“You may need therapy yourself” is a line from 1999's Analyze This that has somehow become an inside joke between my friends and I. We put on our best De Niro accent and giggle our way through any vaguely therapy-related conversation. We may be poking fun at the line (uttered by a slightly ashamed mob boss in therapy), but it's probably true no matter who you're talking to. The fact is, nearly everyone I've met could benefit from doing a little supervised work on themselves. Though being a neur…

Being sad is so in right now

The coffee's not helping

Therapy isn't cheap. I've had to take breaks here and there thanks to the rising costs of rent and groceries. I often find myself wondering if there's some sort of cheat sheet that can just sum up the messages of therapy sessions in a succinct way. It would seem I am not alone in this quest. Twitter user @hoesluvad found themselves wondering the same thing, albeit ‘aloud.' The tweet quickly went viral, with plenty of users chiming in with their own thoughts. It is true that some of the response…

Sometimes its harder than it looks

Sometimes it's just a good time

A lot of people would probably define themselves as somewhat unstable

It's all about the rush

Gritting our teeth

It's hard to understate how much the world is not made for autistic people. If you don't live up to a very specific standard of social behavior, you're branded as “weird.” It can be isolating growing up in a world where it seems as if everybody understands this secret language of social cues, but you just can't

Adulting is harder than it looks

It's all fun and game until they forget they've made plans

Not everyone's cup of tea

If you logged onto Tumblr for the first time as a tween without knowing what depression was, you certainly weren't going to log off without learning. If you weren't a teenager on Tumblr in the early 2010s, it's difficult even to describe how insane the content was regarding depression and mental health issues. It was a nearly constant conversation, with Tumblr users sharing graphic details of their experiences with self-harm and suicide. Sure, these posts built a community in some aspects, but…

Memes to calm our nerves

It's a full-time job