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One major issue is that mental health problems are still considered taboo in many parts of the world. Even people living in developed countries sometimes still feel ashamed to ask for help when they’re struggling. And though the situation might be improving in parts of the world, it’s important to constantly bring the discussion about mental health into the spotlight. In any way possible. In this day and age that means even using memes!

The ‘Mental health memes’ Instagram page, @serotoninismydaddy, touches on sensitive issues in witty, relatable, and surprising ways. Remember, laughter is good for your health, so don’t feel bad if you start chuckling as you scroll down. And don’t forget to book a session with a therapist if you genuinely need one.

#1

Coffin meme humorously comparing successful, unsuccessful people and teachers understanding sensory overload.

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Ruby White
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teachers. are amazing. probably because i go to a special needs school. BUT STILL-

Demolition Lover (He/him)
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The media center (library) teachers at my school let me stay in the library and read or just chill when I get overloaded or anxious. I'm autistic, and I have anxiety, and the counselors usually just want you to talk about it, and rush you to get back to class. Just being able to sit in a quiet room and read is what lets me get back to a calm state. So yeah, the library people at my school deserve their own pyramids.

Wise Turtle
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the geography teacher that let me sit somewhere quiet when my classmates were being too loud- I shall never forget

Nayla Kanaan
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed like I’m wearing these headphones for noise canceling they are not turned on it’s not my fault I don’t want to buy another pair of noice canceling headphones when I already have over the ear Bluetooth headphones that serve that purpose

David Paterson
Community Member
2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If teachers understand sensory overload, why do so many school and university students suffer from it?

Trainingfortheballetpotteh🇺🇦
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

because only some teachers understand it. luckily my english and chorus teachers understand it.

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Kathleen Raygoza
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter 46yrs old had stroke, can this be true..?

E.V.A
Community Member
2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had 2 amazing teachers. They were really nice and very devoted to their lessons. They always added humor to their lesons. Both teachers dissapeared in the middle or the year. We never found out why.

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    #2

    Lion meme humorously addressing mental health advice from strangers.

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    Lesley Christie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you heard of mindfullness? 🙄

    twilight (he/they)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    have you ever tried jUSt fOCusiNg? I have tried many times to explain to my parents that, no, I’m not avoiding it because I don’t like it (ok, maybe sometimes), but that I literally cannot make myself jUsT fOcuS

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    UnimportantDog (she/her)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone gets anxious from time to time, but that doesn’t mean you know what people with mental issues need. Just because something helps you doesn’t mean it’ll help others. As a person with anxiety, it’s really hard, but sometimes I need space, you know? You might think you’re helping, but you’re not.

    P.C.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes it’s better to just get an official diagnosis.

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    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried just not being anxious?

    VonBlade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "When I get a little low, I go for a nighttime jog round some dark lanes". F those people.

    𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried just not being anxious? (Actually said to me by a senior manager this week when I said I was struggling with my anxiety made worse by increased workload and being short staffed to name a few issues)

    Sojourner
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me. I am constantly tormented by thought that I'm better off dead. When people tell me these things? It. Doesn't. Work. And then there are those who are actively a jerk to me.

    Mathias
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has two sides, I have been trough serious s**t, I was at the point where my life was over and I knew it but I managed to turn around and solve my issues. And then I lost all my friends. Because they hated seeing me getting out of trauma and misery. Their whole identity was based around suffering. No matter what I tried to talk about or do, they always tried to turn it negative. When they complained about their misery and I gave advice on what worked for me and what in the process I learned that might benefits them they absolutely hated that. Don't be proud of your trauma, it's a stupid thing to do. Let go of it and maybe listen to people who life without one because that's the goal. Yes some people can't relate on how hard it can be, but even then, agree or don't agree just don't defend your trauma against them because by that you victimise yourself.

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    #3

    Funny mental health meme with a witch holding a sign that says, "Please do not play with the witch. She is fragile."

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    Take me to dinner first
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm feeling like a very fragile witch right now, so please handle with care

    Violet1854
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did not want to see that very UN-terrifying image at 3:30 am

    Nenya
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like looking in a mirror..

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    Mental health issues are often ignored in popular discourse, though far less so than in the past. The CDC reports that a whopping 12.5% of all American adults have regular feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety.

    Meanwhile, 5% of those 18 and over suffer regular feelings of depression. That means that, on average, every person out of twenty that you meet on the street is likely to be dealing with depression. In 2019, there were 15 million recorded visits to the physician’s office by Americans with depressive disorders.

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    #4

    Mental health meme with a snake coiled up, captioned about oversharing in conversation.

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    Mmmm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i always do this and then i get super quiet so people don’t think i’m annoying.

