When it comes to memes, nothing is off the table, even mental health. Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Professor Lynn Zubernis, Ph.D., writes that memes can actually help us cope. The humor and communication that they can provide help us deal with anxiety and stress. And when we relate to them, it validates our sadness and our struggles.
Full of such memes is the page "Just Nihilist Things." Its creator simply shares content they find funny. Why? "Well, I don't know either since none of this really matters," the page's bio reads in a very fitting manner. If few things in the world make sense anymore, perhaps this collection of memes will?
Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Benjamin Burroughs, associate professor of Emerging Media at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and he kindly agreed to share his expertise with us. His research focuses on social media and digital journalism, so we asked him how memes about mental health fit into the larger context of Internet culture. We also asked Dr. Janina Scarlet of Superhero Therapy to weigh in on the effect of mental health memes. Read the insights from both experts below!
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Be more fun if you spring load the coffin to pop open and launch the bouquet in the air.
Its like the joke: "at weddings my aunts allways poked me in the side and smiled: you're next. They stopped since I did the same thing to them at furnerals."
And if y'all aren't lighting up the BBQ flipping burgers by my gravesite, I'm coming back to haunt you!
I don’t want my funeral to be sad at all, but more of a celebration of my life. I want people to think back and remember all the good memories, all the funny things I did and said, listen to fun music that I loved, look at my funniest home videos and read my best jokes and, if possible, meet some of the people and the dogs that I love.
Load More Replies...I saw one wants that said at their funeral they want an attractive woman, dressed all in black with a veil, to stand at a distance and not talk to anyone, then to lay a single rose on the grave as everyone leaves and depart without speaking. Just so everyone thinks that they had something very mysterious going on. If I weren't married I would totally go for something like that, pay someone in advance and have the arrangements made.
At Roman Catholic funerals, it is obviously common to pray -among other things- the person who will be the next to follow the deceased. However, adding "let us look for that person and lead them on their path to faith" was rather special not just to me (not Roman Catholic).
OMG, I soooo hate that at Roman Catholic funerals!
Load More Replies...I wouldn’t mind if people gathered and told stories involving me or something, but I do NOT want my dead body on display and I CERTAINLY don’t want anything with a religious focus.
Load More Replies...The Just Nihilist Things meme page has been running since 2016. As of 2024, it boasts over 21k followers. That might not seem like a lot, but the number doesn't diminish the relatability or relevancy of the content. A portion of the memes are nihilistic, but, more than anything, they are about mental health and those who struggle with mental health issues.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Janina Scarlet believes that memes about mental health can have a positive effect for people who struggle with mental health issues. "I find that individuals with anxiety and depression often feel invalidated and unseen in their experiences," Dr. Scarlet tells Bored Panda.
"As such, well-researched and supportive memes can significantly benefit people with anxiety and depression by destigmatizing their experiences and make them feel less alone. At the same time, memes that are not well-researched might be damaging to people with anxiety and depression because they can add to those individuals' suffering and experiences of being unseen, unheard, and undervalued."
Dr. Scarlet says that whether memes can shape societal attitudes toward mental health depends on their content and who's creating them. "Some mental health themes have been extremely helpful and are suggestive of societal understanding and destigmatizing of these experiences."
Person to burglar: what are you doing in my living room? ---Looking for money.---oh great. Let me know when you find any!!
After breaking into my house, thieves left 50 bucks and a note saying nobody should live like this
Robber: Give me all of your money Me: If you're another Debt Collector, I already told you...I'm f*****g broke! Robber: No, I want your money Me: Sorry Man, but you're gonna have to get in line behind the the hospitals that are suing me.
If someone steals everything I have, does that mean they then assume all the debt, which is higher than the value of the stuff that I have because I live in America? If the answer is yes, then does anyone want to rob me? Also, why has this person invaded my thoughts? I have literally planned out this conversation in my head in the hopes that will come up one day. Is that weird?
I’ve lost a considerable amount of sleep considering what my reaction would be if I were mugged (I do live in Chicago, but in a mildly racist neighborhood not known for being wealthy). I feel like I’d try to talk them out of it, cut them, or run away, unless a gun is involved.
Take your wallet, throw it away and run in the opposite direction.
Load More Replies...I spent my youth across the river from a primary target. It was the Cold War and I took comfort in the thought of instant nuclear annihilation. No sad sorry bunker for me thank you.
So did I! The meltdown drills in elementary school were fun...
