Cats Who Are Going Through Mild Existential Crises

We all have those moment, when we're thinking about something, and then we just... drift off and remember that really embarrassing thing that we did in the third grade. And there we are, thirty years of age, having a mild existential crisis. Well, apparently that's not just a human thing. Cats can be mildly startled by things in their lives too, and then they're sitting there, frozen with their tongues sticking out, having an existential crisis.

At least it makes for hilarious pictures though, and really, posts of cats being the weirdos that they are are one of our favorite things anyway. So, please, enjoy this collection of weirdos having existential crises, and we hope that this collection won't make you have a flashback of one of your own most embarrassing moments.

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"she's been like this for a good 15 minutes (saw bird)"

via u/franklinator2000

Birds really do seem to freeze cats' brains just about instantly. No matter what our cats are doing - whether it's sleeping, eating, playing - if there is a bird near the window, they will drop everything. Mid-chew, their minds will stop, and after a moment of clear crisis, they will bolt after that heckin' bird and try to get it.
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02
"Just to be clear, this is a cat."

via u/karmagheden

And more specifically, this is a cat going through something. This is either intense joy or intense existential dread. There is no middle ground, it's either one or the other. And we know for sure, that if you ever found us in this position, you can count on it being n existential crisis indeed.
03
"I actually captured the moment when Kevin's brain came to a screeching halt."

via u/KingSofaOfTheSlugs
04
"My cats aren't too sure about the new apartment."

via u/Daktic
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05
"Mondays are hard"

via u/sherbetandpretzels
06
"hmmm"

via u/jasontaken
07
"Had to share another one of her crazy sleep positions - how she stayed like that and didn’t fall off I’ve no idea!"

via u/Zealousideal_Bet_433
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08
"Toaster is a one brain cell boy with moobies that has occasional Vietnam flashbacks. He’s fine, just dumb."

via u/dootinabox
09
"My boyfriend's cat doesn't like basketballs."

via u/vampiresxxbride
10
"What is she trying to say?"

via u/grollens
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11
"15 different cat beds, bed with a special fuzzy cat blanket not 2 feet away, and he sleeps on my nightstand with his face jammed in the wall"

via u/HappyInTheRain
12
"Constipated bebe"

via u/Azsnee09
13
"Shadow doing his best "dead fish" impression"

via u/MerMadeMeDoIt
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14
"Drip too hard, don't stand too close"

via u/Azsnee09
15
"Basil….. I have no words as to why"

via u/kitkat-paddywhack

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