50 Memes That Might Hit A Little Too Close To Home, As Shared By “Freud Intensifies” Instagram
When the digital landscape is saturated with memes, some of them are bound to be painfully relatable. In fact, they can be so accurate, they might even transport you into the world of therapy where you get to poke fun at the not-so-bright moments of your life. As these light-hearted internet artifacts can speak to any emotion, they can even make you feel like lying on a Freud-esque leather couch yourself, quietly nodding to everything you see in agreement.
Therapy is a wonderful thing that everyone should consider trying out at least once in their lives, whether you're currently fighting your own mental health battles or not. But at the same time, it can also be quite funny. So to show you that humor is the best medicine and one of the best tools to cope with drama and trauma, we welcome you to a safe space to talk about hard things, otherwise known as the 'Freud Intensifies' Instagram account.
This social media project is dedicated to sharing absurdly funny and spot-on memes that might give you something to discuss for your next session. Or at least laugh about it together with your therapist. We've gathered some of the best pics from their feed, so continue scrolling, be sure to upvote the ones that make you feel seen, and share it with anyone who might need a bit of a boost! Then don't miss the chat we had about the stigma of therapy with clinical psychologist Joshua Klapow, Ph.D.
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I took care of an elderly woman until just before she passed at 97 yo, for over 20 years. She fell, and hit her head, leaving a really bad place on her forehead. I loved her like a grandmother (all of mine passed before I was born.). I found a balloon, that had a smiley face, with a bandaid on it's forehead, and got a get well card to go with it. I went over there once a week, and the second week, I noticed it was still floating around over the couch. She said, she loves having it there, because it felt like someone was in the house with her, and she didn't feel so lonely... It made her happy!The best $2.00 I ever spent in my entire life
That was so cool of you to do that. Just think of the happy weeks she had just seeing your gift every day.
Load More Replies...Me. Me. Me. Who would have thought that I would change to be this person.
Not only that you have to be careful about what you said when you were drunk, the whole new level is being careful about what you said when you were in a good mood.
2 days before thanksgiving at the home of some of my favorite people & this is me
I'm taking more notes now then when I usually do in class!
Load More Replies...Then followed by "Oh no, my phone is about to die and I totally forgot/forgot to charge my power bank, silly me!"
Load More Replies...If I hit the "volume down" button on my Android, it stops the ringing, but the caller isn't aware. Good for spam calls.
Load More Replies...Before there were cellphones, the trick was to hang up while YOU were talking. Nobody expects you to hang up on yourself.
I just would like to take a moment and say I really enjoy the screen names all of you pandas have
My best friend had a great theory as a teenager. That skeletor was he-man's gay other personality because of Multiple personality disorder. It would explain much. Like why skeletor has muscles but not a face, and wears a fabulous hood and boots. My best friend was gay btw.
I hate that I know this, but Skeletor is canonically the brother of He-Man's dad.
Load More Replies...When I look at these books/drawings ( especially the Berenstein Bears) it brings back such a fond childhood memory
now it gives me sad sort of nostaliga :')
Load More Replies...I had a girlfriend that said she didn't like Richard Scarry. I just looked at here like, WTF?
I'm glad you refer to her in the past tense, no one needs that kind of negativity in their life.
Load More Replies...Ah yes, we definitely wanted a collapsing society and planet! /s
'Freud Intensifies' has amassed a whopping 1 million followers who enjoy scrolling through the memes that make them feel seen and understood. It covers anything from mood swings, current difficulties, past trauma, depression and anxiety, which no one is immune to. By adding a touch of humor to the mix, this page is the place to be for anyone who enjoys a refreshing and even soul-soothing outlet that makes them feel less alone.
Although the page has gathered enormous popularity, therapy still appears to be a taboo topic in the eyes of many. However, we at Bored Panda are firm believers that all of this needs to change. After all, seeking professional help comes with a host of benefits, from helping you work through past trauma to arming you with healthy coping mechanisms and guiding you to a more fulfilling and happier life.
So to gain more insight on the topic from an expert, we spoke about the stigma of therapy and taking care of our mental health with Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, performance coach, and creator of Mental Drive. Klapow works with individuals and organizations across the globe to help them improve productivity, health, and achieve their goals.
Peed myself age four in the school hallway, I can still feel the horrific cringe I felt (I’m 46)
Puked in the exam room when I was 10...I feel your pain, the cringe will never go away.
Load More Replies...Brain probably hopes you'll learn something useful from the cringe memories in question. Brain is overly optimistic that way.
Accidentally farted in front of my students. I’ll never forget it - and they probably won’t either
Yeah, why does he do that ??? I forget all the good memories but cringy things I did 10 years ago are still intact in my mind 😩
The only comfort any of us can take is that so many of us do this and we are only thinking of our own embarrassing moments - not the ones others have. I can't recall anything that I know seriously embarrassed anyone else, only mine. So I'm going to assume no-one is holding on to mine either. No-one spoil that theory for me!!!
Load More Replies...Made a joke comment at my going away party at work that somehow came off as a weird insult to the nicest guy in the office, then instead of doing damage control, I froze. Insanely awkward for the last few minutes of me seeing these coworkers. My brain really loves to hang onto that one.
Stood still too long at a dog park and got pissed on when I was like 12. I was wearing a green shirt and brown slacks...
I was chatting to a fella at the park a couple of years ago and my dog just casually cocked his flipping leg and peed! I promise it was very, very embarrassing to be his owner at that point in time. No one is thinking you're the idiot. The poor man looked nothing like a tree so my dog had zero excuse!
Load More Replies...I'm beginning to think my brain is out to destroy me. Almost every night between 2.30 and 4.30 we review every cringey moment and every inane thing I have said and done throughout my 65 years on earth. Not funny.
