50 Memes For When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Laugh, Posted On The “Mad Sad Not Good” IG Page (New Pics)
Its intensity varies, but sadness is a normal human emotion that fills us in upsetting, painful, or disappointing situations.
Feeling blue doesn't necessarily mean you are doing something wrong. Rather, it helps us come to terms with the harsh side of reality and move on.
And the Instagram account 'Mad Sad Not Good' is trying to normalize it.
Using the universal language of memes, it shares relatable jokes about everyday struggles, fostering a sense of solidarity and understanding among its followers.
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Learning about America's health policies, education policies, cost of livelihood gave me nightmares, BRO WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN AMBULANCE????
Because we don't have a healthcare system, we have a healthcare INDUSTRY.
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Nah, I moved to the US when I was 4 and yeah, this country has its problems (who doesn't?) but I wouldn't live anywhere else. I love it here!
You sound like you are being taken hostage. Are you okay?
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*proud American- we're not too happy about this sh*t show either. 🤦♂️
You have quite a point here: most people are proud to be a citizen of their nation, for instance British or Spanish, but are not happy about the shows in their countries either. Somehow most gouvernments lack contact with their constituents, except when it's election time.
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Oh for heavens sake, please no. I'm bloody fed up with this shïte, and I'm not even from there. Put a sock in it bored Panda
It's not Boredpanda who voted this #1. Apparently the majority do not share your opinion.
Load More Replies... I am an American, I’ve lived most of my life in America, but I’ve also lived in Europe. There are great things about both cultures, and there are bad things about both cultures. No place is perfect.
It's to counteract the constant American propaganda we've been bombarded with for the last 100 years. "Land of the free, home of the brave" "Truth, Justice, and the American way" "The best country on earth" (Disagreeing is not hate speech)
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yeah i was gonna say i don't think i've ever wanted to move there 💀 no offence
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Now let me be very clear: the US is a wonderful country to live in IF YOU'RE RICH. Otherwise, move/stay away
There are several other locations on the planet that could claim that title as well.
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Can you name one country where people live in harmony with their gouvernments and way of life? Some countries are so much worse than the US, and some are better, but you cannot change a society or institution by walking away from it.
Australia here, yeah not perfect but we have gun control, free health care, subsidised medication, manageable student loans. Growing up I always wanted to live in America, still would love to visit but that's all.
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Cool, I was worried we'd go an hour or two without pissing on other's countries.
That's the problem, you never look for a better way.
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Lmao this was exactly my own thoughts! Dodged a bullet there... thankfully it was a theoretical one and not a real one... like possibly in the US..
Minus Trudeau - although we, over the pond aren stuck with Sunak (or the maybe future Starmer), either - in fact, nearly the whole world needs better, decent politicians, as the currents ones don't work for the people, like they should do. #SelfInterests or, should that be, #SelfishInterests ?
Load More Replies... I live in the US, can confirm. While I’m incredibly grateful I was born here rather than a whole lot of other places (poverty stricken countries, places where women have essentially no rights or where the people live under a dictator), there are definitely many more places I’d prefer to live.
I have a German friend who came over her in 1983 and doesn't want to go back. He's been home a few times to see his sister, but doesn't want to move back to Germany.
If that world made any sense at all, Americans would be massively emigrating to Mexico and Canada right now.
I was born in the US, but have lived in Switzerland for a little over 30 years now. Gave up my US citizenship last year because I don't see myself returning there, save for the occasional bit of tourism.
I was a kid prior to the Civil Rights Act passing, so I'm saw public ugliness. But this Christian nationalist fascist belief that has a defiant leader is not what I expected back in '64. The internal workings of this country began morphing back in the 80's. Even Reagan couldn't have predicted this.
I have to pay a $1000 a month for insurance, that pays 50/50, with a $7500 deductible, that I have to have $35,000 pre year payout total if I get a catastrophic illness..So if some crazy republican shoots and hits me, then I'm on the hook for all the cost of surviving.... gives me gas just thinking about the insanity I was born into. And they still vote like they are prolife....LOLOLOLOL.......
Yep as a teenager in the 90's in Europe, nothing was cooler than USA. We all wanted to kkow the american dream. Now... damn you'd have to pay me a lot for moving to america.
Where’s the comment from the angry American saying how all Bored Panda readers are USA hating commies?
Ok Cap, here you go: "All BP readers are USA hating commies! Grrrrr..." You're welcome.
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Learning every country has issues and problems, not just America. Not judging
I can appreciate being thankful you have healthcare but the “maturing” bit kind of proved you’re not. If you don’t want to live there, then don’t. Having to go online for validation & likes by constantly dragging an entire country isn’t original, enlightened, or mature. It’s been done to death.
I know of plenty of Americans in expensive, high population centers who would love for you to explain your reasoning to the thousands of migrants being dropped of on their streets almost daily, fresh off a border crossing. They hope maybe you'll change their minds about going there, instead staying were they are or maybe even heading elsewhere. Could you imagine...
I am really dreading the upcoming election, as I am really not looking forward to the hassle of moving my whole life (plus 3 cats) to another country if Trump wins.
Yep. I once wanted to work there for the teaching atmosphere and tying to old family but considering my health, I would likely be dead in three weeks.
A couple of days ago, my friend found she had been kicked out of her insurance. She was at the doctor's office and had to pay the bill; she did get a discount but surprisingly, she paid LESS than she would have WITH her (insurance pays 60%, PPO) insurance. Someone please explain that to me.
Insurance doesn't always cover all procedures and codes. If the doctor's office gave her a discount on a procedure that her insurance wouldn't have covered, then she could pay less.
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*lengthy, exasperated “Born In America And Unable To Move” sigh*
It's not American bashing as in againt the citizens...the demographics show USA on the news moreso. As a Canadian I worry about the racidm, though.
