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.
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Today is going to happen and there's nothing you can do about it. How effing unfair is that? If you're the sort of person who will somehow get through a traumatic event without flinching but then burst into tears if your pen runs out of ink, then we're pretty sure these painfully relatable memes for neurodivergent teens will resonate with you. Whoever says taking a long break from the world to look at some amusing memes doesn't count as 'self-care' has probably never spent a whole 24 hours forgetting to drink water or put on pants. When you're caught in a bad mental funk, sometimes the most mundane activities can feel like impossible feats. Just take those baby steps toward wellness, whether that means going outside or scrolling through memes that get it.
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Memes don't always have to be straightforward and relatable to everyone. Sometimes a meme that feels slightly off can make your brain do a double take. They're not for everyone, but weird memes have their own special charm that deserve appreciation. If you were always the odd one in school or feel like an outsider in most social situations, these are probably the memes for you. Embrace your inner weirdness.
If you ever find yourself in an emotional rut, tired all day even though you wake up at 3pm at the earliest, hungover not from partying, but from dehydration, or restarting a show on Netflix you've already watched five times, then these memes are for you. We've put together some painfully relatable depression memes for those who feel dead inside but can still somehow muster up enough humor to chuckle dryly at some funny content. Sad souls deserve a good laugh too, and sometimes wholesome, feel-good memes just don't hit the same.
People who suffer from anxiety can't just 'take their mind off things' like others can. It's like trying to clean a room that spontaneously produces more mess. If you're craving a break from an overthinking mind, we unfortunately can't stop you from fixating, but perhaps you can hyper-focus on these relatable memes instead of the unbearable dread.
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We love weird niche memes and absurdly random shitposts that make no damn sense, but sometimes it's nice to find a meme that makes you think, 'wow, this meme gets me.' We've got a bunch of memes, tweets, and funny screenshots that will resonate with just about any human living through this cruel, cruel world. If you're in the need for some memes, you better get scrolling!
It's the third week of Women's History Month and we're celebrating meme-style by featuring some of our favorite femme memelords. This week we're pleased to present writer @aidenarata, whose memes toe the line between sardonic humor and relatable introspection with cutting precision. @aidenarata's consistent aesthetic evokes a familiar femme nostalgia, which she uses as a backdrop for her downbeat witticisms. Her memes have the vibe of someone sweetly smiling as they scream internally—a feeling we're pretty familiar with. We've collected some of our favorite posts from @aidenarata's Instagram account. Be sure to give her a follow if you vibe with the memes!
Life isn't always butterflies and rainbows. Sometimes it's sh*t and even more sh*t. If you're the sort of dark soul who is at peace with their deep-rooted pessimism and angst, then these tongue-in-cheek depression memes might hit the spot. Maybe it's toxic of us, but sometimes we like to lean into the gloom with the help of dark humor and painfully relatable memes.
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Forcing that fake smile everyday can get old real quick, especially when you feel the the big sad creeping up on you. It's totally normal to feel like crap once in a while, and when we're deep in the void, sometimes those inspirational image macros with platitudes about positivity and self-love just make us feel worse. That's when we turn to morbid memes. If you're in a terrible mood and feel like embracing the darkness within, we've got just the content. These memes definitely won't fix your problems, but at least they won't undermine your pain.
Do you ever feel so crappy that the misery seems to transcend into a sort of dark humor? Sometimes when life becomes so cosmically sh*tty, it feels as if the universe is just trolling you. In those moments, we can't help but laugh back at the universe. Yeah, everything is terrible, but guess what? We can still meme our way through this hellscape called 'life', and no one can take that away from us.
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If you're feeling the feelings and you don't know what to do about it, step away from the big sad and into the warm embrace of some relatable memes. Sure, memes won't solve all your problems, but they might remind you that you're not alone. Because guess what? People make memes. And the people who made these memes must have been pretty dang sad. We all experience pain, that's what makes us human! And we all deserve to cozy up to some funny memes and ignore all the bullsh*t once in a while.
One of the greatest things about memes is they don't have to make sense or adhere to any sort of theme or rule in order to be enjoyed. They simply have to continue existing through circulation. So if you ever come across a meme, it's only because others enjoyed it enough to share it on the internet—otherwise it would just get lost and fade away. We've got some very random gifts from the internet here that fell into our possession because someone else enjoyed them. How lovely is that?
If you have trouble following through with various unfinished projects that keep piling up, or you find yourself having to reread the same sentences over and over again whenever you pick up a book, these relatable ADHD memes might resonate with you. Sure, memes probably aren't going to help keep you focused on the task at hand, but at least they'll remind you that you're not alone in the struggle.
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.
The stereotype about men being more emotionally detached and repressed than women is a pretty inflated generalization when you consider all of the cultural and societal factors that affect all of us, but if you look at the statistics, it's true that women are more likely to seek mental health treatment than men. Twitter has turned this stereotype into a pretty amusing and clever meme that roasts the sort of men who will go out of their way to avoid therapy at all costs. Some of the funniest tweets manage to reference fictional male characters in the meme to add another layer to the joke—for example, 'men will literally take the ring to Mordor instead of going to therapy.'
We've collected some of our favorite tweets that hilariously exemplify the meme.