I have that too, and there is actually a medical explanation! It‘s too long to put it in a comment here, but you can look it up! It‘s all about an imbalance of melatonin, serotonin, and cortisol at around 3am. In German this phenomenon is called „Wolfsstunde“ = Hour of the Wolves. This fact helped me to feel less crazy and to return to sleep more easily after saying "Hello!“ to the wolves. I hope this helps you too!
Load More Replies...My therapist actually told me that our brains remember negative experiences more strongly than positive ones as a survival mechanism: if eating that berry makes you throw up, you need to remember that even more than which of these three berries was the tastiest. You need to remember which one is the no-no berry. There are statistics that you need five compliments to every criticism on a job review to feel like you're doing okay, or seven good interactions with a spouse to every bad interactions to stay in your marriage. That's how much stronger negative memories are than positive ones!
Threw up bad in line waiting to get back to class from recess, and threw up about 3 more times in the school hallway on the way to the nurse. If you were the janitor for Sunset Elementary around 1997 to 1999, I am so sorry
Hey, I once played a door in a school play. Yep, that’s absolutely correct, I ..was..a..door. My acting skills know no beginning.
A veteran actress said, “There is no small roles. Only small actors”.
I had one line in a play once 'im a pig called David' I have absolutely no idea why, or what the play was about. I'm fairly sure I was the only pig. I do remember being upset at both being a pig and a boy. I also remember my uncle Dave driving across the country to pick up his uncle Dave (my great uncle) and half way back so they could sit in the audience and cheat for me. I was a happy pig that day.
Still that support is amazing. You know how many kids get the lead and their parents don’t bother ?
I wish we had school plays. It sounds fun. (I don‘t know of any German school that has them. Maybe Montessori or similar but not the public ones, as far as I know..). But, maybe things change… my son has Chor at least…
I was once the pig in the nativity... There's not a pig in the nativity. That was fun.
I promise your grandparents thought you were the star, the best and cutest tree #2 that ever was!
This seriously needs to be accepted more openly in society. Nothing wrong with just chilling.
This is true too. I lost my job due to Covid, then took care of my father in law who had had a stroke and had cancer, plus we live in the country, so I feel very isolated. I’ve got pets to talk to I suppose. Only social life nowadays is going to do errands and shopping. I’m almost afraid to go back out into the world and look for a new job on some days - other days I can’t wait. Wish me luck!
Jumping back into the world can be very hard -- good luck!!
Load More Replies...I feel as if at least one out of two people is (secretly) an introvert but does not admit it in real life. So many people online talk about it. It can‘t be less.
Who is to talk to. All people do is text. May as be alone with pets. At least you have contact as you pet them, and they snuggle with you.
Being the founder of a psychological well-being initiative that helps people access the best-in-class psychological tools to live healthier, more fulfilled, and successful lives, Klapow was more than happy to shine some light on the matter and assure us that the situation has been improving over time.
"We have come so far in reducing the stigma of mental health conditions and problems. But mental health conditions are silent," Klapow told Bored Panda. "They can look like everyday challenges, and it can be difficult to know when is it time to get help and when is it time to try to manage on your own."
What a cute thesis! Love the photoshoot. When mine was born it weighed about ten times that much. Heavy labor.
Yeah that looks like a Masters thesis, not a PhD to me too.
Load More Replies...As a mother of 3 I approve this as I'm sure conceiving your thesis was harder Well done xxxx
Another upvote from a mother of 3 and someone who quit UNI during the time period of writing my thesis (not due to the thesis though).
wow she looks so much like elizabeth moss! and your baby looks just like you, mazel tov mama!
If it was in an Art Museum & titled 'Deluge of Draining Dreams' or something equally pretentious, the creator could retire.
Me with my yearlong project in AP Human Geography last year. I ended up having to complete the whole 50 pages of research and maps and data in a week. So fun.
Doesn’t sound like fun unless you like geography a whole heck of a lot.
Load More Replies...Although the vast majority of people can benefit tremendously from counseling, "there are also strong cultural stigmas around mental health problems." The realm of therapy still remains quite mysterious to most, and one of the greatest challenges about this is that only the mental health professionals and the people going to therapy actually know what it is about.
"I always tell people that you may think you are the only one reaching out, but because of confidentiality, you don’t know that your friends, co-workers and family are also reaching out," Klapow added. "No one knows who is reaching out and who isn’t, so it becomes a secret. The reality is that despite the stigma, millions of people are actually reaching out."
That's not a stop sigh, that's a "high five" sign, amiright?
Load More Replies...My motto has always been "I'm going to do whatever the f**k I want and if my family don't like it, they can get f****d". Fortunately I have great familiy, so it never was a concern of mine 😄
I have the opposite sort of family, and yet that very same motto serves me well. 😂
Load More Replies...Or what that, where to put it ,do I have it covered, uncovered. Too many choices of tats available. I could go on .....
Load More Replies...I love dark and stormy weather. easy on my light sensitive eyes... and smells and sounds amazing.
Yes to all of this but especially to the respite from eye strain. I have blue eyes, the struggle is real.
Load More Replies...Yes, espically on the weekend when you can relax and enjoy the stormy weather and you dont have to be up at 6.30
It's so cozy when you're at home on a couch with a blanket on and it's dark and stormy outside.
If the weather was like this on a Sunday, mt nana amd I would snuggle up on the sofa under a duvet and watch old epics e.g. Cleopatra, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur etc
Load More Replies...But only if it comes complete with a Jacobean manor home where I can sit looking out the rain-spattered window of my study while I pen a novel that some will find illuminating and others will find tedious.
Anyone else get tired out by being in the sun? It's like vampirism but you don't get to sparkle :(
I like to go outside on rainy days (not storm, just rain), everything is so calm and streets are not full of people. People in public often act annoying, but when it's raining, they are avoiding going there like if water would hurt them or what.
Summer rain on bare feet. I like the rain too. Sadly, my dogs are far less keen!!
