sad memes

Warning: Do not proceed to these excruciatingly sad and sappy posts if struggling with the effects of PMS. Most of these tearjerker images are comics about losing someone special, usually a dog. For some reason the concept of losing an animal is really all it takes to bring on our high-pressure waterworks. So make sure you're sitting down and somewhere safe when you scroll through these bittersweet and depressing memes.

While some people may be touting the benefits of positivity during this global crisis, we're more inclined to suggest you lean into the darkness. Going through it means actually having to feel -  that means you should be feeling the bad stuff just as much as the good stuff. And after all this is over, hopefully we'll laugh about the misery. Just like we chuckled at these dark yet relatable memes.

We know that some of our issues can be classified as first world problems, but mental health issues are really no joke. Even if you have every reason to be grateful and happy, those damn chemicals manage to get in the way. However you're feeling, here are some memes that will reassure you that you're sure as hell not alone.

We gave you some positive posts earlier; now let's counteract that with some sad memes! We'd advise that you click away if you're not in the mood to feel bad, but if you are and for some reason want even more depressing content, we've got you covered.

Do you despise Valentine's Day for all of its commercialized happiness and sappy romance? If so, you're certainly not the only one, so we thought we'd bring you some moderately depressing memes to help you cope. 

However, if you are in fact in the mood for some sappy romance, click here.

Calling all cynics! If you think that life simply sucks and then you die, this gallery is for you. From self-deprecating memes, to soul-suckingly dark tweets, we've got the miserable content that you crave. Just don't let it drag you down too far.  While there's nothing inherently wrong with leaning into the fact that existence can be shitty, it's important to remember that it often gets better. 

Breaking up with someone you were in love with is one of the worst feelings any human can experience. But at the end of the day, it's likely that you're better off without that other person, so cheers to your new single life! Now get out there and meet some other people! Or don't, we just want you to be happy.

SAD, aka seasonal affective disorder, hits many of us pretty hard in the winter. The lack of sunlight, constant cloud cover, and freezing cold temperatures can really put a damper on your mood. So have some depressing memes to help you feel a little more understood. We hope they help.

Well, it's time for us to bid adieu to regular depression and give a warm welcome to our old friend seasonal depression. If you weren't "seasonally depressed" last week, daylight savings is pretty much guaranteed to drag you to the dark depths. There's really nothing like leaving work between five and six and being enveloped in cold darkness. These memes definitely reflect our current dreary mental state. At least we're not alone.

If you've never visited r/soulcrushingjuice, that might be for the best. The subreddit is focused on editing existingcomicsand memes to make their message excruciatingly heartbreaking. You've gotta be in a very specific mood to enjoy these, or even tolerate them, so proceed at your own risk.

Y'all ready for the start of seasonal depression? We're absolutely not, but we might as well get into the mood and face the facts with these depressing memes. It's gonna be a long hard winter and we don't want the blues to shock our system.

If you're going through a little depression spell, we just hope that these memes can help you feel a little bit more understood. They certainly won't cure what's ailing you though, so we encourage you to reach out to someone if you're feeling really low!

Is life getting you down? Memes certainly won't cure what's plaguing your mind, but they can help you feel a little more understood and aware that you're certainly not the only one goin' through it all! We hope they'll cheer you up, even if just a little bit! Love, Memebase.