Load More Replies...After reading the comments it seems I'm not the only one. I have talked about with my SO, surviving the apocalypse is way too much work, it's already hard as it is
This! I said the same thing just the other day. Of course, that would make a short film, though.
If it were possible to " just pass away " then I wouldn't be here. I want to believe that I feel like this person, but I think in reality I would spend so much effort trying to save my family, that I would end up accidentally saving myself. Then when it's all over, I'd be kicking myself. And it's comments like this that make me glad no one I work with nose about board panda.
I often think this. Zombies? Hell no. Make it quick, I ain’t sticking around for that 😂 I am TIRED
I live on the coast, so megatsunamis will get me. I can see the intellectual capitol of America down the street from my house, so there's a nuclear target. Barring either of those, climate change will eventually flood my neighborhood anyway. I'm good.
Interestingly, memes can be used in therapeutic settings as well. "Provided that they are depicting a sensitive and compassionate attitude toward people who struggle with mental health,” Dr. Scarlet adds.
"Sometimes, seeing a meme, hearing a song, or seeing another piece of media that reflects one's own experience of suffering can not only be helpful, it can give that individual hope and can, in some instances, be life-saving."
As we've mentioned above, memes can actually help with issues like anxiety and stress. Associate professor of Emerging Media, Dr. Benjamin Burroughs, tells us that it’s because Internet memes can be a great source of humor and release. "Memes often work so well within the clutter of modern social media and digital life because they can quickly and humorously puncture the quotidian."
Anyone else have an intense feeling of existential dread every single morning? I love dreams so much more than real life. Even the nightmares.
Yeah, communism/socialism is so much more humanizing. 🙄🤔. Yay, we can all be miserable together with no chance of upward mobility, utopia!!
Load More Replies...When you realize you should have started working and saving money at 10
I like historical documentaries, but I get so disheartened by them. Oh, let's talk about this crime against humanity, so that nothing like that happens again. And it never works. I watched and read lots of stuff about WW 2 and now have to witness mindless Western leftists who behave a lot like Germans in the 1930s.
Don't watch those kind of documentaries. Go for the nature ones.
Just go to The Mysticmc.co discord and Minecraft server… everyone is 10x more toxic
Holy ducking c**p, it's one quote from my innermost thoughts after another...
"The memes with ‘Just Nihilist Things’ seem to play a role in being a kind of cathartic release," Dr. Burroughs observes. "Memes are referential and not long-form humor, so you should immediately get the reference and the joke embedded within. Humor is often a coping mechanism, and these kinds of memes can stud our everyday digital life – granting us a cathartic release."
He notes that memes can be both beneficial and harmful to individuals who struggle with mental health conditions. "They can make social media platforms lighter and grant moments of joy within the heaviness or negativity that can algorithmically dominate some social media channels and platforms. On the other hand, these memes can be jarring and constant reminders of trauma that is embedded within the humor."
Social distancing, no traffic, a slow culling of the human herd. Sign me up!
It is. Just leaving the house for groceries, doc visits and easter/christmas relative visits.
ADHD executive dysfunction where i'll be like "hey, we should do the thing" and my body's like "nah, let's just chill" and my brain is like "ASSdDSKH, WE NEED TO DO THE THING" and my body's like "eh, I don't wanna" and it never ends, that's why i'm on boredpanda
This is called Stresslaxing, and sadly I find myself doing this a lot.
Stresslaxing - I like that term. May I steal that?
Load More Replies...That gave me anxiety thinking about all the things that I still need to get done by the end of the week and today is the end of the week!
Not for all of us XD IM_READY-6...5b7f04.jpg
I don't mind *seeing* people, provided I don't have to listen to them, talk to them or interact with them in any way.
Load More Replies...As the world of memes stretches far and wide, who should be responsible for the ethics of sharing mental health memes? "Memes circulate so quickly and are largely anonymous or devoid of single authorship that it can be difficult to assign a specific set of ethical considerations to those generating memes," Dr. Burroughs explains. "Certainly, there are ethical considerations, for those who decide to circulate these memes and the platforms that facilitate the exchange."
'birth to present' says the ABSOLUTELY STUNNING young woman in the profile picture
There was that week when I was 27 and hot. Too bad I was in a relationship at the time.
"What are you up to?" "What do you mean? I'm just sayi-" "What do you want from me?"
