IRL • Nov 08 2017

The best memes about mental illness for when someone tells you to drink water and exercise

‘Have you tried yoga?’

Mental illness doesn't make you a smol flower or a delicate raspberry or what fucking ever. It makes you a person with a tricky medical problem.

And anybody who's suffered a depressive episode or who has to cope with anxiety on a daily basis knows that even though laughter isn't always the best medicine (let's be honest, the best medicine is Xanax), it can certainly help to view your experiences with mental illness through the lens of relatable content.

Here's a sweet selection of the best memes for your sick little brain. Enjoy, but if you don't… I get it.

OFF TOO A GREAT START REPLY WITH HOW YOUR MONDAYS GOING MINE IS GOING BAD -ADMIN https://t.co/Pvlj0hFzKV

A post shared by dasharez0ne (@dasharez0ne69) on Sep 25, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT

My depression vs my depression after fall daylight savings pic.twitter.com/m6PG29ZwXV

— shania twink (@shaniatwink) November 7, 2017

Me: *is doing fine*

My depression: pic.twitter.com/f082WvQad6

— Da’Shaun L. Harrison (@_iAmRoyal) November 5, 2017

me being a total genius and fixing everything lmfao

A post shared by BINNY DEBBIE (@scariest_bug_ever) on Jul 14, 2017 at 11:45am PDT

OOF #niche #nichememes #memes #meme #bpd #bpdmemes

A post shared by krunchy the clown (@copingclown) on Oct 15, 2017 at 8:03am PDT

me watching myself dissociate pic.twitter.com/GusvzTQUFF

— fellas (@PRETTYBOYSAD) October 31, 2017

Thing that is probably unsafe: dissociating while driving at night
Thing that I do nearly every night on my way home from work: dissociate

— Blood Doll ? (@amygdalamb) October 26, 2017

What day is it

A post shared by Scary Bitch™ (@sadboi_aesthetic_) on Nov 5, 2017 at 9:34pm PST

True story Update: forgot to watermark it but give credit if you use it

A post shared by Scary Bitch™ (@sadboi_aesthetic_) on Aug 23, 2017 at 10:39pm PDT

LOOK AT MY COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN ART HA HA HELP ME. . . . . . . . #thementallytrillest #mentalillnessmemes #nichememes #nichememe #niche #storytellers #truestories #mentalbreakdown #therapysession #anxietyattack #womeninfilm #mentallytrill #mentallyill #mentalillness #depressionmemes #anxietymemes #bipolardisorder #anxiety #mentalhealth #mentalillnessstories #depressionmeme #storytelling #darkhumor #depressionedits #depressionawareness #femalestories #therapy #theyearbetween

A post shared by the mentally trillest?‍? (@thementallytrillest) on Oct 20, 2017 at 5:55pm PDT

I'm not glamorizing my depression so much as I'm throwing a fall wreath on it and spraying it with Febreze

— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) November 6, 2017

why the fuck me like this

A post shared by BINNY DEBBIE (@scariest_bug_ever) on Sep 11, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT

A post shared by Wolf Eyes (@wolf_eyes_psychojazz) on Nov 4, 2017 at 7:19pm PDT

My grandfather fought in 2 wars & I just had to audibly practice what I was gonna say to the lady at the drive thru bc of my social anxiety.

— Jordan Stratton (@jordan_stratton) March 16, 2015

A post shared by Emotional Club (@emotionalclub) on Sep 3, 2017 at 1:37pm PDT

im VERY laid back. i only care about 2 things:

every person on earth & their opinion of me
the crushing psychological weight of being alive

— a lost fish (@grumbist) September 14, 2015

“but antidepressants will make me lose my spark,” i thought, while unable to eat, leave my apartment, or write just 1 sentence for 6 months

— darcie wilder (@333333333433333) October 27, 2017

Sometimes you get imposter syndrome because you're an actual imposter.

— Heather Havrilesky (@hhavrilesky) October 23, 2017

7 stages of grief:
-waking up
-having a body
-leaving the house
-being self
-human interaction
-going home
-looking in mirror

— so sad today (@sosadtoday) October 30, 2017

me: h-
my therapist: pic.twitter.com/XercXGZwJ9

— giovanni lasagna (@lasagnabby) October 17, 2017

me:I'm gonna have a good day today
my depression, anxiety and negative thoughts all at once: pic.twitter.com/B3cnf0gv6a

— yeet (@LILUZISHITS) November 6, 2017

I shot straight up out of bed to make this

A post shared by Jul ? (@sagittariusmemeadmin) on Oct 2, 2017 at 7:39pm PDT

realist mood today #memes #meme #mentalhealthmeme #mentalhealthmemes #edmemes #whatsinmybag #whatsismybagmeme #memequeen #altmeme #depression #nichememes #validation

A post shared by who is she?? (@contagiouscopingmechanisms) on Oct 20, 2017 at 2:56pm PDT

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