    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I share with people to connect with them. At 57, I sometimes still feel I share too much. But it's who I am. If they like me, they like me. If they don't, they don't. It's the one thing I have learned with age. Yeah, I want people to like me. It hurts when they don't, but I'll get over it eventually. I just don't dwell on it.

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when you accidentally overshare and you stop talking but everyone is like “no your not bothering us!!! Tell us!!”

    Red PANda (she/they)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else feel like they’re just being dramatic when oversharing?

    Parker Plumer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been focusing on self-awareness and trying to get better about it. That's given a fun little side effect. Now I politely ask people if they are okay with me over-sharing before actually doing so.

    Ruth Harper
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man yes. I do this because I hate awkward silences, because I want to be needed and/or liked, and because when I was a kid I never got to talk and was always made to feel my contributions were worthless so now I want to contribute.

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like, the ONE time I actually do share, too!

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    #5

    Penguin humor meme on rejecting human nature's emotional response, a lighthearted take on mental health.

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    Ruby White
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I HATE crying, it makes me look ugly

    cartoon.ghostss
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I cry I usually start doing sh to get myself to shut up because 1) crying is useless and never gets anything done 2) I'm not a little girl and 3) it's ugly and disgusting

    PlatinumTheCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know how many times I’ve seen the Penguins of Madagascar movie, but I love it

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    Valek Fermiga
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one looks graceful when crying, but, you're allowed to, and if people have a problem with that, f*** them....

    H.J. carlson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes and they don't need to stay & watch you fall apart!!😅

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    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will simply bottle it up until I pop :)

    Brooklyn Roffman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Story time! When I was little whenever I cried my dad would say “that isn’t something to cry about”:in a scary tone. I still can’t cry in front of people to this day

    Parker Plumer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wonderful childhood trauma caused me to repress my emotions to the point I developed severe alexithymia over the course of 20+ years. I finally hit my breaking point four years ago and survived. In those four years, I've worked on healing that trauma, allowing me to feel emotions. Before, where I couldn't feel enough to cry, now even the slightest bit of emotion felt turns on the waterworks. I take this very personally and, quite honestly, view it as a traitorous act committed by my own body.

    Ruth Harper
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't cry. I worry sometimes I'm a robot or something because I never cry.

    Hmmm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is cute. too bad I don't see new episodes to watch

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    #6

    A humorously resilient balloon labeled "mental breakdown" unaffected by consolation efforts.

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    Take me to dinner first
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kinda hard to be consoled when you don't even know the reason for the mental breakdown

    Disgruntled Pelican
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband used to ask me what's wrong and after I said "I don't know" a few times, he now asks if I am having "a bad brain day" and it makes me feel slightly better.

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    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people are absolute trash at consolation anyway.

    Cloudy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally me, and then people want me to explain he reason for my breakdown. Like, idk why I'm broken??? Its not like I'm hiding what I know from you?

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then I feel bad about it so how do you say "thank you and I really appreciate your effort" but instead of trying just sit back and say "yep, life's a b***h" and prob don't stay for too terribly long... but I love you!

    At the time of writing, the ‘Mental health memes’ account had just over 9k followers on Instagram. The founder of the social media project, Leon, posts memes that are both light and silly, as well as hit way, way too close to home.

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    Either way, the founder is bringing the discussion about mental health to people’s feeds. And you never know—a single humble meme might be what encourages someone to reach out to a professional for help because they relate to the quip very much. And we’d also rather see memes than the topic being ignored in public discourse.

    #7

    Three women in costumes reacting humorously to the thought of junk food, illustrating mental health memes.

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    Ashley Conover
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A third movie is in the making.

    Disgruntled Pelican
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw that Lego is also making the cottage from the original movie and I need it so freaking bad.

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    2 years ago

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    #8

    Man dining with salads and pasta, while a person behind him is tied with elastic bands. Text about recovering from anorexia. Mental health meme.

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    AJay
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yay! Eating disorders are a b***h

    François Bouzigues
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a father of 3 daughters, the thought of anorexia keeps me awake at night. Fortunately, they are young and healthy and not showing any signs whatsoever. But still...

    CatOverlordsWelcome
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the fact that you're aware of it is important. If your daughters grow up knowing they can talk to you about their struggles and worries, it's a lot less likely that a problem like that will get out of hand before it's discovered. I'm sure you're a fantastic dad ❤️

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    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you 👍 It takes a strong person to face their issues head on and refuse to give up!

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    #9

    Child playfully placing a boot on own head, capturing a humorous take on self-destructive behavior for mental health memes.