"You did so well!" Me: *Is this a trap? Are they gonna say "Lol jk" if I accept their compliment?*
I literally can’t take a compliment when someone says like: “You did really good back there”
That's me. I can't take compliments well. The thought of, "I'll blow it up next time," is always in the back of my head.
My family was only nice when they were looking for the proverbial place to stick the knife....
Am getting a new Supt in our school. Boss came up during the interviews and said "they complimented us on how orderly and clean you guys keep the building"..."Ok, they are looking for a job, right?"
And then cry if they go like “oh nothing specific, just right time and place”
We've tried to bring you back but they won't accept returns
Load More Replies..."Guys, you can't imagine how excited I am about SOMEBODY showing interest in me!"
The first ransom note my parents would get "For $100,000 you can have your kid back." the 2nd "Will you take your kid back for $100,000?"
My mom told me when i was little no one would want to kidnap and keep me. I'd annoy them so much that I'd be returned rather quickly.
Dr. Burroughs also says that the ethics of sharing mental health memes is kind of a gray area. "The difficulty is that meme circulation and reception can be highly contextual, and within that ambiguity, you don't want to lock down or eliminate ways that memes can be cathartic when it comes to mental health while not wanting to exacerbate trauma through memes," he tells Bored Panda.
The previous one said when you see a meme that describes you, and then this comes up. I need a drink.
This is what I think is the mantra of the average person in fail videos with their daredevil antics.
The one that always gets me is when I randomly start imagining my dog dying… I become a tear soaked ball of uselessness for hours. My dog’s attempts to comfort me only make it worse…
just taking a little time out from real stress for some imaginary induced stress.....
Boredpanda does seem more like Depressedpanda
Load More Replies...In the end, Burroughs sees more positives than negatives. They are important because of their relatability element, and they can also educate people. "Mental health memes can be seen as ways to demystify and shed light on the struggles that those struggling with anxiety, for example, deal with on an everyday basis," he notes. "Mental health memes can also help those who don't have any experience or knowledge of these mental health issues and challenges to better understand what others are going through."
Dressed up on the outside...one year I showed up for Christmas in jeans, and my sister made me go out and buy khakis. Those days are happily over
Boy, have I got something for you! This is my favorite guided meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i5m3tV5XY
Load More Replies...Or a variation that does help me I remember from a line in a movie... "sometimes you just gotta say WHAT THE F#@K "
It is exhausting trying to constantly be positive for everyone else's benefit
'Why do you have depression, theres so much LIFE. Why do you have anxiety, theres nothing to worry about.' Oh ok karen, WHY DO YOU HAVE ASMA THERES SO MUCH AIR
Still better than the ones who think you just haven't found the right essential oil yet.
I feel the same with migraines. People always tell me to drink more water, I'm just dehydrated. What would my neurologist think of this witchery?
It's the favorite phrase of the psychiatric community... "JUST DONT LET IT BOTHER YOU" ... dumbasses , if I COULD just "turn off" my emotionally charged issues like a light bulb I wouldn't NEED a "shrink" or the meds.
Ugh, can't stand when people say c**p like that, along with, "Snap out of it", "Look at all the things you should be thankful for", and "You need to stop this". Yep, heard them all 😑
My mother is a big fan of telling me to "snap out of it". And to just exercise more.
Load More Replies...Simplistic solutions to complex problems are absolutely infuriating... As if relentless optimism and a positive, delusional attitude that selectively ignores unpleasant realities will somehow make everything magically better. All barriers to improving ones situation removed through believing in yourself! 😑 Go. Away.
What I really despise is the "Armchair Doctors" that believes that reading something on WebMD or googling s**t means they know more then my Doctors. You know, the guys that spent years in school and have degrees?! Because y'know some random websites say a load of s**t that you are qualified to diagnose me and my Doctors and I are both wrong. Then you have the ones that will really argue with you because they're convinced that they are right and since you're actually doing what your Doctor said "Then you deserve to be sick" because you didn't take their advice. Sadly, I've encountered these types of people, some of which are family members. That is just one of the MANY reasons that I'm NC with almost my entire family.
What are the potential dangers of mental health memes then? "The challenge is when the biting humor of memes might trivialize or diminish that experience rather than provide a reflexive space for enhanced sharing, learning, and understanding," Dr. Burroughs explains.
Anxiety disorders r a hell of a d**g lol. Working on it day by day. Used to not even be able to call my friends
Load More Replies...Except when it doesn't work,and I (my husband) have to call it in. I hand the phone to him, quickly.