Load More Replies...I hate the sun. I love cold rainy gloomy days! They make me happy! I am like the garbage song. Im only happy when its raaaaaaains! I only smile in the dark....
I love that there are others. Thought it was just me. These are my favorite days.
i banish thee extroverts from my fort of books and pillows!
Got room for a fellow book-loving introvert? I promise I won't say a word
Load More Replies...When you're an introvert, and a very sensitive empath. That personal bubble, must Not be touched, ever!
Ambiverts be like: NONONO! Extroverts! You gotta understand how introverts feel! *goes into a long rambling that nobody understands* And introverts, I'll be your shield and do the talking for you, OK?
Advice from my therapist: you have to stay within your "window of tolerance" when trying new or scary things. You can tell if you're in your window of tolerance if your body remains feeling calm (no stomach aches, tight throat, jumpiness, fidgeting, etc). If you try something new and it scares you so much that you panic or become upset, it'll just scare you even more the next time. At one time they thought that the best way to help people with phobias was just to "flood" them with the thing they were scared of: It turned out that it made the phobia WORSE instead of better. There's your comfort zone and your growth zone (where you try new things while still being able to remain calm), but once you're outside your window of tolerance, you're just making things worse. The only thing on the other side of the panic zone is MORE PANIC.
While there are legions of negative labels put on therapy by society, one of the most common ones is that seeing a professional means you must be, well, "out of your mind." But, as Klapow always says, "'crazy' people don’t reach out when they have a problem. The most 'normal' and healthy thing you can do is reach out for help."
The clinical psychologist noted that when people are struggling, they should make the effort to tackle the issue: "Sanity is addressing the problem. Insanity is ignoring it."
Yes all too well. The other's argument is so beautifully stupid that you start to question the truth and don't know how to help them. Thusly, you are portrayed as the one who is wrong and have no chance at redemption..
Load More Replies...It doesn't feel like I've won an argument if I'm not certain of all the facts. So i often lose arguments because I don't like to debate all w***y nilly. Then i come across as dumb. Ideally, just put in writing what you want to argue with me about and I'll be back in a few days with a response
Me, but my problem is that I start crying when arguing. Don‘t know why. Especially if it is in a language I am not 100% comfortable with. I start stuttering and forget vocabulary. It‘s maddening. I hate it. I avoid confrontations instead…. -_-
Same here. One time I was trying to explain timezones to my family in an argument, I couldn't understand why the message wasn't getting through and they kept arguing fully believing they were right maybe due to their common wrong opinion but they made me cry. Almost broke my heart. After I was scientifically proven right later, they ditched the fact like nothing happened.
Load More Replies...*Are smart enough to not bother arguing back because it's completely ineffective. Fixed this one.
Smart enough to know arguing back is ineffective and to have a great argument I really want to use... and also watching someone else argue ineffectively and trying not to start an argument with them because I agree with them and just want to help them not waste their time.
Load More Replies...This is the exact situation with Trumpers/QAnon/the remaining Dunning-Krueger case studies.
I have this when people I'm talking to directly contradict the basic facts of what I'm saying. I'm someone who assumes that they're correcting me because they have more information, or have something to add to alter my perspective. But they don't, they just challenge random pieces about what I say and shut down the conversation and change it to something they want to talk about/know more about.
Lol, I'm eating because it's cold. I'm eating because it's so hot. I'm eating because I'm so tired. I'm eating because I overslept. I'm eating because there is a hole in my soul, and I'm not interesting enough to fill it with anything other than strawberry wafers.
It's so sad that food is still treated as a comforter while there are so many alternatives to reset your mind. I used to be a comfort eater too, don't get me wrong, but it lead to nothing but me getting heavier by the year. Now I use mindfulness, yoga Nidra relaxation videos from you tube or I'll get behind my desk and start drawing or painting, or take the dogs for walk, mow the lawn with music in my ears, sing and there is certainly more out there.... Stress is like drinking, if you think feeding it with food, drugs or alcohol, it will get back at you with double trouble.
What's wrong with those tracks? There's nothing wrong with dying a painful death while on a scenic train ride
Tfw you realise your whole life has been the scenic route... 🥲
Load More Replies...The creator of Mental Drive also mentioned some of the reasons and motivations that make people reach out for help. "Typically, when problems with emotions, thoughts or actions are starting to impact our daily functioning, that is the cue for people to reach out."
"When we can’t do the things we want to do or need to do, when our friends and family are impacted, when we feel like we can’t manage, we tend to seek care," he continued. "The most common reasons are feelings of anxiety, depression, challenges with substances, emotional control."
Smoke "follows" you because as you move, you create a tiny slipstream, or vacuum, behind you. New air rushes to replace the old air you pushed away, often pulling the smoke with it.
Load More Replies...Mine is footballs to the face. If there's a football, basketball or volleyball within a 300m radius, it's hitting me directly in the nose. Even if it has to come over a 4th floor balcony and glance off 2 beach umbrellas to get me from below while I'm leaning down to take off my shoes. True story.
to console me, my father used to say a portuguese proverb "smoke goes to good people"
My mom always said smoke follows attractive people.
Load More Replies...I always have this with people who smoke. Wherever I sit, I always attract the smoke. 🤢
I have a talent fest coming up at our school, and my dance teacher wants everyone to sign up for something or the other. He listed some stuff and said "you have to be good at AT LEAST one of those". Drawing, singing, dancing, playing an instrument, ALL NO.
You should go with drawing. As long as you say your style is "abstract" and then it won't really matter how it looks. 😜
Load More Replies...So true. I even won a smoke-shifting competition once against a professional smoke-shifter. What a claim to fame.
Me and da Bois when we trynna make sure we don't socialize at anytime we don wanna.
Nevermind one song I’ve got a whole damn playlist of sad songs that I listen to on repeat. Hurts my stoic and numb self every time
pandaasss; whats the song for you? mine is fairytale by alexander rybek :D
Having Pandora, and not subscribed. Can't hit the restart button, move on to the next!