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    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was extremely disturbed by this I thought someone was stepping on that poor kids head...nope just silly kid being silly

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! Whyyyyyy do I do these things to myself!? I would die before treating my worst enemy the way I treat myself

    Vera Rios
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would get siblings hand and slap them with it. Then i would say stop slapping yourself. Hehehe. Good times.

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    Previously, Bored Panda tackled the topic of the stigma surrounding therapy and how to determine whether a therapist is the right fit for us or not. Broadly speaking, capable therapists are those who make their patients feel heard, normalize their experiences, and always keep the focus on them.

    Psychotherapist Silva Neves previously told us that even though there’s still stigma attached to seeking help for one’s mental health, things are getting better.

    "I think it is getting better and there is less stigma seeing a therapist now. It depends on your location though, there are still some parts of the world where therapy is still a taboo. Some people think that seeing a therapist means that you're 'crazy,' but this is not actually what therapy is about," he told us during an earlier interview.

    #10

    Animated character holding a paper labeled "me" with humorous reaction; captures mental health meme theme.

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    MadOrca99
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cocaine on the paper isn’t worthless either

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    Echo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...*whistles innocently*...

    RuffianLivesOn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Less than worthless my boy!" You missed the best part of that scene.

    Ga Di
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    me as well - no, i´m not a hole in the ground to get water

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    #11

    Two women laughing together, capturing a lighthearted moment related to mental health memes.

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    VidGam4
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When was the last time I felt genuinely happy…? Not just less sad but actually happy? I can’t remember… this is not good I don’t think

    H.J. carlson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you're just being honest with yourself 🐱

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    Bobby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been playing too many video games. I was trying to figure out how this related to persona 5 three words in...

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three weeks, three decades, close enough, eh?

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    #12

    Cartoon character pausing during a therapy session, reflecting a funny approach to mental health discussions.

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    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I *should* have a slippy sock sleepover; however, I am three raccoons in a trench coat and can therefore not be admitted.

    Andy Frobig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like anti-three-raccoons-in-a-trenchcoat discrimination to me. You may be entitled to significant compensation

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    Echo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My playlist on Spotify is gonna do that for me anyway. *shrugs*

    whodunnitfan2013
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a miracle I've never been committed.

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear to god I have actually looked up what I can and cannot say for reporting or institution-avoiding purposes!

    Amber.exe(She/They)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is why I don't share everything with my counselor(she 100% will get me admitted if I share)

    freakingbee (they/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude same plus there’s so much wrong with me that i’ve been afraid to tell her

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    Mathias
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are afraid to get admitted you chose the wrong therapist. I argue these are not therapists but silencers, they don't know how to handle you so they just push you away to be somebodies else problem and that somebody else often enough just gives you pills so you don't cause them work and then they will not admit to their error. There were studies made where healthy students were admitted to gain knowledge of how therapy works and when they ended the project the facilities refused to let them out despite official papers and everything it was really difficult to get people with perfect mental health out of the facilities because they were wrongfully diagnosed with a ton of stuff. Don't ever go to such people. It doesn't matter how many titles they have. Good therapists will not only support you but also guide you how to handle what is too much for you to handle. But yes finding a matching therapist can be really hard. Fortunately most who are ready do.

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that’s why I don’t talk :) I have had my fair share of ✨not being able to use the bathroom with the door closed✨

    Valdemar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a common thing for everyone and makes therapy a slow and often unsuccessful process. It would be great if patients knew if they could say anything without the threat of being admitted except for specific things.

    Majungasaurus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! Sometimes I just want to talk about it, I don’t want the cops to come take me to the hospital.

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    Andy Frobig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A therapist asked me, "Do you think I'm judging you?" I said "Dude, I'm paying you NOT to judge me"

    Vera Rios
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Locked up you say? Away from it all you say? If i admit myself i can sign myself out. Therefore i admit myself and believe i am a mermaid.

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    "Therapy is a confidential and private space where you can get help from a professional with anything that bothers you, from your work problems, relationship issues, or other psychological problems such as post-trauma stress, depression, and anxiety," the therapist said.

    "Those things are actually very common and many people struggle with these things, it doesn't mean they're crazy. Seeing a therapist when you have emotional struggles should be as normal as seeing your doctor when you have a physical problem. But at the moment, our society hasn't normalized therapy yet. It is changing with famous people talking about the benefits of therapy such as Lady Gaga and Prince Harry,” he told Bored Panda.

    #13

    Group of people laughing, with text overlay about mental health and sensory overload, creating a humorous context.

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    Echo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TO be fair, I mean, how do you even tell someone you don't want them near you because there's background noise, the dishwasher's beeping, you can hear the TV, the microwave is too loud and you feel your toes too much-

    VidGam4
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude I get overloaded when there are 2 conversation happening on either side of me… THEN I notice the other noises and the tag on my shirt and the flickering light…

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    Duckie Measles
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got 4 hours of sleep last night because of the loud. I feel like the Grinch getting agitated by the whoville NOISE NOISE NOISE!!!