Load More Replies...Ancestors grew up with a large group of people of all ages who emotionally supported and helped raise them, ensuring that even if one of their parents was emotionally abusive, there were plenty of other people there to step in and to make up for it. I think our ancestors look at the isolated and toxic way most of us were raised and go, "Wow, you're so strong for surviving that!!"
tbf depending on how far back those ancestors are they wouldnt know what a phone is, so they would see a phone as a "godlike device" that summons servants to bring food to you as if you were royalty
Who calls to order pizza? Order it via app - bam, anxiety gone! Until the delivery guy arrives, possibly...
"Leave at door" thank God for covid lol I no contact everyone. No knock either, just set it down and text me easy peasy
Load More Replies...Hunting and gathering isn't a stressful as making phone calls... Also, you can order pizza online now, most people don't even need phone anymore.
Anxiety runts would have been left to die in the olden days.
As long as your brain isn't saying you would be more comfortable wearing someone else's skin
.... and then laughs at the serious stuff you THINK she should be taking notes on.
I cracked a joke on reddit and a redditor reffered me to the suicide hot line
Researchers have already proved that browsing the Internet for memes can help with anxiety. In a 2021 study, people said that viewing and sharing COVID-19-related memes helped them deal with severe anxiety. The researchers concluded that memes, thus, can be a great coping mechanism for those struggling with anxiety-related symptoms.
My grandmother used to work at a funeral home/crematorium. She recently passed away (& we had the funeral at her place of work haha). I inherited her car. On the back window she has a sticker with the medical two snakes symbol that says “last responder.” I’d never seen it until after her death and it took me like 2 weeks to get the joke 😅 wish I could tell her how hard I laughed when I understood
Load More Replies...I read a news story once: a funeral home worker who took a nap in the wrong place (I don’t remember the details) was accidentally cremated. The joke someone wrote: I guess two people were fired that day..
I worked for a Cremator once, but I quit because he was a real ash-hole
Hmm I seem to recall an episode of star trek where there was a "clean" war where "kills" were logged by computer and once you were tagged as dead you had to calmly report to a nearby facility to be disposed of...
Just had pineapple upside down cake for breakfast myself, cookies work though
Load More Replies...I *can* multitask, but I *won't* multitask. Especially at work. If I'm paid one salary why should I do two or three jobs ?
Not totally true. Gacy & Bundy as an example were very active outside the home.
Yeah, mass shooters fit that description better than serial killers.
Load More Replies...It’s so unrealistic in tv shows when the police say the suspect has no alibi as they were home alone. Uh, hello? Check their Netflix/prime viewing history. Check the wifi logs on their router. Very easy to prove! Maybe there is a benefit of always being home alone and watching too much tv after all :D
Why on Earth would the police take time to do something that might help prevent someone from being found guilty?
Load More Replies...Dennis Radar, aka BTK, was not only a good neighbor to some (others said he was strange), he also went to church, and his daughter said he was a good father 90-95% of the time. Scary.
Load More Replies...Had an unhealthy fascination with true crime and collected taxidermy and various weapons...
So a mystery novelist just needs an interest in toxicology to round things out?
Load More Replies...Never had homicidal urges so I'm safe. But sadly, I do understand where some school shooters are coming from though. Like how they got to that point.
Another study in 2022 concluded that memes can help individuals with psychiatric symptoms. "While mental health memes typically depict dark and negative humour, their proximal nature to those experiencing psychiatric symptoms may be considered contextually positive," the researchers wrote. "Most psychiatrically vulnerable individuals report positive experiences when engaging with such memes."
It's why I wake up every morning and scream "WHY GOD WHY?". Then I get dressed and go to work.
Sooo accurate! I have learned to get human interaction in small (and easily modulated) doses!
This is so me.. It’s like I take one bite out of human interaction and then I need time to digest it.
Load More Replies...I guffawed out loud while on a road trip with my husband. I do this exact thing! But try explaining it to a rational person which makes me question why is he married to a crazy person?
'Depression memes' and 'sad posting' can also be an antidote to the perfection we see online. Donna Freitas, the author of The Happiness Effect, interviewed more than 800 college students and found that the majority feel pressured to post happy things online.
Because we see our friends and peers only post positive things about their lives, this creates a false image in our heads that everyone else's life is perfect except for ours. But memes about mental health struggles subvert the happiness effect.
