God. It has been a year. Or two. Or maybe even three. It feels as though I no longer have a grip on time. Perhaps it’s because of the pandemic. Maybe it’s because as you get older, time starts to move faster. But it could also be the crippling depression that makes a fog of the days, weeks, months and years. While the sunshine has slowly started to return to New York and peoples moods seem to be improving, I still can’t help but feel the weight of the world on my shoulders as I go about my day-to-day life. Sometimes it feels like getting out of bed is the hardest task in the world. Cooking? Impossible. Even the thought of wholesome socializing has the potential to fill my chest and head with anxiety. And while logically I know that I’m relatively privileged in my pain, it’s as though my brain chemistry doesn’t want me to acknowledge that. Therapy helps, but connecting with peers helps more. And when you’re depressed, it’s easy to feel as though being vulnerable about pain is a burden on those you love. So it’s good to find alternate ways of feeling less alone. These memes and tweets helped me today, and I hope they can help some of you.