Does anyone else listen to a part of a song and mentally make an edit with it for your favorite fictional character? Just me?
Getting an unbiased perspective from a professional can be a wonderful step in taking care of your mental health, but opening your inner world for a stranger to dissect can feel a little bit scary. While it’s normal to be nervous about counseling, especially about your first session, a good therapist is bound to put you at ease. And remember, even when it may seem hard to tell your story at first, you’re probably going to feel much better for having told it, and leave a bit lighter than when you first came in.
Of course, one of the challenges of counseling is that there is a cycle of ups and downs as you get better. "I always tell people to give therapy at least 5 sessions before you make up your mind," Klapow added.
until you realize its 4:00 and you havent done anything all day :'')
Load More Replies...Hey, perfecting your ideal snug is a less talked about, but widely pursued hobby. Why do you think people collect cushions and blankets? Plus, you can collect all the accessories of snug, such as mugs, scented candles, fluffy socks. Hundreds of thousands of devoted hobbyists would agree.
Next summer I'll have : my grand aunt 90th birthday (at least 70persons), a huge family WE gathering with my in Law, and two weddings and my relatives are surprised I decline my sister's bachelorette party (think WE that cost an eye with over excited women that I'm going to meet 3 times in my life) and refuse to organise a party for my 40th birthday... Whe mn, I already don't know how I'm going to be able to recover for the part I agreed,.
No, it really isn't. Sorry that you feel that way.
Load More Replies...If you still need some convincing as to why seeing a therapist is absolutely worth the investment, the creator of Mental Drive explained some of its greatest benefits. "Most people feel so much better after the first session, typically because they have had a chance to focus on their issues in a safe, private and professional environment. They are able to feel what they want to feel, say what they want to say, and experience their situation with no judgment."
"For many, that is the first time they have been able to do that," he added. "However, as the work of therapy goes forward, there are times where you can feel not so good. As you learn to make changes, you can have sessions where you feel bad. But overall, you will always feel safe that the therapy space is one where you can move forward."
When you add on to your dreams whilst awake because you don't want to leave
Not necessarily better, but adventurous and intriguing... I love most of my dreams and hate waking up.
same. i be having the coolest a*s dreams that make absolutely NO sense once i wake up and think about them but made PERFECT sense while i was dreaming them. lolol
Load More Replies...I had a dream once where I went to Hogwarts. I was about to be sorted and I woke up. I still want to go back to this day. it's been 5 years
I had a dream the other night that I was Bella Goth from TS4 and I got arrested and it was weirdly awesome
Yeah, my dreams about hanging with Imagine Dragons are so much better than my real life!
I had a dream last night of me sleeping and you know...that was probably the best sleep I've had in a while
That's how I learned it. Are you American educated? How weird was my sentence structure there? I'm sorry! Were you perhaps educated in the United States
Load More Replies...in french, put a bar on the sign and you will have a 4 or a 7 (we write the seven with a bar on it), 4 is inferior sign, 7 is superior sign
All these convoluted sayings, when mine was just wordless: the bigger side of the symbol is next to the bigger number. Putting it into words is 10x longer.
Not everyone learns the same way. Some need words, others need examples, you had a visual need. Doesn't make your way superior just because it worked for you. We're not the Borg.
Load More Replies...But ... how did you remember which direction the crocodile was going? lol
Oh my gosh, yes! Even though my almost 16 year old was born 6 years later 😂 When TF did I get THIS old?!?
Load More Replies...If you were born in December 2000 you will end up making yourself a year older.
The spousal unit and I married in 2000, so it's easy to remember how long it's been.
Being born in 1980 makes it pretty easy too: in 2020 i turned 20+20, 2021 20+21...
For those of you who want to seek therapy but feel shy or unsure of what to talk about during the appointment, Klapow said that taking the first step is key. "The biggest challenge you have is to go to therapy."
"You have to remember that just because you are talking in therapy, it doesn't mean you have to know what to say or how to say it. It is the job of the therapist (and this is what they are trained to do), to help you take your raw feelings and thoughts and form them into productive changes."
Klapow explained that sometimes, all you need to say is I don’t feel like my life is right or I’m not feeling myself. "I always tell people to talk to a therapist like you would talk to a physician. Tell them the symptoms you have been having (i.e., your mood, your thoughts, your energy, your sleep), how long you have been having them, and what is most concerning."
"Start there and let the therapist guide you. Your job is to have the courage to speak your mind, no matter what that is. You do not have to know the direction," the licensed psychologist concluded.
that's what I'm gonna start telling people who assume I have my mental health together bc I'm a therapist
Load More Replies...Those who cannot do, teach. Those who cannot teach, handle finance. Those who cannot handle finance, administrate. Those who cannot administrate, go into politics.
Load More Replies...1. Do you have a problem in life? --> NO --> Then why worry? 2. Do you have a problem in life? --> YES --> Can you do something about it? --> YES --> Then why worry?. 3. Do you have a problem in life? --> YES --> Can you do something about it? --> NO --> Then why worry?
Exactly!! If they only knew, what was going on inside my Head, they wouldn't ask for advice...
I dunno about this. I know a whole number of who can do AND teach. Because they've got cred.
Load More Replies...This is literally me. Whenever I give advice to my friends I always say something like "here I am suggesting what I need to do to fix my life and it's not even for me lol"
You are valuable, you just left some letter out of your name 😘
Load More Replies...Why are they repaired with gold though? I feel there is an interesting story behind this
It's called "kintsugi". Broken pottery is mended with resin and/or glue mixed with gold. So while the piece may be broken, it is still useful and beautiful.
Load More Replies...That, plus several dredging rigs, some tug boats, and the friggin moon.