This is the reason I want to be a therapist now - i love helping people through s**t mentally yk
Wanting to help people is a fine motivation, but make sure you don't burn out. It's very easy to take everyone else's problems home with you at the end of the day but you must protect yourself too. I hope you achieve your dream; I think you would be good at it!
Load More Replies...Me in therapy constantly thinking the therapist is probably crazier than me
I'm a therapist. You have no idea how right you are.
Load More Replies...Brings up why I won't do the group therapy thing... I always concentrate 100% on everyone else's stuff and it just adds to the train wreck of my own issues...
But tbf it’s easy telling other people what could help them , if they have no idea. Doesn’t mean I am able to do it myself 😅
Yup. I'm a therapist, or as I put it "a professional hypocrite "
Load More Replies...I don't know about your situation obviously, but people tend to think that you get involuntarily commited waaaay easier than in reality. For instance, people think that if you tell a therapist you hear voices or think about ending your life, you will get involuntarily committed, but most of the time talking about those things will not get you involuntarily committed at all. You only get involuntary treatment if the therapist thinks you're really a serious danger to yourself or others at the moment. And fun fact, most people who hear voices are considered to not need any treatment for that at all, not even voluntary treatment.
Load More Replies...When you see a new psyciatrist and your mom tells you to make sure the appointment doesn't end up in a hospital visit.
But after a few weeks of nobody speaking to you, no human interactions, it gets rather old ... I'm told ...
I know someone who says that they would never tell their therapist all the negative things about their lives, because “then what would the therapist think of me?” 🤦🏻♀️🥺
... you're telling me you're going to give me an ENTIRE ROOM made out of pillows? I honestly don't know why this isn't a more popular design choice, you'd have to be crazy NOT to want a pillow room.
Yeah, today I learned not everyone does extensive research on mental health wards.
People perceive mental health memes as authentic, as representations of who they are and how they feel. As PhD researcher at Tilburg University Lucie Chateau writes, "The meaning to be reconstructed in a depression meme consists in peeling back the layer that demands from us to act as the best, happiest, version of ourselves online. Simply put, it unmasks the actual authentic self behind the curated one."
Sleep isn't fun, sleep just stops the bad for a bit. TV is fun because you can be someone else for a bit. But neither lasts
Mine actually agrees that I am too hard on myself. I'm my harshest critic :D
Load More Replies...Mine is like hmm maybe I am... 5 minutes later, super hard on self, notices, thinks about what they said again, can't help but be hard on myself.
That day, the next day, next week, six months later and yep 30 years later
🙋♀️ In my 50s and still cringe about things from elementary school (10 and under).
I'm still cringing about a wrong answer in kindergarten. Teacher had us in a circle and asked who knew what organ we used to inhale air and I proudly raised my hand and said the mouth. She said no it is the nose. I died right there bc I was lauded as the smart kid, smart kids can't give wrong answers, I'll lose all credibility. Tbf I have severe allergies and as a not properly medicated kid was constantly stuffy so my answer was right for me. I'm on several antihistamines and decongestants now, mouth breather no longer lol, unless it's really bad and I can't keep it under control but then I'm going to get a full blown sinus infection for the next month so...
Load More Replies...Ooooh 6th grade, yeah might as well have moved districts. My condolences 🙏 ☹️
Load More Replies...If it works for a bit use it and get the tools needed to fix it to be more stable when u can so its better for next time
Yep very familiar, but I use some cheap filler "glue" to hold it together then grind it all down so it looks "smooth" (for a while) then it all crumbles again taking more of the "wall" each time.... sometimes I have visions of several miles of patched and crumbling walls that look like a bad attempt of fixing... hey I just realized it's the same way the local government "patches" potholes and never actually truly repairs anything
That's actually a real cause of death - People that start choking tend to go to the bathrooms in public rather than staying in an area with people around that may could help in an emergency
I feel like I’d be that embarrassed person that makes their way to the bathroom and then just dies….It’s a rock and a hard place in my brain for sure 😅 i should probably do something about that
Load More Replies...This is actually why a lot of people die from choking. Their fear of embarrassment is stronger than their will to live.
