The ‘Hard To Swallow Pill’ Meme Has People Sharing Difficult Truths, And Here Are 30 Of The Most Popular Ones
The template of the meme consists of two WikiHow stock images: one with someone looking at a bottle of pills with a label that says "Hard to Swallow Pills" and another with the pills already in the person's hand, ready to be ingested.
People download it, slap a text of what they think is a universal truth on the second picture, and upload it back on the Internet, waiting for upvotes. And we often have to give it to them. Quite a few of these memes capture some universal law, most of which we know but don't want to accept. Like, "some of your problems are your own fault, and won't get better until you actively do something about it" or "you can't make someone love you."
Bored Panda has compiled some of the most popular Hard to Swallow Pills, so continue scrolling, check out the memes, and upvote your favorites.
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Clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Mary Lamia, Ph.D., thinks that the notion that one is “in denial” seems to have taken on a life of its own as an agent of many ills and as a catchphrase for people who dismiss the implications of their behavior.
"Although denial is considered to be a defense often used by people with addictive tendencies, its attributions reach beyond those struggling with substances," Lamia pointed out. "Denial is also attributed to people who do not want to acknowledge that bad stuff is occurring in their lives, such as those who are attempting to cope with a tumultuous relationship, a life-threatening illness, obesity, a loss, or anything else that one may attempt to disavow."
Sure, we can deny a fact, deny responsibility, deny the impact of our actions, or even deny what is really going on by hiding from our feelings. But according to Lamia, when we use denial to defend ourselves or cope with what we feel, we contradict the reality of a situation or attempt to adjust to a circumstance by neglecting its impact. However, the extent of someone’s denial may not really be the issue at hand.
"What’s important is not that people recognize their denial, but that they are able to accept what they are feeling that leads to the denial in the first place," Lamia explained. "If someone excessively and habitually uses alcohol to medicate their anxiety, for example, we might emphasize their attempts to dismiss the harm that their use of alcohol will cause, rather than focus on the emotions they feel that motivate their denial. If that person stops drinking, one would hope the emotions that were formerly hidden by denial, which often have to do with shame, would be exposed and accepted by the individual."
Poor people have to work even harder than others, just to get a daily meal and shelter
We not only use denial to hide from any negative emotion, including shame, fear, guilt, or distress but to mute positive emotions as well. "Sometimes feeling positively may be just as threatening as negative feelings. We may want to deny the reality of our emotions, because accepting a reality that is uncomfortable, painful, or incongruous to what we expect means we must also alter our perception of ourselves. Thus, if you are in denial, perhaps you are simply trying to ignore the truth about what you actually feel, rather than about what you are doing or thinking."
But if you want to move forward, you have to swallow the truth.
This applies to both guys and gals. Nobody is as kind as they think themselves are.
I like this one. Re-evaluate your worldview every so often, visit other places, talk to people from other communities, read books, and so on. It's character building too.
This one should not even have to be a thing, but sadly it is.
This is the one thing every teenager (including me) has to understand. Not everyone has to like you, nor do they have to hate you. We just gotta let it be.
It's not just about attractiveness though. Yes being attractive helps, but so does being clean and dressing nicely.
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Don't try to pretend it doesn't. of course it does. but like a good book, the cover bring you close but what's Inside it's what make you stay.
Like a person who is conventionally attractive by society standards can have a face that I just want to punch if their personality is horrendous.
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In the long run, definitely. Thing is, the way you dress, grooming, hygiene, etc are all advertisements for what is on the inside, whether you intend it to be or not
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To a point. They shouldn’t end up being your obsession. And they fade with age. The best thing you can do is just take care of yourself; eat decently, exercise moderately, get enough sleep, keep yourself clean and well-groomed (at least in public)—-and never ever forget about your intrinsic qualities. Develop them. They will enhance your attractiveness—-ugliness inside does show on the outside. That way, even if you’re not exactly gorgeous—-and beauty is in the eye of the beholder anyhow—-you’ll get by just fine.
These bitter pills seem to be mostly placebos. Best looking people in the room often are dismissed as just a pretty face. How come the richest people and world leaders are not models? Everybody has unattractive friends and some are even married to them. Who's prettier, Trump or Biden? Guess what.... loks only matter when you're judging people on their looks. What it should say is some people are shallow and naive.
Money trumps (no pun intended) looks though. Always has. Doesn't mean that looks aren't high on the list. Because people are shallow.
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Looks matter way to much. People are often not what they seem, but they can and do use their looks to get what they want. It's much harder to be a good person than being physically attractive, which is also more rewarding short term. It's not surprising so much people choose to work on the latter.