    Brenda
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My youngest has started having problems with sensory overload the past 2 years or so. They're 22 im normally a loud, in ypur face, spontaneous person with 5 or 6 things going at once. Still learning to adapt. Luckily, they're normally only slightly anxious when they think to tell me. But I'm starting to recognize the signs

    Babsevs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They wouldn't understand if you did.... *Sigh*

    Riley Quinn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too much stimuli can paralyze me, which of course leads to an anxiety attack that occasionally manifests into a panic attack, which could get the cops called on me in some places. Going out is scary.

    Amber.exe(She/They)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I f*****g hate this,honestly relate too hard

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    #14

    Cartoon characters humorously depict mental health challenges, with one labeled as "support team."

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    SkyBlueandBlack
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? Like, oh my, are you SURE you want me driving a car? So I take the dog everywhere with me, because whatever I might want to do to myself, there's no way I'd ever let anyone hurt her, including me.

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    S P
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It takes so much stength not to attempt, especially when you have daily thoughts about it. I hope you give yourself credit for not acting on them; it's so hard. And your support team (especially non-clinical peole) are right to be peoud of you. But the thoughts are symptoms of depression, and I hope you report them to your care providers (especially counselors/psychiatrists).

    Junebugjump!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s a condition called chronic suicidality. It's where you consider suicide frequently. Saw a TED x talk about it. I've since found experts in the field. Most therapists cannot deal with this level of complexity, finding a good one is so tough anyway. These folks have serious impulse control.

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    Riley Quinn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This doesn't really work. And it hurts.

    Sojourner
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

    Belladonna.dreams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always there in the back of my mind since I was 12. It never goes away. It can either be a whisper or a scream

    #15

    Cartoon character humorously collecting mental health meds like treasures.

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    David Paterson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ADHD meds are depressants, so I told a colleague to take them with antidepressants and let the two medicines fight it out. It turns out the colleague was right, they do work well together.

    Lori Nichols
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most meds for ADHD are not depressants, but in the stimulant class (but not all). They wake up the part of the brain that organizes and filters information coming from the senses and the body. If you have ADHD, you feel way less anxiety and fatigued if your brain can organize and filter. If you do not have ADHD but have certain types of depression, stimulants can still help focus and energy. Stimulants were one of the first medications for depression before the antidepressants were discovered. Some antidepressants have some effect for ADHD as well. -

    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao my mom is super anti-medication so all I have is an all-natural insomnia medication and were just ignoring the fact that I'm probably going to kill myself before the end of the week

    freakingbee (they/them)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude same that’s why my parents don’t even want to get me tested for things cause they don’t want to put me on medication. also nooo we are not going to ignore that.

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    SummerVeE
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took 4 years of trying different medicines before finding one that worked for me. Those trials were awful - I was all over the place with bad side effects and changes to moods. So bad that I went to a bad place for a while there. Finally found something that worked with me and it changed my life. I went back to upgrade all the courses I dropped out of, repaired relationships, took on new hobbies. I felt good about my life and I was excited to wake up & get going each morning (yes, for real). Started to lose effectiveness after about 15 years. Im terrified of going through trial & error roller coaster again: Too much to lose if I do, too much to lose if I don’t.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel this! Thankfully I was able to just add another antidepressant to the one I already had success with and it worked straight away.

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    Haha Nope
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are like pokemon, You gotta catch 'em all!

    Dee Rutherford
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too drugged out for anything to help, but still depressed

    VidGam4
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My adhd meds don’t target the symptoms that really bother me… and that’s what started my downward spiral into depression… so now I have no antidepressants and adhd meds that don’t work anyway

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
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    2 years ago

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    Ruby White
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got ADHD meds, and i take Sleeping meds sometimes.

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    Unfortunately, in some parts of the world, therapy and mental health issues are still considered to be shameful. "Admitting we need help isn't easy—in many cultures, there is value placed on self-sufficiency and the ability to work things out on our own. To admit that we're in need of assistance can make us feel like failures,” therapist Suzanne Degges-White explained to us previously.

    #16

    Elderly man shrugging humorously in mental health meme.

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    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those teachers need their license revoked! The fac4 that you're even there should be celebrated!

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people wouldn't know unhealthy if we smacked her in the face!

    WFH Forever
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid has a less than obvious genetic disorder. The schools say she is 'faking it' and threatened to take me to court for truancy....until I threatened a federal civil rights lawsuit. Amazing how an assistant principal knows better than a team of medical professionals? I think not....