I actually did this! While at dinner with friends, something went down the wrong pipe, and rather than coughing, I … inhaled the food into a lung. 😳 (No, I didn’t think about it before I did it; all I thought was “I don’t wanna cause a scene.”) The following morning, when I STILL hadn’t coughed the food up despite coughing harder than I’d ever coughed, I found myself having a bronchoscopy (a camera was fed into my lungs to look around.) They found the piece of clam I’d inhaled and removed it. By the end of the week, I had pneumonia either from having protein in my lung, or as a side effect of the bronchoscopy. (Speaking of “coughing harder than I ever have.” 😕) It was three weeks before I was back to normal, all because I didn’t wanna make a scene. PRO TIP: COUGH your food out when it’s in danger of going down the wrong pipe!
I fear this, actually. I have a condition that causes strictures in my esophagus, so I choke on a lot of things. Because of where the strictures are, it far down enough that I can breathe, but my normal spit can't go down of I get a food blockage, which must come back out like vomit, so I DO go to the bathroom for my convenience and risk of embarrassment. If ever I was choking that blocked my airway, I am not sure I would know the difference right away and do the same.
Once when I came back I refocused and realised I was looking at a man and his wife was looking at me. Was not really looking at him, was looking into the middle distance and then I snapped out of it, was looking right at him. Embarrassing.
Load More Replies...This has always been a problem....I can't help it. I space out so easily.
Joking aside, you can see it in her eyes. Awesome work by the artist.
Best interpretation of “😐” I’ve seen in classical art 😂
Load More Replies...So basically Gen X (don't worry we see this wisdom has been passed down through the generations. This is generational repression.)
*My future self knowing damn well that I will be trying to find every possible excuse to cancel.
Agree. Or, pray that they cancel the plan even before you do.
Load More Replies...This is my Borderline Personality. My moods change in seconds. I can go from total happiness to complete dysphoria in a pin drop (which leaves me either crying in the tub, bed ridden or self destructing) over things so insignificant because I'm sensitive and the emotional pain is extreme.
Ikr? And I would like an explanation of that picture too lol
Load More Replies...Ngl, that smile says that she started the fire in the first place and is d@mn proud about the results.
Seems to me like this is swifties in a nutshell. (song about a sad breakup, song about a sad breakup, song about a sad breakup, song about jealousy, song about a sad breakup)
Load More Replies...I play You Know My Name by Chris Cornell when I'm angry to fan the flames of empowerment that the emotion brings. No music for sorrow. I write.
Please don't do this. I know listening to said music can feel good, but as someone with diagnosed, clinical depression I can say that it does. Not. Help. It makes things worse. Also watching sad movies. The human brain can not differentiate between your empathy for a real person or empathy for a movie character.
I wouldn't tell everyone not to. It totally depends how you're doing it. I think oftentimes people need to release their own pent up emotions and so tapping into that through sad art is a way of doing so. On the other hand if you experience sad art and it makes you feel worse about existence or the world then that's not good.
Load More Replies...I'd be curious to see what the 'Source' button does. Or try and change the channel. Then, still go for the power button :)
Changing channels would take you to an alternate universe!
Load More Replies...At first I thought the name was 'Christopher Walker' and I was like "Wait! The Phantom?"
Ok, this is me, except it's the times that I have dreams and then they happen in real life a couple weeks later.
I had a dream last night about screwing up a school project I’m supposed to do today or tomorrow and I know it’s going to happen because I also see the future in my dreams
Load More Replies...This is the best therapy I've ever seen. Just don't give a f**k and do whatever you like to do if that makes you feel good!
I'm trying to get through these awful hot months in summer. Day by day by day.
I be struggling to get through this month... exam season lol
I have discovered the heaven that is adding a 3 inch memory foam topper to a memory foam mattress. You almost never want to get out of that bed.
Load More Replies...If I see a really funny person, I know they got some real s**t going on in their life.
Yeah, there are SO MANY stand-up comedians who go, "My parents were NOT abusive!" and then go on to tell you the most messed-up story about their childhood...
Load More Replies...I Really considered doing stand up comedy as a therapy bit kevin hart already did laugh at my pain
Not necessarily 5 minutes consecutively. 15 seconds here, 1 minute there...
The phenomenon of humorous content transcending beyond the simple act of making people laugh is not exclusive to platforms like 'Just Nihilist Things.' This trend was already visible in cultural staples such as SpongeBob SquarePants. The series itself has given rise to numerous memes that carry deeper meanings and emotional resonance.
For an intriguing exploration into the humor and heartfelt connections created by SpongeBob content, you might want to dive into these memes showcasing iconic moments.