Also... luckily people have different oppinions about what's attractive. Noone looks the same - thank goodness! Someone I might find handsome, others may find unattractive - and vice versa :)
if your inner is beautiful you look beautiful. outer is made from the inner.
also my inner shapes my outer in the way thay repels people that do not much with me
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What is this one doing here? Entirely wrong. Compassion matters. Empathy matters. That's what I will consider when I decide if I like them or not.
Yes, but hard true is also that most people are so shallow because that it is most important attribute they see in other person or make prejudice about it.
Ah, yes, I'll take being young, healthy and attractive over being old, sick and ugly any day!
They really don't. I would rather have someone who people don't find attractive with a great heart. Than have someone who is attractive who is ugly on the inside. Looks genuinely don't matter to me, I care what's on the inside and not the outside. Everyone else may see a rock, but I see a diamond.
Say that to all the people who say "I love a person who are smart, loving and honest." Yeah, you loved that, we all love that, but you're not going to be with that person if at first you don't like that person's look. However, no matter how good looking you are, if you're an ass, you will be dump.
I really thought we didn't need reminder for this. I mean preety people will always have it easy. Even when today's "preety" acutely resembles monsters and witches and oddly shaped cubes
Sorry world, things are going to get worst. Let those who have ears understand.
I would say this is almost true, if by looks you mean good hygiene.
Looks matter, but they don't matter as much as many other things. It should also say "looks don't matter as much as we think they do"
Always have, always will. But that's not always a bad thing. Since appearances can be changed, you have some say in how you present yourself, and therefore how others might judge you. It sucks, but... it's reality.
Possibly so, but believing that the Earth is flat, or that vaccinations don't work does make you stupid and deserving of ridicule.
The three big things needed in a relationship are trust, compromise and respect. Of course there are more like having each others back, liking the other person etc. Relationships are hard work, you need to make the effort to help it grow.
No but you can tie them up in your basement til stockholm syndrome kicks in.
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Just because someone feeds you 'truths', doesn't make them wise
One I would add is: choosing to have a baby won't necessarily magically change your life for the better or take away your depression. And even if you do everything right, your child could suck.
Children are not fashion accessories, life accoutrements, or there to fulfill some life's mission. They are children. They are to be loved, taught, protected and guided. They are not there to fulfill your "lost opportunities."
That last part is true. I have 4 siblings. I guarantee you that one out of us 5 sucks, but I just can't figure out which one ;-)
Hard Pill to Swallow: 95% of diets fail, and yo-yo dieting is actually worse for your health than being overweight.
That's because 'dieting' is the wrong way to lose weight. Sustained, healthy lifestyle change is the only way to do it. You can never 'diet' then stop and hope for lasting results, it's something that you change forever.
You can do all that and *still* not be slender. Some people are always going to be more fuel efficient, thanks to millions of years of occasional famines.
Keeping yourself in a state of starvation is not healthy. Look at the Minnesota Starvation Study. Most weight-loss whether it is diet or "healthy lifestyle" instruct you to cut calories, stay away from sugar or from fat. Your body needs carbohydrates. And high fat diets often fail to trigger a sensation of fullness so people eat more than they should. BMI is a farce. You cannot determine how healthy someone is based on their weight. Thin people can have high cholesterol, die of heart attacks and be diabetic. They actually find that people who are in the overweight BMI category are actually healthier and live longer on average than those in the normal BMI.
I USE KETO FOR 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND LOST OVER $50 BUT WEIGHED THE SAME.
Keto was designed for people with epilepsy as a means of helping prevent seizures. It was never meant to be a diet for weight loss.
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Here's one: For some people, even negative attention is still attention.
Which it why it was such a great decision by the P.M. and the media in New Zeland not to use his name. "New Zealand media put Christchurch gunman in his place with focus on victims" And "after the gunman was sentenced to an unprecedented life in jail without parole, Ardern reiterated her commitment to never speak the terrorist’s name, saying he deserved “a lifetime of complete and utter silence”.". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/new-zealand-media-put-christchurch-gunman-in-his-place-with-focus-on-victims
That's what we need to do here in the states. We need to stop saying these horrible killers' names.
“People want to be loved; failing that admired; failing that feared; failing that hated and despised. They want to evoke some sort of sentiment. The soul shudders before oblivion and seeks connection at any price.” - Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg
SOOOOO many contradictions. Half of these are "you are a victim" and the other half are "suck it up, only you are accountable for you"
I think they are made by different people.
Also: 'Your inability to grasp Black Lives Matter is entirely your fault. Everyine has been informed what it means, at this point you're just racist'
I like the way you think.
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Yes, all true, but honestly I don't need this today...
Not all of these are true, by any means. I suspect a lot of smartass teens who think they know everything just following a meme format. Don't sweat it.
Here’s another one: “‘Okay Boomer’ is not actually a rebuttal.”