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I honestly can't relate to this. Back when I was in school, they didn't even know about ADHD. They just punished us. Recovery from mental illness, drugs, or alcohol was for the rich only.

    Pan Panic (any pronouns)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My school wouldn’t let me get tested for mental illness since I had good grades. My family had to pay for the testing out of pocket to get accommodations :D

    Printerman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy s#it, this one hits hard. That's all I'm saying.

    Tracy Wallick
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yeah, because I only show up WHEN I'm healthy enough to tolerate school"

    #17

    A person humorously eyeing a burger titled "People I should absolutely NOT be attracted to," referencing mental health memes.

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    JoyfulZebra
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like Link (the guy in the pic) is the perfect meme format to describe something you're not supposed to do, but you do it anyway.

    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Link is the personification of f*** around and find out.

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    Tuesday's child
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of the "I love trash meme"

    tabithapaquette98
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately you can not help who you are attracted to!

    H.J. carlson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It helps to wait a minute and ask - why am I attracted to him/her??🤔🤨

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    #18

    Character with wide eyes humorously depicting mental health meme about overthinking small issues.

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    Susie Elle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: Oh dear I hit a curb with the car, oh well it was just a bump. But what if the wheel is now bent? What if the brake on that side is not working anymore? Will the bumper fall off? I didn't hit the bumper, just the tire, it was just a shove but WHAT IF THE CAR STARTS LEAKING OIL I have to go check again *proceeds to get out of bed at 2 am*

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear, I forgot to glue my car bumper bar on.

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    Brenda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually don't put enough thought into things, just going with my gut and the moment. It frequently bites me in the a$$ when I least expect it. Live and try to learn from it.

    Valek Fermiga
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .... Followed of course by, the conversation you're going to have with people your brain is telling you were there, in a situation which never happened....

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture is the reason I have trauma… not the quote- the literal picture

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that situation could even be five years old!

    Bobby
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I come up with the hypothetical ways a situation can go and get upset about them before they happen. I really wish I could stop

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    “There's a sense of shame for some people, as well. In addition, just acknowledging struggles with mental health—including stress, anxiety, or depression—is still a taboo for many people due to how their families viewed therapy and counseling. It's a challenge to get people into therapy and it can be even more of a challenge to keep them engaged until they've worked through their issues sufficiently,” the mental health expert told Bored Panda during an interview a while ago.

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    #19

    Spiderman meme humorously depicting mental health focus challenges.

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    Yeet_girl360
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person with OCD I can relate. I hyper focus on trying to "fix" something that is not even important. XD

    Violet1854
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then getting a panic attack out of nowhere and you have to deal with it shutting yourself in the bathroom 'cause your extended family and the entire brood is everywhere in the house. *sigh* been there, done that

    Natalie H
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m pretty bad about this, but I do learn a lot. I do random researches on all kinds of different animals. For instance, One time I was researching camels. Camels can kick in all directions, front and back legs both, pretty much 180°!!, (360° danger zone!) unlike horses, cows, etc. I found this very interesting, so I googled camel kick. Somehow I ended up in The Urban Dictionary which stated: camel kick- when you kick a skank in her cameltoe. 😂😂😂😂

    Hales M
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend was coming so my husband and I needed to clean the guest bedroom and bathroom. He doesn't hear from me for a while-- I'm on my hands and knees scrubbing baseboards in the kitchen. We break for lunch, return to cleaning... I disappear again to put laundry on, he doesn't hear from me comes back, I'm back in the kitchen oiling wooden charcuterie boards we've had for 3yrs and have never oiled before... and i don't even have a disorder that would cause this... I just don't want to do the task so do a different task to still feel like I'm contributing even though it is just slightly more productive procrastination. Bless my husband for putting up with my c**p lol.

    Booker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it feels so good!

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, sheesh, it's only irrelevant to them!

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    #20

    Grim Reaper humorously knocks on doors labeled happiness and motivation, depicting mental health meme.

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    Babsevs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Replace school with work....and welcome to adulting

    CT
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a teacher, I work in a school 😅

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    Haha Nope
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today's high schoolers experience the same level of stress as an asylum patient would have in the 1950's (in the U.S.)

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a high school teacher, I can assure you that there are other parallels as well.

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    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Grim Reaper would just be named "life"

    #21

    Shrek pondering a therapist's question, capturing mental health humor.

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    Raven Sheridan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I knew the answer I wouldn't need a f*****g therapist!

    Moon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the most relatable one here

    Parker Plumer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pfft. When I first started therapy I couldn't get passed the question "How does that make you feel?" after talking about a situation. I know how that's SUPPOSED to make me feel, but I have no f*****g clue if I'm actually feeling that.