Me getting up at 4 in the morning to start a project due that day first period
Boss..."Let it fail and see who should be responsible". Also Boss..."how could you let that happen?"
you'll be looking back at those years with longing and nostalgia soon enough :)
Actually, I remember very little of my 20s. But I survived and don't have a police record, so yay!
Load More Replies...I do this with water more than food. I don't really feel dehydration
I only know I'm dehydrated when I need to pee every 15 mins; not sure how that works but *shrug* I am conciously trying to drink more though
Load More Replies...If you have imagination, you can use that to make your brain belive you are working out. And this will burn calories. Just try it. You can also pretend to sing real loud, but dont make noice, and your abs will totally give you the mucklepower to bellow it out. Powerballads can really get those abs if you close your mouth ❤️
Load More Replies...And slowly remembering all the stuff I've totally forgotten about but explains alot of why I'm this way now
It's probably somebody's kink somewhere - try it and let us know!
Load More Replies...Running joke with my kids when they ask if I'm okay. My reply... " I haven't been okay since I was 8". its funny cause it true and they've heard the stories 😂
11!? You got more than twice as long as I did you lucky b***h.
Right.. I don't have time for the mental breakdown I am heading towards.... been a horrible year. December: Mom had a stroke January: Husband in the ICU for a week February: We all got influenza b March: husbands uncle died April: son fractured his arm May: my uncle died
Oh dear, the very reason I see a therapist is because the roles are swapped in this picture.
You can! Look up "regression therapy" it's WILD what your brain will remember with the right kind of guidance.
Load More Replies...yea... done acid a few times and it never went well. I guess being f****d in the head isn't a good mindset for psychedelics....
How can you even remember you slept at all at that point? 🤣
Load More Replies...I *think* I used to have a will to live, but don't quote me on that.
Load More Replies...Just as a heads up, there's a weight limit on cremation for safety reasons
Load More Replies...I'm doing the most cost effective means of body disposal. Donating it to science. Probably end up in a body farm and they need people of all shapes and sizes so... Don't even need to look good for that:)
This should be Dua Lipa's new album cover. Looks similar!
I have second round of interviews today. It's with the ENTIRE team in a panel style interview. I am so overwhelmed with anxiety I can barely move. My friends have been telling me just being there is half the battle. So wish me luck please. My last job ended in March 2023, so this past year has been not great money wise. I really need a job. And I am so so so so so nervous.
Thanks everyone. I took my prescription medication for anxiety and my SO actually offered to drive me to my interview, I was sobbing on the sofa. Managed to get myself calmed down and my voice back to steady. Interview was decent. I will hear back next week. Thank you so so so much. Seeing support really helped. 🫂
Load More Replies...I made it through the first ten or so and quit. Anyone who reads these and wasn't depressed at the beginning will be before long.
I suffer from panic attacks and agoraphobia. I feel less alone now. This is why I love this site
Me too. I suffer from exactly the same and even if it's just random people online it makes me feel atleast a tiny bit better knowing that there are others who understand somewhere out there. Especially the agoraphobia part sometimes makes the whole world outside seem to disappear and existence just feels so small. Things like this sometimes help remind my brain that there's still a world and people out there.
Load More Replies...I wish I could just reply with the blanket statement of "Every. Single. Morning." to ALL of these posts. It's so much work otherwise.
I have second round of interviews today. It's with the ENTIRE team in a panel style interview. I am so overwhelmed with anxiety I can barely move. My friends have been telling me just being there is half the battle. So wish me luck please. My last job ended in March 2023, so this past year has been not great money wise. I really need a job. And I am so so so so so nervous.
Thanks everyone. I took my prescription medication for anxiety and my SO actually offered to drive me to my interview, I was sobbing on the sofa. Managed to get myself calmed down and my voice back to steady. Interview was decent. I will hear back next week. Thank you so so so much. Seeing support really helped. 🫂
Load More Replies...I made it through the first ten or so and quit. Anyone who reads these and wasn't depressed at the beginning will be before long.
I suffer from panic attacks and agoraphobia. I feel less alone now. This is why I love this site
Me too. I suffer from exactly the same and even if it's just random people online it makes me feel atleast a tiny bit better knowing that there are others who understand somewhere out there. Especially the agoraphobia part sometimes makes the whole world outside seem to disappear and existence just feels so small. Things like this sometimes help remind my brain that there's still a world and people out there.
Load More Replies...I wish I could just reply with the blanket statement of "Every. Single. Morning." to ALL of these posts. It's so much work otherwise.
