Ah, Monday. Everyone's favorite day of the week. It's cool because you get to spend half of Sunday dreading the next day instead of actually enjoying it. Which, honestly, would probably happen even if we were unemployed. Why? Anxiety. Depression. It's hard. Coping with the crushing realities of life and death ain't easy. Wrestling with the ways in which we do our part in a capitalist society. Panicking because we don't really understand what the hell we're doing. While we all experience this to a degree, we all have our own unique struggles. Sometimes we cry in a cocoon of blankets in a dark room for hours on end. Sometimes we have panic attacks and require a soothing Xanax. And sometimes we kind of need both. Most kinds of these crises, symptoms, and feelings are covered in this gallery. It's like a Pu Pu platter of pain, baby. And god we hate that we relate to it.
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Life is a funny thing. We're conceived by people who may not want to be parents at all. We don't consent to being brought into the hellhole that is planet Earth. And we're expected to struggle the whole way? While we know that our complaining from the internet inherently suggests privilege, but damn. This shit sucks! Juggling depression, responsibilities, heartbreak, and exhaustion really doesn't leave much room for pleasure. One saving grace is that we know we're not alone, and we're often reminded of this fact through sadly relatable depression-related memes that are so prevalent on the internet. If you're feeling particularly dejected by our mortal toiling, you may appreciate these ones as much as we do.
If you're a natural overthinker whose anxiety borders on obsession, you've probably been the subject of ridicule among reckless loved ones who treat life like it's a damn toy. Well get ready for some major validation, because this thread of worrywarts is full of stories about all the times being an anxious overthinker actually paid off. Of course, we're not encouraging irrational 'what-if' thoughts that stem from anxiety, we just think that sometimes it's okay to trust your instincts, even when everyone around you thinks you're being ridiculous.
Huzzah! It's finally Wednesday. Also known as Hump Day. The middle of the godforsaken week. The day we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It might be dim. It might seem far. But goddammit, soon we are going to be free. To help that time move faster, we've put together this fun selection of entertaining memes and tweets. We can't actually fast forward time, but at least we can make its passing a little more pleasant.
It's pretty common knowledge that you can't receive help unless you really, really want it. So paying a ton of money for a therapist CAN be a total waste of money if you're not going into it with a receptive and, uh, productive mindset. These tweets represent everyone who is not quite ready to deal with their demons. Everyone who hides behind netspeak and dumb humor, when maybe, just maybe, they should be actually trying to get help. But damn, this sh*t is funny.
2020 has not been a good year for people who already suffer from depression and anxiety. Imagine feeling worried and alone your whole life and then a literal plague hits. Not cool. Others might be experiencing dark feelings and moods swings for the first time because of the state of the world, and we totally get it. We've got a big bunch of painfully relatable memes and tweets about living with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and general misery. If you've ever been stuck in a dark, mental rut, then these memes will surely resonate with you.
If you're feeling like your mental health has declined over the last year, you're not alone. 2020 really made for the magnification of depression and anxiety, and definitely brought out the afflictions in people who had previously been keeping it together. The collective trauma of this period is not something to be downplayed, but there is something to be said for laughing through the pain and relating to one another via the Internet. These memes, which may leave some people feelingpersonally attacked, are just one way to make light of and connect over our shitty shitty brains and circumstances. Here's to keepin' on keepin' it together.
If you're miserable and you know it, look at memes. If you're miserable and you know it, look at memes. If you're miserable and you know it, and you really can't be bothered to show it, if you're miserable and you know it, look at memes. The more depressing and self-deprecating the better.
It may only be the beginning of March, but here on the East Coast (and in the Northern hemisphere) we can feel the seasonal depression fading away with the arrival of what we like to call "False Spring." While the sunshine and warm-ish weather are a preview of future joy, realistically it's going to take a long time for us to snap back to normal. And for those of us with the regular depression + seasonal depression combo, the light at the end of the tunnel is a little farther away. While we can't make the bad feelings disappear, we can help you remember that you're far from alone. You know, with a big old gallery of bleakly relatable memes.
Ever feel depressed and basically have someone tell you to "get over it?" Feel ill and have someone give you a recipe for some hokey "detox" smoothie or tea? These posts will feel pretty familiar to you. They're filled with insanely patronizing or deluded advice that certainly won't be helping anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, or general malaise. But at least they give us something to roll our eyes at.
Crushing responsibilities got you down? Trying to distract yourself from the excruciating pain of the human condition? Keeping your fingers busy so you don't text your ex? Memes are the answer to all your problems. And we've got a whole loft of 'em right here. The memes may not help for long, but they're definitely a satisfactory albeit temporary fix.
One of the greatest casualties of sub par healthcare is the accessibility of psychotherapy. Meaning, it's woefully inaccessible for most people. The copay is often exorbitant, even if your provider takes insurance, and it's practically a full time job looking for a quality therapist. The whole process makes fighting depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses seem nearly impossible. Twitter user @CarolineMoss seems to be very aware of this dilemma, and decided to create a twitter thread of "free therapy" using wisdom people have learned while talking it out with professionals.
"If you go to therapy quote tweet this with the best thing you learned at therapy that way everyone else can get free therapy."
That succinct sentence has already received over a thousand replies, and many of them offer up incredibly wise and heartfelt advice. We've put together some of the more "important" bits of guidance for you to scroll through - hopefully they grace you with the same healing effect it had on us.
If you suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder then you'll almost certainly be able to relate to these memes. Always remember that you're certainly not alone in your struggle, but if you find that your constant worrying is affecting your quality of life, then we'd urge you to seek out professional help.
Check out eBaum's World for a roundup of relatable depression memes.
Sometimes one of those really bad days comes along and pulls you so deep into crippling misery that even just a hint of shallow positivity makes you feel even worse. When we're in this kind of rut, we turn to bleakly relatable memes about how much life sucks. Sure, maybe these negative memes don't make us feel any better, but they sure validate our attitude toward this dismal existence. If you're in the mood to lean into the despair with memes full of dark jokes, this is the collection for you.
If you're looking for memes, you've come to the right place. This batch has a little something for everyone. Hate your life from waking til slumber? Yep, there's some humor here for you. Can't seem to get your shit together? You guessed it. We've got the memes for you. Just need something dumb to laugh at while you kill time? We've got tons of goodies for you. So sit back, relax, and try to enjoy the memes.
