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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!

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.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You think you can hurt my feelings? My cat turned her head away when I went to kiss her. Nothing hurts worse than kitty rejection:(

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whenever you overthink things, just remember a giant of a wizard would always quietly say I shouldn't have said that, I should.not have said that. So even wizards screw up sometimes it's ok.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sticks and stones may break my bones but your words will never hurt me.... and if you try throwing sticks and stones... I will kick your a$s.

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7 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

try being a Libra, have to know every angle, every possible outcome, every point of view and still can't make a decision because it might be the wrong one. and that's just Monday

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hurt my feelings more often than other people do. I make myself cry over people using slightly different language than normal when talking to me.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can also get angry without people trying to p**s me off... wish I could stop doing that with overthinking...

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's like poetry to my ears, or brain - since I read it to myself silently...

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like, who said I needed your help, I know how to hurt myself.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only person who physically and emotionally abuses me is me. It’s getting better though, for now.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And sometimes we all gang up on me because no matter how badly my feelings have been hurt, I have the power to move that pain up a notch or two, like i always do. You stab me and I'll twist the knife Ugh! I definitely overthought that one. I'm sorry

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm an over thinker, too. I'm so busy thinking, that I overlook the obvious.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one could possibly hurt my feelings. Mainly because I'm not listening due to the internal voice reminding me what an idiot I am.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tell the hubs that when I annoy him that he's lucky he doesn't live in my head. I annoy myself all time

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree with Kimberlee. What gives them the right to do my job! (wish I was kidding)

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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.

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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.

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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.'"

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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.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And I’m just as cranky the next day if I stay up later than that.

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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."

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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."

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't show up with a gift, you are toast...I mean she just told you how much she loves you and so...

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what best friends are for and also getting you home safe after you've had a few

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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.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When Joh Bjelke-Peterson used his catchphrase "don't you worry about that", he was giving himself advice.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Winter it is too cold and miserable to go out. Summer it is too sunny and sun is bad for my youthful skin

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It hits hard when you have to pick your birth year from a scroll list.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thankfully I'm as far in my profession as I want to go so I can go eat Pizza in the woods

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