What’s with all the America-bashing? Does the BP executive team not realize that many of their users and some of their staff members are American?
Boo. I immigrated here as a kiddo and practically kiss the ground when coming back to the U.S. from international flights. Every country has problems, but not every country has produced a Johnny Depp. Love to know what country the original poster is from…
Agreed. I've lived on 3 continents, and now that I'm back in the USA, can someone please give me a job anywhere else? Please??
Maturing in the United States and realizing you are the Truman show and how anywhere is probably better than here... well besides Russia, nk, and china.
Or being prepared to move away the day you leave high school
Said this literally this week. So thankful I don't live there! My own country may not be a bed of roses, but it's not quite America bad yet
To learn more about the things that we feel, we contacted London-based psychiatrist and author of 'You Are Not Meant To Be Happy. So Stop Trying,' Rafa Euba.
"Sadness is a natural emotion that we are meant to experience during certain periods in our lives," he told Bored Panda. "It is normally intermittent, like all our other emotions, and will come and go depending on what's happening at any given time."
"Sadness is more persistent during periods of adaptation to a loss when it will help us gradually reset our mind in response to that loss," the psychiatrist added. "The sadness we feel when we fail to achieve a certain goal, or that associated with unrequited love, may also help us re-evaluate our ambitions and lower our expectations. Sadness makes us withdraw and reflect for a while, which may result in better planning."
Even though it can knock us down, we shouldn't mistake sadness for depression. "Sadness is an emotion, which often comes combined with other emotions, both negative (like anxiety) and positive," Euba highlighted. "Nostalgia, for instance, is a generally pleasant emotion, even though it includes within it an element of sadness."
"In contrast, depression is a clinical condition, an illness that needs to be treated," he said. "In depression, negative emotions spiral out of control, generating enormous suffering. A depressed person feels sad and anxious constantly and for long periods of time, and typically finds it difficult to sleep, or to enjoy anything in their lives."
"So while emotions are fleeting and have functions that help us live our lives, a depressive illness has no function. It is a malfunction."
It's difficult to say just how much sadness is normal, as there can be a lot of variation in how different people process emotions, but, for example, a survey of 2,000 British adults discovered that on average, they spend three months a year in a glum mood, equating to 96 days a year, or eight days each month.
Interestingly, the new year doesn't start on a good note either, with a quarter feeling at their lowest during January.
Top winter gloom inducers include the weather, shorter days with dark mornings and evenings, and feeling cold.
Spending time with friends and family is the top way people combat January blues, followed by listening to music, resting, and going outdoors.
That being said, the average person spends just under an hour a day outdoors in winter and estimates only 44 minutes of that is in direct sunlight.
Furthermore, one in five only gets between 1 and 15 minutes a day under the winter sun’s rays.
Connecting flights. Not everyone is flying to Cincinnati. Many of them are flying beyond Cincinnati. "Beyond Cincinnati" is the name of my new work in progress post-apocalypse novel.
But just as sadness is a natural emotion, so are its remedies. Dr. Shelley James, director at Age of Light Innovations, said that bright light, especially in the morning, can help boost your mood in three naturally powerful ways: by helping the brain to regulate mood hormones, supporting alertness, and making it easier to fall asleep.
James noted that simply getting outside into natural daylight can sometimes be enough to top up your mood, as it boosts your body even when the sun isn't breaking through, as well as giving you a chance to get a little exercise.
yes. this needs to be higher really. they're just convection ovens.
"If you feel sad occasionally, bear in mind that this is just a natural emotion that is very much a part of our lives," psychiatrist Rafa Euba added. "Think of it as 'mental weather,' a natural fluctuation that will pass soon and will probably be replaced by a different emotion."
"Remember too that despite what you see in social media, we are not really meant to be consistently happy. Humans will always struggle with intermittent difficult emotions, which are there because of a set of very powerful biological and evolutionary reasons, so they are not going to go away any time soon."
After reading “Dean’s Big Book of Answers” I cried when I didn’t understand how many years it was going to be before the Sun exploded, thinking it was going to be sooner. I don’t know if I would be as upset now!
However, if you suspect that you might be depressed, Euba advises you to seek professional help. "Treatment and therapy will help, and you will then be able to experience the normal range of human emotions (including occasional sadness) without the burden of your depression."
For more similar memes, check out our first publication on 'Mad Sad Not Good.'
One reason for this is because people in the past could not predict bad weather the way we can now, and one major reason for all the sunken ships is because they kept going through that area during hurricane season. They have about 6 hurricanes a year, usually between June and November
“If he watches Friends reruns one more time, Imma lose it.” (I proceed to watch another Friends rerun, wondering why I’m hearing screaming from the bushes outside).
My fun fact at one team building thing was "I work at the library" which would have been a super fun fact, if it wasn't a library staff team building thing.
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Bit rough that 63% of pandas find sad memes relatable. Pandas it will get better, hang in there and if you ever need someone to talk to we or me are here
Being human is hard. I’m glad I can commiserate with my fellow pandas
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I feel a little bit better knowing my fellow pandas are just like me about life failures.
Random but do you ever watch Cast Away and care more about Wilson than Tom Hanks? No? Just me?
Vivian, I have to watch Cast Away again now because I'm not sure.
Load More Replies... Bit rough that 63% of pandas find sad memes relatable. Pandas it will get better, hang in there and if you ever need someone to talk to we or me are here
Being human is hard. I’m glad I can commiserate with my fellow pandas
Load More Replies... I feel a little bit better knowing my fellow pandas are just like me about life failures.
Random but do you ever watch Cast Away and care more about Wilson than Tom Hanks? No? Just me?
Vivian, I have to watch Cast Away again now because I'm not sure.
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