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40 Funny Pics To Scroll Through As You’re Having Your Third Mental Breakdown Of The Day (New Pics)
I don't know if you noticed, Pandas, but folks are not doing that great. 2024 was a rough year for people's mental health, and the statistics reflect that. Mental Health America reports that 23% of Americans experienced a mental illness in 2024.
And while it is a very serious issue, some folks are also able to glean some humor from it. A very aptly named Mental Illness and Memes page on Facebook shares funny observations about what it's like to be not-so-mentally-well. Check out the newest selection of their best memes below and perhaps you too will find them relatable!
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Earthquake903 9 months ago
I've been checked out since America chose the orange diaper. It really sent me reeling.
Although we're all about positivity here at Bored Panda, sometimes even we have to get serious for a moment. Pages like Mental Illness and Memes are not about trivializing the struggles of mentally unwell people. They're about normalizing the topic and laughing together, not at something or someone.
The world is in a mental health crisis at the moment, and it doesn't seem the situation will be getting any better in the near future. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Queensland recently found that half of the world's population is likely to experience at least one mental health disorder in their lifetime.
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Corvus 9 months ago (edited)
14-year-old me was quite the weirdo. I don't think he was ever impressed by anyone.
Scott Rackley 9 months ago
Exactly. My opinion of most people hasn't changed either.
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Kalikima 9 months ago (edited)
14 year old me would be pissed that I'm a single mom. She thought any man was better than no man, and never wanted to raise a kid alone. 43 year old me still doesn't want to raise a kid alone, but knows without a doubt that it can I'm fact be worse to have a man, then to have no man.
Romy Rösli 9 months ago
I think she would be proud I am thriving despite my childhood in a dysfunctional family.
cj be like 9 months ago
i am 15 and i'm pretty sure neither me or 14 year old me care what each other are doing because it usually involves panicking
Chris the Bobcat 9 months ago
Why would I want to impress a skinny skater kid with bad hair and no girlfriend? Especially one who lived with his parents and hadn't even gotten laid yet?
Nowadays, it seems that we're more comfortable talking about our mental health struggles. As the number of people diagnosed with mental illness increases each year, so does the discourse about mental health. We're able to joke around about it or tell our loved ones when we're not feeling well.
Last year, the Pew Research Center asked people with whom they'd be most comfortable talking about their mental health struggles. The majority (57%) replied that a close friend would be their go-to person. The other top two answers were an immediate family member (52%) or a mental health provider (50%).
Age is one common denominator for people who struggle with depression in particular. In 2022, the Walton Family Foundation found that 42% of Gen Zers struggle with this condition. And a report by Harmony Healthcare IT claimed that 61% of Gen Z have a medical anxiety diagnosis.
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Miss Tinker 9 months ago
I always say to my girl-cat, “be nice to your brothers while I’m out”, knowing full well she’ll torment them as much as possible 🙄
Young people are also more open to talking about their mental health. Patrick Griswold, associate professor and clinical instructor in the the Human Services and Counseling Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver, says that's because it's hard to stigmatize something so widespread. "Therapy is now seen as beneficial, and as more people engage with it and find it helpful, the stigma continues to fade."
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Azari Azalea 9 months ago
That would be useful… if I could actually get medical insurance. Woo capitalism…
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Although older people are opening up about their mental health too, Gen Z is 20% more likely than other generations to talk about their struggles. And the Internet offers a space to release these anxieties and troubles in the form of gallows humor. When experts at the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance talked to Gen Zers, they said that memes help ease the discomfort around serious mental health topics.
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Dragons Exist 9 months ago
If only I could drink dopamine, like a Coke with dopamine added, and have it work
Some might say that joking about mental illness veers into dark humor territory. That might be true, but for Generation Z, it only makes sense to look at the world through lenses of absurdism and nihilism. The government's inability to deal with the climate crisis, school shootings, and socioeconomic inequality makes these the only acceptable ways to understand the world.
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Gen Z also uses particular, jokey slang when talking about mental illness. A stay at a psychiatric hospital, for example, is called "a grippy sock vacation." A mental breakdown is referred to as "menty b" and has become commercialized, appearing on mugs, T-shirts, and other merchandise on Etsy and similar e-commerce platforms.
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That's where the ugly side of joking about mental illness comes in. By making fun of their mental struggles, people might trivialize their own or others' conditions. Clinical psychologist Dr. Nicholas Westers told CNN that by using that kind of language, people distance themselves from their symptoms and are essentially doing nothing about them. "That reflects very little control over the distress and doesn't reflect any pursuit of healthy coping strategies."
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Westers worries that using cutesy language to refer to serious mental health conditions and overinterpretation ("I'm so OCD", for example) could be just as dangerous as not talking about mental health at all. "It's possible that our culture is moving to the other extreme, where we're going to trivialize it and destigmatize it so much; everyone's going to talk about it using fun language."
As long as we understand that it's all in good fun, we shouldn't be in any trouble. So, how many of these memes did you find relatable, Pandas? Let us know in the comments! But don't fret if you haven't, as you can check our previous article about the Mental Illness and Memes page right here!
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Snowkit 9 months ago
Thank you. My parents are like ‘you need friends’ I like ‘no thx I like sitting alone’ they like ‘but you just cried yesterday bc you had no friends I like ‘that bc everyone in the world especially my school is a dummy and I don’t wanna stinkin talk or hang out with them.’
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cecilia kilian 9 months ago
Little My! In the books she annoyed me when I was a child, now I see what her character added to the stories.
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Lost Panda 9 months ago
Sure there is, it's the reward of not getting into conflict about why you didn't do A or why you need help with B
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Remi (He/Him) 9 months ago
Hyper fixate on a fandom, fanfic included and if it doesn't work, switch fandoms :)
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Luke Branwen 9 months ago
The mere fact they decided to break the cycle of abuse is praiseworthy.
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Shannon Donnelly 9 months ago
My only conclusion is that I need to move to a different time zone, most likely somewhere in Asia or Australia 🤷🏻♀️
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LuisSD stuff 9 months ago
Oh no! I can barely handle being bipolar. Tripolar will just ruin my day.
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therian-wolf(mutogen-demigen) 9 months ago
i have chosen the insane route and its not that bad tbh
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Susan Reid Smith 9 months ago
An old fashioned term for it is giving someone a cold shoulder. You can't return calls but want me to make a baby afghan for you? Uh no.
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Shannon Donnelly 9 months ago
While that is definitely part of being a pre-teen/teenager… yes, for some of us, it was definitely a sign of things to come lol
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🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 9 months ago
I always use mismatched socks. One day at work someone asked if I'm ok. How so, I asked. They pointed out that my socks matched and that made them worry :D
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therian-wolf(mutogen-demigen) 9 months ago
I could relate to too many of these and now I'm scared
therian-wolf(mutogen-demigen) 9 months ago
I could relate to too many of these and now I'm scared
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