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhhh, I don't know, at $250 can't you tell me... always questions, not many answers

    Cal the dragon! (She/they)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thing I pretend I'm fine when I go to therapy

    "When we feel that no one understands us, or we feel things that don't make sense to us, or we're struggling in a relationship, therapy may provide the means to a resolution. In going into a first session with a therapist, we should be ready to be met with the core conditions of counseling in our therapist—genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and empathy. We should feel that our therapist 'gets us' and makes us feel at ease as we open up,” the expert said.

    #22

    Two Spider-Man characters crouched, illustrating a mental health meme about medication.

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    mooshoflove
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HAHAHA! Grateful for this meme! I forgot to take my meds! But it's ok.. Only an hour late 👍

    VidGam4
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get ready to… not sleep tonight! (If that’s what your meds do when you take them late, mine do)

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    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't afford not to take them!!

    Duckie Measles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I missed one day and I started getting brainquakes

    Andie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always called them brainzaps! Felt like electricity

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    #23

    Mental health meme featuring a building covered in satellite dishes, illustrating confirmation bias humor.

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    Portable port
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's happening in the picture? 🧐

    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Satellite dishes picking up signals. He looks for signals

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    Heze Alii
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT'S THE 5G!!!!!! RUN!!!!! 😂

    #24

    Mental health meme: a bride labeled "Eating healthy" with a man swimming towards her labeled "Skipping a meal relapse."

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    Susie Elle
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an eating disorder when I was young, and I still struggle with healthy eating habits. It's either too much eating or not at all. I managed to live on two sandwiches and a meal for about a year until I developed deficiencies (hair falling out, tired ALL the time, nails tearing and such). Eating disorders are a b***h. EDIT: a sandwich would be a little white-bread bun in this case, with only a thin slice of cheese.

    Mmmm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i’m still fairly young and i skip meals. sometimes i’m just not hungry or really stressed and choose not to eat. it might be an eating disorder only because i lost almost 10 pounds in like a month.

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously tho I function best on one or two small meals per day. I have an overeating problem and am very unhealthy in general with food and the only way to stay at a regular weight and keep up my fitness is to not eat much. I'm technically pretty underweight but if I ate any more I'd probably get fat

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t have a eating disorder yet I skip meals. I hate breakfast. It isn’t unhealthy to skip a meal if you don’t have an ed

    Majungasaurus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all comes down to WHY you’re skipping a meal. Not hungry? Totally fine and healthy! But people skip meals for a lot of other, more heartbreaking reasons :(

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    Verinder of the Valley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do this. I don't know why, I feel as if I hate myself and one half wants to intentionally starve myself, but the other half is screaming out in hunger. I frequently skip lunch for no reason. I didn't know this was a thing. I was bullied when I was smaller, now my self-esteem is practically nonexistent, but my friends are helping me build it up, and have likely saved me from depression. If any of you pandas feel like this, you aren't alone! Have faith in yourself, because I know I and other likeminded Pandas believe in you.

    freakingbee (they/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i almost never eat breakfast when my parents don’t make me

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or replacing said meal with brownie batter.

    Robert Beveridge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gmaddles can have little a brownie batter as a treat

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    Duckie Measles
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you're bulimic, but nobody notices because you're also fat.

    Demongrrrrl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I wish I had the kind of depression that makes me not want to eat. Instead, I eat too much, gain weight, hate myself for being fat, get even more depressed and overeating....

    mariah.carey’s.left.nip
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i had bulimia and it’s still hard for me to not go back to my old habits

    Dela Bee
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does "accidentally" eating an entire large pizza by yourself count?

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    "We should also recognize that it can be weird, at first, to open up to a stranger, but also feel that as we do self-disclose, the therapist supports us as we risk being open and honest. Not every therapist fits every client—sometimes we might have to engage in a couple of 'misses' before we find the therapist who is right for us. However, we shouldn't give up trying—when we have the courage to reach out, it means that we are ready for change—keep up the motivation to work on the issue that's keeping you from moving forward."

    #25

    A funny mental health meme with a scene from a movie showing a humorous take on therapy sessions.

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    Take me to dinner first
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People that go to therapy, does it get easier to share your stuff? I feel like I don't even know how I could say what's going on in my mind when even I don't know it lol

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. I've been to therapy twice (once when I was very young, 15-16ish, and actively suicidal). I was lucky I had a great therapist. He knew just what to ask and say to get a frightened, suicidal teen to talk about her problems XD It got so much easier after the first few sessions. A good therapist really is a pro - they should know just what to ask, where to pry, what to leave alone, etc.

