My Chemical Romance, “I'm nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot okaaaay, I'm not okaaaaaaaay, I'm not o-f*ckin-kay!” Yeah, I might be writing this at the end of a long weekend, but long weekends are just more free time to think about your problems if you're depressed and/or having a total existential crisis . Just kidding. Long weekends are the perfect time to try to ground oneself. While some people may turn to wordy self-help books, therapy sessions (expensiv…

Hahaha, as I write this it's almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon (evening?) and the sun has almost set. By the time I finish this listicle, it will be dark. And I'll feel as though there's nothing left of this cursed day. What will I do next? Well, that depends on my depression level . If it's low, I might actually work out and feel okay about my life. If it's at a medium, I'll probably eat dinner and watch one of my British detective series. And if it's high? Well, you know I'm taking the bong t…

Happy Monday , y'all. Another beautiful day on this bleak planet, Earth. Things have not been particularly easy on my end. Between the seasonal depression, the regular depression, the premenstrual mood swings, and the long recovery from Covid-19, I'm not in the best shape. The levels of self-deprecation creeping into my humor is off the charts, and I think the people I spend my time with are beginning to get concerned. Thankfully the Internet is filled with memes, tweets, and Tumblr posts from…

FIGHT!

If parallel universes exist, then, logically speaking, that probably means there is an alternate reality where memes don't exist. A universe where everything is just varying shades of grey (like new fast food chains), and food tastes like nothing. In this bleak reality, humans look bizarrely ageless because there is a severe lack of sunshine and vitamin D, and nobody ever laughs. In this awful universe, the only form of entertainment that exists is a single channel on a gigantic, antiquated tel…