Load More Replies...My one friend who reply’s with “don’t be sad because sad backwards is das, and das not good”
Actually, saying 'don't be sad' to a sad person is far more useless than the little yellow digger plugging away little by little at that stranded ship. It's gonna achieve its goal eventually; saying 'don't sad' probably never will
I have a friend like this, we met in hospital and rarely meet up but every now and then we have a text chat. She understands me more than anyone else does.
Imagine having a mental illness where you can't even text someone
Load More Replies...No, sorry. You ghost me? I accept it. You decide to contact me again? You owe me AT LEAST an explanation.
But it’s not ghosting. It’s not like when you are talking you say “I’ll call you tomorrow” and then never do. Your friend accepts that your friendship isn’t one where you are going to talk everyday, but is still there for you nonetheless.
Load More Replies...Aw I’m sorry. I can’t imagine what it would be like to loose mine
Load More Replies...My closest friends and I are like this. We don't need to chat every day to feel close.
All my friends understand my need to disappear... that's why they're my friends
I've got one, a single one, since 2009 when I live streamed art. Haven't done art in 3 years and we still talk like... Once a week or so.
This actually happened to me, somewhat! I did a creative nonfiction piece on my sleep paralysis attacks and was told to try something other than fiction
Hahaha, for real, some things just exist, like a fact in truth, but people don't believe in what they can't understand
Load More Replies...Couldn't help laughing when I read this one. But hey, at least I have another hack!
I'm trying to do a story. It's about a feeling I had when I was 9. And man...I need to continue on it
Feel this in my soul. My hypocrite parents pushed me to marry. TWICE. To keep me from living in "sin." Which is how I ended up with two annulled marriages. Two separate judges were appalled how someone still in their teens was pushed into marriage. Turns out my parents lived together before getting married... while married to other people. So yeah. Don't get married unless YOU really want to. Just don't.
Hopefully you can breathe easy now, I commend your strength!
Load More Replies...As an asexual, the amount of times my friend, Sammy, has to tell me how I was being flirty when talking with someone, and me being like "Gorl, no, I'm just kinda playful with my conversations. It's not that deep."
Remember though, that friendliness is often confused for interest, especially if it's a woman. That's on them, not you.
Load More Replies...I live with someone who will be shown proof I am right and then say " well, you can't always believe everything you read on the internet." Every time. He is a nightmare to live with. If I had a decent support system for me and my disabled son I would have been gone years ago.
i have a friend refuses to google it. I do and read it to him. He will then acuse me of trying to be a know it all,or argue he never said i was wrong, want to scream, if he wasn't my late best friends brother.....
That hurts. Once someone asked the name of a flower and I told them what it was. They went like "nah it's not". Then around 10 minutes later someone else tells them the same thing I said and THIS TIME they believed THAT PERSON.
My mother was like that. I'd tell her something and she didn't care or didn't believe me until my "perfect" brother said it.
Load More Replies...I have literally shown evidence of me being right, and was called crazy... 😑
My husband knows I'm always right about everything we argue about, and I always remind him of that, and he STILL argues with me.
that would be my wife! I smile and say 'hurts when I'm right, doesn't it?!
One of the main reasons I'm dreading my relationship ending. I'm not looking to start over.
I'm just getting more cats. I think 5 will approximate the level of crazy my boyfriend provides.
Load More Replies...On the other hand Dating over the age of 30 and possibly with kids attached too must be very … liberating? Because you won‘t fool around yourself. I would tell it like it is from the get go so potential partners know what is awaiting them. No time for games and lies.
Idk about the kids part but no, not liberating in my experience... People are still s****y over 30
Load More Replies...Boo boo boo. You think that's bad? Try dating at 70. All the men are senile, impotent, or both. But if you live in Florida, they still have their driver's licenses.
I find the humor funny, but this movie(s) really did some damage in terms of how DID was shown. Spent months on Quora answering the same questions about DID, over and over. Plus, myself and others had to explain to people in our lives the differences as well.
I can understand that; I took one look at the trailer and went "oh great yet another movie peddling the terrible and very false notion that mental illness makes people violent and dangerous, AND a horribly inaccurate portrayal of DID? FFS." I didn't watch it, of course. (I don't have it myself, but I do have autism and am heartily sick of all the terrible portrayals of *that* I've seen in fiction).
Load More Replies...Look, nothing is a LIE. Just some things are turned up on the mixing board and some things waaaaay down.
aww cant wait for you :D do you know what kind or their name you are gettingg yet????
Load More Replies...Slap a picture of Imagine Dragons on there and change the word cat to band, you have my life.
oh I love Imagine Dragons....They are my favorite band too....Also their documentary Believer was just amazing 🤍
Load More Replies...I honestly respect people who worked hard to improve more than people born with natural talent. That means that they are very passionate and dedicated, instead of just lucky.
If I see another 7 year old prodigy playing violin better than I ever have I will lose my s**t
Like those kids that are like, GRAND masters and im just here being confused
I've realized many times in my life that sometimes I'm the one helping someone, even when I think I did nothing or don't know anything. I also have, in a very hard way, (since working for myself) come to realize that yes, I'm on my own now, there's nobody that can help me but myself, not even my mother. I put this in the context of not anymore having to do hard work to impress someone to hopefully get a raise, being dependent, or having the security of knowing, you get a paycheck end of the month. In the end, it is just you and your own life, no matter the circumstances, that doesn't change. Just took me a while to come to that full realization.
Gotta love those in the situation where they were babied their whole childhood and then just cut off suddenly. I am in that boat.
Idk how I can be babied and so horribly neglected at the same time but here I am.
Load More Replies...When there is no support from family, no friends, because I don't trust anyone. So, I just pull.up my big girl panties, and go on....
And you have to care for an adult who can no longer take care of themself.
I would even courteously agree with you, but then we would both be wrong
When you say, "I'm afraid we must agree to disagree, then" and they keep trying to argue with you...
