Here’s An Instagram Page Dedicated To Memes That Would Benefit From A Therapist’s Consult (50 New Memes)
If you ever wonder what it feels like living with anxiety, picture being envious of traffic lights for being able to make a decision with zero effort to turn green or red depending on the situation. Yeah, it’s sometimes that ridiculous, but the struggle is real.
Luckily, there are meme pages out there who aim to do great things in this harsh world. Enter Anxiety Within, an Instagram page that aims to raise awareness on mental health through memes. Because the world would be a darker place without memes at this point.
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On the other had, it leads to wearing red hats and voting for Trump.
Like a list, a very detailed list with clear instructions. I know I used to fight the 1 with parts a,b,c but now I welcome it.
As mentioned previously, Anxiety Within is an Instagram meme page that deals with all manner of memes that revolve around the concept of anxiety. The page was created in 2018 and has since then amassed a following of nearly 300,000 followers who are digging the 8,640+ posts already up on the page. The posts are mostly memes, but do include some let's be real time with educational posts about mental health.
diciplin is one of the most important things to train, and like a mucle it goes limp if you don't use it. That was really easy to say, and very hard to practice.
So, a bit of context: anxiety is a feeling of unease, whether worry or fear, which can range from mild to severe. Now, if they come and go—say, around an exam—that is normal. However, some folks find it hard to control their worry, and it becomes a constant in their lives, turning into full-blown panic attacks, disorders or phobias.
As someone who works in a very email-y job, there are very few emails that deserve your haunting guilt for responding late.
Think about it, pink toed tarantulas...maybe it's not toes...maybe it's pink flip flops....OoO
Anxiety can ultimately affect many aspects of life. If it’s mild, it can be merely annoying having to, say, check the stove or the door lock a couple times more than the average Joe.
If it’s severe, however, it could be an immense hurdle to overcome in terms of moving on in life or simply coming out of your home for fear of the unknown.
Well it is often the fear of failure that drives the procrastination. It is when the fear becomes too hard to deal with that you procrastinate in order to distract yourself in an attempt at easing the load on your mind. It is a short term strategy, that only makes the trouble further down the line worse... but that is only a problem for future-you, and that guy is way easier to screw over, as he is (at least at this moment) only a hypothetical being.
And you’d be surprised how prevalent anxiety is these days. In the US, it is reported that over 40 million adults (roughly 19% of the population) have an anxiety disorder. Throw symptoms of depression into the mix and the count increases to a third (32.3%) of adults in the US. Younger people, ages 13 through 18, are most likely to suffer from anxiety, though adults might have it too.
'Puns' and 'Don't Be Awkward', please change places. It's a no-brainer, thank you.
We do it with books too, a "Comfort Read" is a book or series that you just go back and re-read again and again.
Been rereading some for nearly 50 years now.
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I just re-watch stuff because I like it, and find something new with every re-watch.
MLP: FiM was that show for me. I'm 31 now, but I still resonate with all the characters (except rainbow dash) so well, it's like having friends and being in on the joke immediately.
I randomly turned on an episode the other day because there was nothing on and I wanted background noise, started watching it and immediately started crying for reasons still unknown 😅. Great show though.
Load More Replies... I prefer to stream shows because I can first go look up whatever bad might happen and get prepared.
its not so much for comfort, but background noise. i know the outcome, i know the show, so i don't need to pay attention.
I've met people like that, who don't like to read fiction because they get too much anxiety wondering how it will end. To people like this, I recommend Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut. It's about the world's population having to relive 2 years because a Timequake knocks them backwards. So you already know, throughout the whole book, what's going to happen. It keeps talking about a beach party that will happen in two years. The only downside to the book is that it asserts we live in a totally deterministic universe and nobody has free will.
I have Anxiety, but only rewatch or reread my faves. Cause the 2nd time they are often not as good, and do not want to ruin my perspective of the entertainment!
The last new thing I watched was TBBT. I can't say I'm anxious but there are no new things to incite me into a series commitment. I've seen most genres before and prefer the shows I saw in my twenties.
This has popped up a few times in the last couple of months. I listen to the radio shows I like about a week behind on catch-up so I don't have to worry when the news comes on.
I never really thought I had anxiety, but now I'm reconsidering that possibility :D
Anything with awkward or embarrassing moments can cause huge amounts of second hand embarrassment for me that makes me anxious and uncomfortable. No thanks. I'll stick with my crime dramas. Rarely has second hand embarrassment
I know I'm having a good run when I start and finish a new show, movie or book. It is far more exciting and encouraging than it should be
That doesn't work for me, I get bored. But Paddington (the movie) caused me so much stress that I had to watch it in three instalments over several days...
In terms of the whole world, it’s estimated that roughly 301 million people—roughly 4% of the global population—were suffering from some form of chronic anxiety.
Some experts suggest that the reason why anxiety is so widespread is due to the excessive amounts of information we soak in on the daily.
Take that depression! (Hazbin reference for anyone that's been watching)
This is me when I open a door at night and knowing that I locked it but I have to get up and double check anyways.
As such, these days, people often have trouble understanding what information they need to react to and what ought to be ignored. In turn, this leads to things like obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias, among many others. And factors like the pandemic didn’t help, as there are still signs pointing to higher anxiety rates among the population than they were before covid hit.
Anxiety is considered highly treatable. The only problem with that is that, statistically, only 37% of people actually seek therapy and treatment.
Women are more likely to seek mental health treatment. 25.6% (compared to 14.6% for men) have already sought out medical attention and statistics show that women are considered more likely to take medication or receive treatment in general.
...and that is one of the reason that combatting depression is so hard. A bit like with alcoholism, what causes the problem masks as the solution.
Reasons why folks don’t seek help include not being able to afford treatment, not knowing how to access the available resources, and succumbing to the feeling of a stigma surrounding mental health treatment. In the case of that last one, most folks tend to tackle the issue themselves, but the problem comes as not many are actually equipped to do so. And so they default to the “grin and bear” tactic.
I let my mind wander at a work meeting and it never came back.
To circle back to the initial point—that anxiety is often caused by an abundance of information—there was actually a study conducted back in 2020 that showed how the digitization of society can add to anxiety. Turns out, stress and anxiety that’s related to the use of technology can lead to demoralization and frustration, information fatigue, loss of motivation, dissatisfaction at work and decreased individual productivity.
I love this! I'm also very good at lying about how I feel so beware, therapist! ;-) Mine had to tell me not to smile when I was recounting traumatic things.
If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health issues and anxiety, know that there is no shame in seeking help. You can call the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or check out some of the other crisis helplines.
But if scrolling is your way to alleviate stress, there’s more where that came from. And if that isn’t enough, there’s an entire Instagram page waiting for you.
Telling the therapist they've gone into therapy to predict people's actions and pretend to have some control over circumstances...
I also put the con in disconnecting from any group or people I try to connect with because I don't think I'll be welcomed or tolerated.
Also, that one time you said something super cringey as a teen, yeah, you're gonna remember that in detail.
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we will. It will be the hour or so before we die so yay!
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How are there enough people who said they don’t find it appropriate to make a whole 1%?
I find it comforting that the more time I've spent in therapy, found the right combination of medications and learned actually *helpful* coping mechanisms, I find fewer and fewer of these memes relatable as time goes on.
we will. It will be the hour or so before we die so yay!
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I find it comforting that the more time I've spent in therapy, found the right combination of medications and learned actually *helpful* coping mechanisms, I find fewer and fewer of these memes relatable as time goes on.
