Has anyone ever told you to take a chill pill and it immediately made you the least chill person in the world? Telling someone to calm down is one of the worst ways you can actually get someone to calm down. It immediately makes them more upset and there you are, back at square one. Humans are funny that way. We hate to be told what to do, and we have a natural instinct to rebel. It’s the inner child in us that never fully goes away, no matter how grown up we feel we are. 

The only true way to chill out is on your own terms. Feel what you need to feel, get it out, and then you’ll be back to the realm of the sane. One of the best ways to unwind? Take some deep breaths while reading this meme list. Works every time.