The world as we know it can be an isolating place, where we’re each secluded to our own internet bubbles. It’s easy for anyone to feel caught between the real world and the online world these days. We spend so much of our time online that it can start to feel more like home than …
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Social butterfly claims lonely people shouldn’t complain about loneliness if all they do is watch Netflix, scroll TikTok, and stay at home all day, enrages agoraphobic introverts: ‘This is a very privileged take’
I feel bad for people who are plagued with loneliness. Whether it’s because they just moved to a new city and don’t know anybody yet or they recently had a falling out with their friend group of many years, it’s no fun to spend most of your time sitting at home alone watching TV without …
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Memes for When You’re Yearning at 3AM
You might know the feeling: you’re up past your bedtime, aching for something just out of reach. You’re in your bag, you’re down bad…you’re yearning. Maybe you’re pretending you’re an 18th-century poet draped over a fainting couch in a candlelit room, pining for your lover who has shipped off to war. Yearning is a particular …
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Relatable Memes for People Who Still Have SAD In the Summer
Winter 2019/20 was pretty rough. As a sufferer of seasonal depression (NYC baybay), that’s pretty par for the course. The lack of sunlight, the frigid cold, and the convenience of being able to have anything delivered turns into a very dark self-induced nightmare. But every year I remind myself that it’s temporary. Well, that wasn’t …
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35 Downer Memes For Anyone Feeling The Ennui
It may only be the beginning of March, but here on the East Coast (and in the Northern hemisphere) we can feel the seasonal depression fading away with the arrival of what we like to call «False Spring.» While the sunshine and warm-ish weather are a preview of future joy, realistically it’s going to take …
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He Had Us In The First Half
Who can relate?
‘Ordinary People Memes’ Take Relatability To A Weirdly Depressing New Level
Portland comedian @jayshingle is the mastermind of the bizarre and eerily depressing «Ordinary People Memes» Instagram account. The memes pair incredibly banal text with photos of, well, very ordinary people – and the results range from amusingly relatable to slightly dark and lonely. We hesitate to refer to them as a commentary on the volume …
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Depression & Anxiety Memes For People Who Can’t Stop Feeling The Feels
As a sufferer of both depression and anxiety, I know it helps to know that you’re not alone in the struggle. Talking to a therapist, friends, or loved ones helps, but we have to admit: memes are one of the best ways to know that what you’re feeling is something other people relate to. So …
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