How about "Just because you decided to become a teacher or a nurse, you aren't any more special than the next person." Please stop patting yourselves on the back.
some of those are false yet looking smart. And the real "smart" ones doesn't help either. Life is not easy, you know. (real "smart" because it's very smart but rather openminded)
Just because someone's voicing his opinion doesn't become the truth
you do not have to trying to prove somehing you do is right, just beacause you do it
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M Dream what
just because "everyone does it" does not mean it's right.
Statistically speaking, if you really did tell the truth all the time, occasionally you would have something good to say. Being consistantly negative and insulting the people around you, doesn't mean you're telling the truth. You actually are just being an asshole.
Here’s one not many people will agree with. Having children makes the world worse. It increases the speed of global warming, reduces the amount of resources, reduces the number of jobs available, causes hunger, and continues racism... I can go on.
Those same children may find the cure for catastropic illnesses, bring great joy and happiness to many people, become peace makers and are an absolute joy from the day they are born for as long as they live.
I agree with you to a point. I think a better idea is to have smaller families.
isnt this the point of the meme
I wanted to upvote all of these.
I've got some too ! 1) Men should receive compliments just as much as women, everyone's pretty 2) (for you pro-gender-role people) "Pretty" can be used to describe everyone and everything, not just women and flowers and sunsets and seas. Men can be pretty too. 3) ALL SEXUALITIES ARE VALID. You don't choose what your favorite color is, or what goes on in your body and brain. You can't choose or control who you love. 4) ABORTION SHOULD BE LEGAL AND AVAILABLE TO EVERY WOMAN. Rape-babies AREN'T THE WOMAN'S FAULT. Stop making it seem that way. Old white men shouldn't care what a woman does with an accidental clump of cells. 5) Women don't dress for men, and men don't dress for women. Some might, but they shouldn't have to if they don't want to. 6) Cancel Culture is immature. Period. Y'all really be ruining someone's life and shooting them into a life of poverty because they couldn't go to college, just because they posted a pic with a Trump flag.
7) Just because someone has different views as you does not automatically mean they are stupid and have a low IQ. Some of the most influential, intelligent people in the US are Trump supporters. This does not mean that they are correct in their decision, obviously. Trump is smart on certain subjects, like business. Not windmills, though, he could use some work with windmills. He DOES know a lot about raping little girls and boys, though, because he has experience in that field.
Trump good at business? Trump's father was good at business and Trump inherited his business. Where is Trump Airlines now? What about Trump University? What about his casinos?
Want what you have.
Eating less and exercising more is the only certain way to lose weight and keep it off. You don't need a 300 page book or a series of videos, you need a post-it note.
You have to choose your future regrets.
I'm an 'older' lady and some of these just smacked of truth for me! Like, DOH!
Su Hall what
MORE OF THIS KIND OF CONTENT PLEASE!!:)))
I really like this one. Well done
This one always starts a hate war: truth is in the eye of the beholder
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This is BS! Sorry to the bitter person who came up with this!
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The digs on the military: brought to you by the same people who decry inequality while sporting lululemon and demand you defund the police, while still having the option to call and report shoppers who refuse to use masks.
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Where's the one about Trump being re-elected? Liberals can't swallow that one.
Just because someone feeds you 'truths', doesn't make them wise
One I would add is: choosing to have a baby won't necessarily magically change your life for the better or take away your depression. And even if you do everything right, your child could suck.
Children are not fashion accessories, life accoutrements, or there to fulfill some life's mission. They are children. They are to be loved, taught, protected and guided. They are not there to fulfill your "lost opportunities."
That last part is true. I have 4 siblings. I guarantee you that one out of us 5 sucks, but I just can't figure out which one ;-)
Hard Pill to Swallow: 95% of diets fail, and yo-yo dieting is actually worse for your health than being overweight.
That's because 'dieting' is the wrong way to lose weight. Sustained, healthy lifestyle change is the only way to do it. You can never 'diet' then stop and hope for lasting results, it's something that you change forever.
You can do all that and *still* not be slender. Some people are always going to be more fuel efficient, thanks to millions of years of occasional famines.
Keeping yourself in a state of starvation is not healthy. Look at the Minnesota Starvation Study. Most weight-loss whether it is diet or "healthy lifestyle" instruct you to cut calories, stay away from sugar or from fat. Your body needs carbohydrates. And high fat diets often fail to trigger a sensation of fullness so people eat more than they should. BMI is a farce. You cannot determine how healthy someone is based on their weight. Thin people can have high cholesterol, die of heart attacks and be diabetic. They actually find that people who are in the overweight BMI category are actually healthier and live longer on average than those in the normal BMI.
I USE KETO FOR 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND LOST OVER $50 BUT WEIGHED THE SAME.