And that's perfectly fine! Sometimes (many times) you can persuade someone better by showing the person - and their views - with respect.
Kinda wish more people would understand that, JoyfulZebra. Wonderful statement.
Load More Replies...What I say is: I would never take away someone's right to be wrong.
At the beginning of any conversation I ask myself, is this the hill I am willing to die upon? It's almost always no, but occasionally.... Beware my munitions, because I'm taking as many of you f*****s with me as I can. Scorched earth
As the saying goes: you can argue with opinion, but you cannot argue with fact. And the fact is, your opinion is wrong.
or you are 5'2 taking up a entire couch using a pillow as a desk typing this on your 37 sticker coverd laptop... or is that just me? /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\
Load More Replies...Agreed, red lasers shooting from the eyes are much scarier than green lasers.
Load More Replies...The yes is incorrect for the screen position. It should be straight ahead, not bent down
New research suggests having the monitors positioned straight ahead, not up or down.
I'm surprised this is new. I've always propped mine up to actual eye level.
Load More Replies...Y’know, yoga cured my *strangling noises* Side note: I mistyped noises so bad autocorrect didn’t even try
Load More Replies...“Just take it out your head, worked for me!”
Load More Replies..."We all get depressed you know. I just go for a stroll in the park, meet up with my friends for lunch and it's all fixed. Positive mental attitude!". *glares*
People always feel like depression can be cured with good vibes because they don't understand what we're going through and sometimes it make you feel like you're weird or you're being dramatic. It's not something you can throw around anyhow and need to know how much we are hurting. I've lost a lot of relationships because of this
Load More Replies...I had someone tell me to smile once, it was the day my grandfather died.
Load More Replies...No, but I hear that punching annoying people in the snoot has some efficacy
Yes then you get arrested for assault, then you have to be around more people.
Load More Replies...My first sentence when had the very first appointment with my psychiatrist because of my insomnia: if you ask me about meditation or sleeping hygiene I’m leaving instantly.
Especially this year...oof. 6 months ago my beloved dad passed away unexpectedly; 2 months later I lost my job, and now I'm in bed with pneumonia 2 months into a new job... Wish me luck, please.
So sorry for all you’ve been through. Best of luck for things to get better!❤️
Load More Replies...I've lost my long relationship, job, income and home within a short period of time twice now. I'm currently living with my parents and I'm unemployed. Where te heck are the ups?
My year: my bff of 52 years dies. My aunt dies and my family makes it oh so rudely clear at her Celebration of Life that I am no longer a member Of the family. A friend dies of long Covid, a dear friend just diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I was so depressed I did something I never thought I’d do. I called the Suicide Hotline. I keep saying 20 (insert any number) will be better. I need to just shut up about that. But I do have to say, I’m looking forward to what is usually the best part of my year. It’s a bit far away yet, but Andy and Anderson on New Years Eve. Sure to at least start off with a great deal of laughter.
You've had a horrible year. You're stronger than you realize. Take care of yourself. You can get thru this. Take the time you need to mourn those loved ones you've lost. There's no timeline for that. If you aren't feeling better, seek out longer term help for yourself. You're worth it. Wishing you the best.
Load More Replies...I haven't had any ups since the pandemic started. It's been 2 almost 3 years and I just want to be happy again.
I consider an up day finally managing to drag myself out to do food shopping. The way I congratulate myself back home, you'd think I won the Triathlon.
"Of course I'm not mad! If something's hard to do then it's not worth doing! You just put that guitar away in the closet with your karate outfit and your ham radio, and we'll go watch TV."
This is so not the right picture for the caption. Lol he is a craft genius
Load More Replies...My mom: if you can’t do it right the first time, it’s not worth doing. Not the best of advice when you’re a little kid being toilet trained.
This comes from someone who was told they were "gifted" in school. That is literally me, including mental breakdowns, and panic attacks. Being told that you're good at everything when your young really lead me to not know what to do when I'm not good at something. F**k the gifted program lol
I really don't mind putting in the effort, but when you get no recognition and people around you give you a "that's nice," it's just super discouraging.
When I graduated from college 20 some years ago, I had a friend who said, with a straight face, "we have our degrees now, this guarantees us a middle class livelihood". How adorable. Even then I knew how much BS that was.
Yes, I did kind of think working hard over many years of mostly night school to get my degree that it would open up more opportunities and better pay. It didn’t. Last job I had was minimum wage.
I think it depends on what you get a degree in?
Load More Replies...this is why i want to be a food truck owner. it pays good, i get to drive around, and im gonna be able to cook!
i guess i have no one to share the burden of being simply the best with /s
I always try to keep in mind that everyone learns things at different times. There are some things though where it's just "...how."
Self-reform is always a marathon exercise. And in a marathon, the first one in, wins.
Isn’t that a great feeling though? Finally being able to pay attention and stop making the same stupid mistakes? Okay, got one mastered, what about the other thousand?
Something similar happened to me today, and I slept through my alarm and missed my therapy appointment.
Guess what you'll be talking about in your next therapy session.
Load More Replies...i have a cpap machine that i sometimes use...as i have lost a lot of weight I don't use it as much.....i also listen to ocean noises at night.....my cpap machine SOUNDS like the ocean noise. i got up in the middle of the night to turn it off....i still heard it (it was actually the ocean noise) turned it "off" again WHICH was turning it back on....and was blasted up the nose with hella air😡 took the mask off my face TURNED IT OF AGAIN & went back to sleep.....while listening to my ocean noise! 🤦🏾♀️🤣
This is so funny coz a friend of mine did this a few days ago. And it was an alarm to read for an exam. I laughed so hard 🤣🤣
I'm not saying I doubt that this happens that much, but maybe reorganize your phone apps to have the clock app further away from the calculator? And don't set your alarm while tired or overtired. I personally arrange my phone apps (including the ones in subfolders) alphabetically, so the top row of apps on my home screen is: App Store, Calculator, Calendar, Clock. I haven't had any issues with confusing the two. I'm not trying to sound superior; I'm trying to help the people that have this issue. Good luck!