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    Brenda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Youngest had trouble verbalizing with her therapist. I finally got them to start writing down (in detail if they could) the specifics of an issue. Its ok to not know why you feel like whatever. It's OK to not want to talk about it until you're ready, as long as you DO talk about it with someone. Your note are yours to share in therapy or not, but but they can help your therapist understand things.You don't have to talk about anything today you don't want to. Sometimes you just need to chat about nothing.

    H.J. carlson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're leaning too hard. Give them the option to communicate if they want to, not the have to!! 🤕

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    Parker Plumer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is anyone else here the opposite? I can easily tell a stranger a secret I'd never dream of telling someone I know.

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep your secrets... for now

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    #26

    Soccer player kicking a giant ball labeled "my fragile mental stability," humorously depicting mental health struggles.

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's even better when you're the one telling the joke at your own expense! :DDDDDD (self-deprecation is my coping mechanism!)

    VonBlade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I cut myself down before anyone else has a chance, I win!

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    #27

    Man in meme highlighting the struggle of discussing trauma versus staying silent, related to mental health themes.

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    Depressed Owl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it weird that this is relatable?

    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Talking about it, then retreating to a safe place. - it's a self preservation tactic. But the fact that you shared at all speaks volumes

    Java Addict
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RIP Robbie. You'll always be #1.

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    XD this is why I have reactive attachment disorder 🤣

    Vera Rios
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im the second one. Dont trust anyone. Gonna go swim with the fishies.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't open up the inevitable disappointment can be avoided

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The second section is literally my entire life story and the bane of my existence.

    Therapists aim to provide a broader picture for their clients, so it’s important that they make them feel as though their struggles are not unusual or unexpected. “That helps us feel better about seeking help. In addition, when a therapist really listens deeply to us, that can be healing in itself. There is a great deal of power in talk therapy—being able to find a space to say out loud what we need to say is so liberating!” she said.

    #28

    Penguin meme with "Kowalski, analysis" text highlighting a mental health theme.

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    Ashley Conover
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped counting how often this happens to me, even before a date.

    H.J. carlson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creepily I've felt that too often with many people. Makes me wonder why I did whatever in the first place!! 😕😅

    #29

    Penguin meme humorously depicts anxiety about unreturned texts, with "that's illegal, people can't do that" caption.

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    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god, are they mad at me? **while taking days/weeks to respond to anyone unlucky enough to text me**

    Blue_Mouse (queen)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I go straight to “lmao they blocked me”

    "Trustworthy therapists will focus on you, not their clocks or their phones, when you're in session. They will behave professionally—they won't be late for appointments, they won't cancel and re-schedule appointments unless a rare emergency strikes, they will keep the focus on YOU and not derail therapeutic conversations to inappropriately self-disclose about their own problems."

    #32

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    justanoldhag
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried a few times when i was young,failed miserably. Gave up cause it was painful,i mean the process. I don't like pain i want to leave peacefully so yeah never attempt it anymore,just accepted the fact that i'm alive but not really alive ig.

    Em
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much the reason I'm still here and functioning. Love my life, still would prefer not to have to live it, don't seem to have a choice in the matter.

    #33

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    ThatOnePortobelloMushroom
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me being told off by my therapist because i did something bad and now she's yelling at me for it

    #35

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    VonBlade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the crash hits whilst you're still rearranging all your books in size order and now your floor is covered but you just want to sleep.

    mooshoflove
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG!!! Yes!!! I've been doing this frequently lately! Trying to reorganize my art room... now it looks like a bull ran through it - which is more overwhelming than not being able to find something 🥹

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    Natty Tempest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ouch....that mirror is a bit too clear...

    #36

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    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sayings it out loud, hearing yourself say these things, accepting that you're dealing with it and its impact on you finally - that's a LOT to process and deal with. Your breakdown was completely normal as you try to figure this out and your brain finally let's you fully accept, process, discuss, and work figure out a solution to it all as you work towards a better life for yourself. Proud of you! You made it through the hardest part. - talking about it for the first time.

    #37

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    Yeet_girl360
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only it worked for me :(

    #38

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    H05
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I vividly remember one of the midwives at my OB going off on a rant about me gaining 20lbs in the first half of my pregnancy. On and on about how "people think pregnancy means they can just eat whatever they want and let themslves go..." rant rant rant. Absolutely crushing... I was underweight when I got pregnant and it had been the first time in 15 years that I had actually had a healthy relationship with food.

    cartoon.ghostss
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alright but seriously I'm technically underweight but my stomach isn't at all flat and it's f*****g killing me like dude I barely eat what must I do to look pretty

    Brenda
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? Do hyou ave a dictionary? I suggest you look it up, do some research, before asking stupid, hurtful questions!

