In today's world, the phrase 'my therapist said' is a pretty strong one. With more and more people deciding to attend therapy, we're hopefully entering a world with improved mental health.
There's an Instagram account called 'My Therapist Says' and it's full of catchy, thoughtful and funny posts all related to daily struggles and folks being a bit of a mess. Whether you're a mental health professional or just a person enjoying deeper thoughts, you might find some cool stuff there. We've handpicked our favorite posts from the account, so don't hold back and scroll on!
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It all started with two young women sharing funny memes on Instagram. Now, with a whopping 8.2 million followers, Lola Tash and Nicole Argiris can easily be called internet meme queens. Although the name of the account is about a therapist saying something, it is mostly about young folks sharing anxious thoughts and, well... being a bit of a mess.
No i refuse to lower my snackspectations so I just close the fridge and then go back an hour later when I’m so hungry I can’t function and expect there to be different items in the fridge this time.
Lol I had that same thought. Nothing against grapes though.
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Always have some pickles. Not the world's greatest snack but cheap and long lasting. Generally, don't binge eat a jar of pickles.
I do, I like pickles so I usually eat a whole jar because I like them so much. I don't need to watch anything, just give me my pickles!
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Cheese is my _first_ option when looking for a snack in the fridge
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I love a pinch of parmesan cheese! Sometimes a pickle or pickled jalapeno
I always have good snacks cuz I’m rich. My butler fills up the fridge trice a day and readies my space ship so I can fly to sun every night with my good old friend Elvis.
Sometimes I don’t even have cheese and the dog is looking at me and saying WTH, those are my snacks. Not when I’m out of cheese, they’re not.
But I keep going back to the same refrigerator every hour, just to see if anything has changed in there. Like maybe some chocolate cake just happened to drop out of the sky, in the last 45 minutes.
Yes, and as of this point on, i decal are that snackspectations is officially a word
A slice of sandwich meat with mustard on it. Started that habit over 10 years ago and going strong. 😂
I try to always have Pink Lady apples and precut cheddar in my fridge at all time. My dog goes crazy because she knows the sound of cheese!
A lot of the time those are specifically the snacks I am looking for (for me tho that's likely because I'm autistic and eating random comfort foods is soothing).
My depression meal is having a single slice of stale bread, not even toasted.
I had a spoonful of apple butter yesterday for a snack. Figured it was lower calorie to skip the bread....
Last week I microwaved a tin of sweetcorn (in a mug, not a tin) with the intent of adding the last of the cheese, but the last of the cheese turned out to have been the previous days snacky snack
2:00 am sweet corn. Done it many times!!!
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Wanna hear a super sad story? I grew believing that adults were perfect and never made mistakes because that's who my mother was. Little did I know that she was a liar, mean, manipulative, negative and so on. 38 years old now, still can't seem to undo the damage she caused me. I still believe that adults should be good people. Every day I'm humbled and reminded otherwise every day. Thanks mom for the permanent disappointment.
"Snackspectations" wherein Pip, a young man of humble beginnings eats the crumbs of ancient wedding cake because there were no cheese slices and not a random grape nor any kind of small soft fruit to be found.
Me eating three crackers and a banana because we had no snacks at home.
Not in the last two hours. I made some popcorn so I'm chill for now...
Cheese + whatever hot sauce is close enough and able to hit me with an endorphin rush.
I have this thing I don't go for a snack unless I know exactly what I am going for.
Cheese and mayonnaise on white bread is my go-to. Or mayonnaise and saltine crackers.
Not quite the same but, I just ate the radishes and chips/crisps left over from my lunch from several hours ago that were still on the side table because I'm that lazy.
Occasionally I will take a slice of bread, spread some mayo on it, then put a slice of cheese on it and eat for a snack.
One I really hate is when you go for a bowl of cereal. Then there is either no milk or no cereal.
Since when is cheese not snackworthy? Caro Caro you've been away too long!
Lola and Nicole told Cosmopolitan magazine that the account is “one of the fastest-growing aggregate Instagram accounts in history, climbing to 500,000 followers in its first six months and now surpassing 2 million since they started it in July 2015." The account is also one of the biggest meme places on the internet and has been run anonymously up until now.
The two women met twelve years ago in their hometown Toronto and have been friends ever since. After high school Lola moved to L.A. trying to pursue a career in acting, while Nicole was studying psychology at the University of Western Ontario Living such different lives, they kept in touch and were exchanging funny memes every day.
Both women attend therapy due to some personal issues. Lola says: "Every time I would talk to Nicole, I was like, ‘My therapist said this,’ and she’d say, "No, I said that.' And I'm like, ‘Well, you are basically my therapist, so.'"
Thus the inspiration for the "My Therapist Says" Instagram account was born. It reflects their daily lives, struggles and complaints they shared with each other and now do with the internet. "I’m not sure I see memes about mental health issues … or anything that really reflects what I, as a therapist, say to my clients,” says Dr. Jaclyn Cravens-Pickens, a licensed marriage and family therapy associate who does not know Lola or Nicole, while scrolling through the account.
Although Lola and Nicole wouldn't share how much money they've made from the account, they get sponsorships, wrote several books and now are starting a self-produced podcast. Cosmopolitan wrote that, "They reinvest most of their meme income into podcast production, they say, and have donated some of it to mental health and animal charities."
The account is a huge success; in fact, it will be made into a whole TV series. The two founders, along with Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr., will be executive producers of the show. Kenan told Glamour magazine: "Lola and Nicole have a unique and hilarious perspective that has resonated with people all over the world. I'm so excited to welcome our funny sisters to the AFA fam!"
John Ryan Jr said: "Kenan and I were big fans and followers of My Therapist Says before even meeting Lola. My Therapist Says are the pop culture tastemakers and the class clowns that we all need right now. We look forward to bringing this incredible and influential brand to television audiences."
Keep scrolling for a laugh and some wholesome times reading through these 'My Therapist Says' memes. Upvote the ones you related to the most and find some more content on the topic in our previous edition on the viral Instagram account.
When Joh Bjelke-Peterson used his catchphrase "don't you worry about that", he was giving himself advice.
When people ask me if I have plans for the weekend. You tell me first and then I'll decide if I have plans. Maybe my plan is to just sit with my cat and do nothing
I'll go to sleep as soon as I'm done with this episode/level/chapter... will I have to watch/play/read the next cuz I can't sleep not knowing
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I know, me too. I think, no matter your age, sex, "race", or religion, most of us "regular" people can relate to these. It's just like that nowadays.
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What stage of adulthood is it when you eat a pickle and ten minutes later your insides are on fire? Because that’s where I’m at right now.
I know, me too. I think, no matter your age, sex, "race", or religion, most of us "regular" people can relate to these. It's just like that nowadays.
Load More Replies... What stage of adulthood is it when you eat a pickle and ten minutes later your insides are on fire? Because that’s where I’m at right now.