My mother would not get this because she still has her clock radio she bought in 1980 with flip numbers next to her bed. Me, on the other hand, with my fancy "smart" phone that does all the things, has done this. *facepalm*
Nope me too and many others im sure. Nice to know there are other awkward people
Load More Replies...I (am pretty sure I) have autism, and man...I do not know the line for oversharing. And everyone treats me like a freak for it. So I just stopped.
I would be absolutely glad to overshare with you. I can talk/listen all day.
Load More Replies...I used to be the not talking person until after being in Covid lockdown by myself, now I’m a chatterbox who just won’t shut up. Then when I get home I wish I could make myself go back to the not talking.
Both are equally effective for keeping people from getting close to you.
Tattoo artists are actually amazingly good listeners. Last time I was at the local parlour one guy was getting some text put on his wrists, which turned out to be in his wife's handwriting - and she had recently died in a car accident (he had some recent injuries on his hands, so I suspect he was in the car with her). His tattooist was incredibly kind and caring toward him, and when the poor man started crying he hugged him. (Hell, I myself was there getting a memorial tattoo of my dead dog, and everyone working there was super nice about it and talked about their own pets).
That poor guy! I never had a pet, so I can only imagine how hard it must be to lose one. I hope you're doing good!
Load More Replies...these sharks are nurse sharks, i'm pretty sure !! they are normally not aggressive :))
Nurse sharks are normally not aggressive. They can cause some damage if people aggravate them and they can't get away, but that would take way more effort than just not being terrible and letting them be cool back.
Load More Replies...I know a lot of my problems just sound like whining, so I just never tell anyone anything. I don't mind online so much because nobody knows who I really am, so it's not a big deal
I have several tattoos. I can admit that a few of them were done during very crappy patches of life, and really, I was just seeking the pain of the tattoo.
It seems many people here are seeing the tattoo artist as someone to talk to, yet I immediately saw this as so many people who really need therapy, go get a tattoo instead!
I in fact do not have a tiger in me because that'd be cannibalism or sex and I'm not planning on doing either
I asked my friend, why do you put up with me, I'm crazy. My friend: Cause you're the Right Kind of crazy. That's my friend for life.
Good old Michael Jordon bleeding those teardrops for the toon squad. That was the secret formula, to beat the Monstars. :D
I hate to be this person, but it’s driving me crazy now…it’s LOSING not LOOSING
One time i asked some friends what cartoon im most alike to (i meant the way i look and they thought i meant i meant personality wise) and started going "uhh squidward! Yeah totally squidward!!" And i went "wow thanks guys i appreciate it :/"
Lately???? More like years. I've been like this for years..... I should probably get help🥺🥺😭😭
I've realized that alcohol gets me into a state of non-reality. I'm not even talking about getting drunk. Let's say I'm in a bad spot in life, drinking does make me happy for a while, and I do feel more optimistic, also, for a while. But it fixes absolutely nothing about the situation I'm in. The only way to fix stuff is just that, to address the issue. Maybe it's being behind on work, then get to work and do it, as an example. Nothing wrong with alcohol, and it's fun to have at social occasions, but it should not be used to magically fix things, because that's just an illusion.
It sure is. And you're going to learn to your cost that every high is followed by a much deeper low.
Load More Replies...It depends on what state of mind you are in before start drinking. I have numerous physical health issues, which has caused me to have severe depression. My spine is completely buggered due to 2 car accidents(neither my fault). So doing daily chores can be incredibly difficult. But when I drink, I can clean. Cannabis is an absolute wonderful plant. I really don’t think I’d still be alive without it. It has helped me so much.
Pretty sure I'd be a depressed/suicidal drunk, which is why I'll never be drunk. I have this weird ability to easily sneak away from people who are supposedly paying attention too, so add those together and I just don't trust it.
It does for a brief spell, and sometimes that's all you have to ride on.
The alcohol doesn't make you happy, it's the thought of having the alcohol and carrying it around town making sure you're bragging about it is the happiness.
You're happy until the hangover and puking the next day. Then you're like "why, why did I do this?"
i may be a tiny bit of a pyromaniac. this is me with fire. i know not to do crime with it though
Sometimes you just have to accept life's disappointments and just carry on.
Alcohol may not make me happy, but it makes me feel a little lighter for a few hours, and sometimes helps me sleep, unfortunately.
“Weren’t you going to do laundry today?” (I was until you mentioned it #$&#@)
That's me. I either won't do it now, even if I was planning to just a moment ago, or I'll do the exact opposite just out of spite.
This piece of eternal wisdom deserves to be on black-n-white picture of dalai lama
Load More Replies...I always think of Gene Wilder as W***y Wonka. 'Stop. Don't. Come back.' Stop-Dont-...1-jpeg.jpg
This is true. I’m always amazed how cooking a large meal like a turkey dinner can take all day, but then gets wolfed down in minutes. I don’t do it anymore and just keep things as simple as I can. Okay, we’ll I still make really good puffy Yorkshire puddings. Gotta have those.
10 minutes sounds like a lifetime compared to the usual. Must eat dinner quick before the father starts yelling.
me to my phone battery: i scroll or i cry, deal with it ho
I have a nervous breakdown and intrusive thoughts come to you, and the think no one cares about me and my feelings. People around me are avoiding me, point proven
... I used to be an extrovert, then I was bullied to the point where I just snapped and went violent. Eventually I got the help I needed and have been adopted by at least 5 extroverts.
I relate. Got many walls, each filled with a wildly strong irritant that makes people cry. or angry. or both.
Been there. Took me some time, but I burned down the walls. It doesn't matter. Nothing matters. We have only one life and I refuse spending what little time I have on this planet by hiding behind a mask just because my ego (or dumb feelings) can be hurt eventually. If it happens... well, it happened. It'll pass. Now let me go and see what will happen next time.