    Lesley Christie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm plus sized and when asked why I had been off sick and replied my eating disorder was told "oh, so have you gone too much the other way now". I was also told I was attention seeking, it's a phase, am I pleased now I have an excuse for being fat etc

    Monsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry I'm not dead yet /s

    VonBlade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because my ED is comfort eating *shrugs*

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    ThatOnePortobelloMushroom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FR THO only the snow never comes and it's cold and gray and miserable for 4 months

    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha I think I've got SAD and if it isn't sunny out my anxiety/suicidal thoughts/all that fun stuff just gang up on me. On the flip side I'm actually fairly mentally okay when the sun is out

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sort of not on topic but I'd assume at least one person reading this article knows how to unscrew the blade from a pencil sharpener without using a screwdriver and i definitely don't and have been trying to figure it out for the past week. I'd love some help

    𝓛𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓜𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...if there was a way to contact you, I'd want to support you through this. Please keep yourself safe and I'm thinking about you right now

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    Lesley Christie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loads of people ask me why I haven't always been anxious and I say I have, but the eating disorder I'm now recovered from did a really good job of helping me cope.

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    juezyparte
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the movie, the very next moment the tank explodes! So don’t loose hope! 😘

    Jason
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With a little help from his friends

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was the trauma of 2021 for me.

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That steak isn't rare jts practically overcooked there's like a quarter inch of brown around the edge seriously hwo can people eat that

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend who's really understanding about me not being able to talk at all when I'm having a mental breakdown so I've told him a lot of stuff over text and that works really well

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    Brenda
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I figured out early on w/ sons severe ADD that writing down each step made it easier for him to work on keep focused. We scheduled in 5 to 10 minute breaks every 30-45 minutes so he didn't get overwhelmed. If only his 5th grade teacher had followed the formula, maybe he wouldn't have ended up hating school. She constantly berated him in class for needing special attention at times, which made it worse. At almost 29,with a 20 month old boy & 6 month old girl, he still struggles to believe he is worrhy, smart, kind, a wonderful dad,everything because that b!tch hated special education students, believing that they took away from the "normal " kids. Words are powerful. Use them wisely. Once spoken, you can't take it back. Words can have a true impact on people (good & bad) and you never know the long term effects they can have. Better to walk away than hurt someone.

    Misfit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooh, like with me having SM and people all being like JUST TALK

    ThatOnePortobelloMushroom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this happened to a friend of mine. only it was a teacher who got mad at her. f**k you 7th grade science

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    Depressed Owl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda do this. Except I'm not in a ward.

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stayed out of school a day longer than I had to recently cause I was sick and also generally not mentally okay and I was like really great for a few days but now here I am on backup insomnia meds completely exhausted and anxious

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My therapist made me realize that I don't actually have no memories from before middle school, I have one memory from before middle school and it's of the single time anyone has ever stood up for me in my life :D never happened again but it was a great feeling

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    VonBlade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never want to take a single pill I don't have to. I hate the amount I do have to take.

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    Lunar Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was me at work yesterday.

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    freakingbee (they/them)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sometimes it’ll be delayed like i’ll get up and walk to my room and suddenly stop seeing and it’s weird lol

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Around 2 years ago, this exact feeling/mental situation is what led me down the Adventure Pathway into the Forest of Fun Drug Experiments. Word to the wise: do NOT start experimenting with drugs in your late 30s. The only upside is that my brain finally shut up with all the bad thoughts :< (I've been clean for almost a year now!)

    PowellSkier
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of drugs? I've read lot of very promising studies that show psychedelics providing immediate, long lasting treatment of anxiety/depression/PTSD

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    Pan Panic (any pronouns)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I need my Pride Month 2: Electric Spookaloo :(

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend was talking about how obsessed I am with plants and mentioned me skinning my knuckles cause I was really excited about them (I was running my hand over my knuckles really quickly to get the energy out) and my defense was that I only skinned one knuckle which was in hindsight a terrible defense

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    Can't see this name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong in this picture?( Asking for a friend, please)

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't replace my meals with anything i just neither eat nor drink like a pro

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    Natty Tempest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't get that over here by begging, wielding a sharp impliment and juggling medication. Avoid it? What if you need it and it is refused?

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    Em
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinner always went fine -- after all, there were witnesses. But I've noticed decorating the tree just isn't the same when it doesn't take multiple hours and there isn't someone screaming at me for doing it wrong the entire time.

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    freakingbee (they/them)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i’ve skipped all my sessions since the end of march lmao

    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bee seriously please go to therapy. You need it and I want you to be healthy

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    cartoon.ghostss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never get used to it haha I always get lost in how normal and okay I feel in highs and then I'm not expecting it when s**t goes down

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    Raven Sheridan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes, that's all that gets me through the day.

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