Keto was designed for people with epilepsy as a means of helping prevent seizures. It was never meant to be a diet for weight loss.
Andy Johnson -
Andy Johnson -
Andy Johnson what
Here's one: For some people, even negative attention is still attention.
Which it why it was such a great decision by the P.M. and the media in New Zeland not to use his name. "New Zealand media put Christchurch gunman in his place with focus on victims" And "after the gunman was sentenced to an unprecedented life in jail without parole, Ardern reiterated her commitment to never speak the terrorist’s name, saying he deserved “a lifetime of complete and utter silence”.". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/new-zealand-media-put-christchurch-gunman-in-his-place-with-focus-on-victims
That's what we need to do here in the states. We need to stop saying these horrible killers' names.
“People want to be loved; failing that admired; failing that feared; failing that hated and despised. They want to evoke some sort of sentiment. The soul shudders before oblivion and seeks connection at any price.” - Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg
SOOOOO many contradictions. Half of these are "you are a victim" and the other half are "suck it up, only you are accountable for you"
I think they are made by different people.
Also: 'Your inability to grasp Black Lives Matter is entirely your fault. Everyine has been informed what it means, at this point you're just racist'
I like the way you think.
TrashPandaru love
TrashPandaru no
Yes, all true, but honestly I don't need this today...
Not all of these are true, by any means. I suspect a lot of smartass teens who think they know everything just following a meme format. Don't sweat it.
Here’s another one: “‘Okay Boomer’ is not actually a rebuttal.”
How about "Just because you decided to become a teacher or a nurse, you aren't any more special than the next person." Please stop patting yourselves on the back.
some of those are false yet looking smart. And the real "smart" ones doesn't help either. Life is not easy, you know. (real "smart" because it's very smart but rather openminded)
Just because someone's voicing his opinion doesn't become the truth
you do not have to trying to prove somehing you do is right, just beacause you do it
M Dream +
M Dream what
just because "everyone does it" does not mean it's right.
Statistically speaking, if you really did tell the truth all the time, occasionally you would have something good to say. Being consistantly negative and insulting the people around you, doesn't mean you're telling the truth. You actually are just being an asshole.
Here’s one not many people will agree with. Having children makes the world worse. It increases the speed of global warming, reduces the amount of resources, reduces the number of jobs available, causes hunger, and continues racism... I can go on.
Those same children may find the cure for catastropic illnesses, bring great joy and happiness to many people, become peace makers and are an absolute joy from the day they are born for as long as they live.
I agree with you to a point. I think a better idea is to have smaller families.
isnt this the point of the meme
I wanted to upvote all of these.
I've got some too ! 1) Men should receive compliments just as much as women, everyone's pretty 2) (for you pro-gender-role people) "Pretty" can be used to describe everyone and everything, not just women and flowers and sunsets and seas. Men can be pretty too. 3) ALL SEXUALITIES ARE VALID. You don't choose what your favorite color is, or what goes on in your body and brain. You can't choose or control who you love. 4) ABORTION SHOULD BE LEGAL AND AVAILABLE TO EVERY WOMAN. Rape-babies AREN'T THE WOMAN'S FAULT. Stop making it seem that way. Old white men shouldn't care what a woman does with an accidental clump of cells. 5) Women don't dress for men, and men don't dress for women. Some might, but they shouldn't have to if they don't want to. 6) Cancel Culture is immature. Period. Y'all really be ruining someone's life and shooting them into a life of poverty because they couldn't go to college, just because they posted a pic with a Trump flag.
7) Just because someone has different views as you does not automatically mean they are stupid and have a low IQ. Some of the most influential, intelligent people in the US are Trump supporters. This does not mean that they are correct in their decision, obviously. Trump is smart on certain subjects, like business. Not windmills, though, he could use some work with windmills. He DOES know a lot about raping little girls and boys, though, because he has experience in that field.
Trump good at business? Trump's father was good at business and Trump inherited his business. Where is Trump Airlines now? What about Trump University? What about his casinos?
Want what you have.
Eating less and exercising more is the only certain way to lose weight and keep it off. You don't need a 300 page book or a series of videos, you need a post-it note.
You have to choose your future regrets.
I'm an 'older' lady and some of these just smacked of truth for me! Like, DOH!
Su Hall what
MORE OF THIS KIND OF CONTENT PLEASE!!:)))
I really like this one. Well done
This one always starts a hate war: truth is in the eye of the beholder
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This is BS! Sorry to the bitter person who came up with this!
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The digs on the military: brought to you by the same people who decry inequality while sporting lululemon and demand you defund the police, while still having the option to call and report shoppers who refuse to use masks.
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Where's the one about Trump being re-elected? Liberals can't swallow that one.