My two masters degrees will attest to that! I write a better paper in the 12 hours before it’s due than in the weeks since it was assigned.
And the number one reason for procrastination..#1.....................
I fully agree with this. done it twice. once because I wasn't getting proper therapy and it burned all manner of bridges, but it made me on a path to betterment. Then again, intentionally, because I was in therapy and I don't have a verbal filter anymore. it all sorta just... comes out.
This is literally a Proverb in German: "Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt es sich ganz ungeniert!" (Well, literal translation would be: Once the reputation is ruined, life is unabashed!) but hey, close enough!
I mean who cares about your "reputation" anyway? Just do whatever the hell you want - what others would think is not worth worrying about and it's not your concern.
Wait what, aristotle said this? I thought it was taylor swift lol (It's a line in Cardigan)
But they won't work if I dont click them twice
Load More Replies...These are all signs of sensory issues, and people with sensory issues are more likely to have depression.
It's redirecting water from the tap into the little safety drain
Load More Replies...got that feeling 1 month before the pandemic hit - now i no longer work
Me:just quit life and move to a cabin in the woods with all of your plants and a colony of cats
does bill murray... have a george clooney shirt on?! oh man i love bill lol
So do I !!! But I also know the curse of being young trapped in an old crumbling body too....
Load More Replies...l am 29... I feel like a 45 year old divorced burned out catlady already...and 30 is coming. 😭
Two of my personalities dont like eachother so i find it easier to talk to my dog
This is me after recently making the mistake of looking back at so many years of hard work in order to feel proud of myself, just to see how little I have to show for it and how little I have to look forward to, and wondering if this is what a midlife crisis is. ***Take note kids: Work to live, don't live to work.***
Because all humans feel internal pain, some allow the world to see it more than others.
Load More Replies...I guess women aren't the only ones who get the "you should smile more" comments
Me and my partner shortly after we met. And it helped our relationship so much. Yeah, I was in a bad place too back then... but I can always make place for someone else's pain too - it takes my attention from my own troubles for a bit and that's awesome.
have you ever wanted to be in a car wash?
Load More Replies...My goal is to be just rich enough to afford this. I don't care what the rest of my place looks like...I just want this.
I’ve actually had the opportunity to do this exactly once in my life. It’s every bit as comforting as I imagined it would be, apart from the bit about having to get out eventually.
I’m the popular friend in this situation lol. If it makes you feel any better, I only do this because otherwise my brain will just be like “You didn’t say anything to Yer man, he must dislike you now, you’re such a terrible friend” for the rest of the damn night. But that’s just me
Actually, I like people to lean on me. Two legs are better than one.
I'll say the opposite. I'm unstable, yeah, I'm an a*****e too, but feel free to lean on me anyway. I have the time, always. Probably I won't be of much help,but still...😅
If you’re upset, or feel regret, eat some chocolate?
Load More Replies...Then learn how to knot a gallow knot ... that cylindrical thing made up of rope, round and round and round ... and make a few while eating. And then, hang a piece of onion or so, to punish it for collaboration with those threadnoodle AHs.
Load More Replies...That is something I would never do. I'd rather be the worst (or the best) at something, that be average or below average. And I'd rather burn trying to be the best that accept this b******t.
This is why I love wearing black Dr. Martens with the most colourful socks
Hardened and tough vs. vulnerable and cute. There's a time for both ☺️
I dunno, I kinda think that might be healthy to a degree. Keeps me from being overwhelmed by all the feels at once. This way I can process it more easily
idk if its healthy but its neccecary for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Load More Replies...upvoted cuz 1. why is this so true. i'll be here like 'oh well, it is what it is. it was bound to happen at some point' while contemplating everything i did to get to this point. and 2. ...mads 😏
I feel a lot of us are just collectively understanding what this about
what else am i supposed to do with this sweet cane and waistcoat i have lying around?!!
Science journals won't publish my mathematics. But philosophers love it. IDGI.
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And then you have those of us who've made friends in the past only to be stabbed in the back (including by family members) Once this happens a few times, you lose all desire to "just make friends", because the prospect of dealing with that pain again is too overwhelming.
I feel this list horribly mixes up different things, e.g. being an introvert (nothing that needs "fixing"), vs. serious mental health issues (needs help), vs. being anti-social, vs. lacking friends...
Oh you make it sound so easy.... But believe me, if you're not lucky enough to find someone to spend your life with, the older you get, friends become fewer and fewer..... Till one day you're alone..... Easy enough to say " make new friends" when you're young, damn near impossible in your 50s, it's not a case of laziness, as you seem to be insinuating, it's a cold, hard reality of life..... All of my close friends were female, so once they got married ,or in long term relationships, the contact became less and less, because their partners usually mistrusted their friendship with a straight, asexual male....( I'd rather be alone than cause friction in someone else's relationship,anyway...).
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And then you have those of us who've made friends in the past only to be stabbed in the back (including by family members) Once this happens a few times, you lose all desire to "just make friends", because the prospect of dealing with that pain again is too overwhelming.
I feel this list horribly mixes up different things, e.g. being an introvert (nothing that needs "fixing"), vs. serious mental health issues (needs help), vs. being anti-social, vs. lacking friends...
Oh you make it sound so easy.... But believe me, if you're not lucky enough to find someone to spend your life with, the older you get, friends become fewer and fewer..... Till one day you're alone..... Easy enough to say " make new friends" when you're young, damn near impossible in your 50s, it's not a case of laziness, as you seem to be insinuating, it's a cold, hard reality of life..... All of my close friends were female, so once they got married ,or in long term relationships, the contact became less and less, because their partners usually mistrusted their friendship with a straight, asexual male....( I'd rather be alone than cause friction in someone else's relationship,anyway...).
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