Relatable Memes and Affirming Reminders For People Who Are Simply Not Okay

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Ada Elder
Jan 18, 2023 8:00 PM EST

In the words of the popular rock band My Chemical Romance, "I'm nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot okaaaay, I'm not okaaaaaaaay, I'm not o-f*ckin-kay!" Yeah, I might be writing this at the end of a long weekend, but long weekends are just more free time to think about your problems if you're depressed and/or having a total existential crisis. Just kidding. Long weekends are the perfect time to try to ground oneself. While some people may turn to wordy self-help books, therapy sessions (expensive!), or even more controversial tactics like hypnosis, psychedelics, or ketamine, we're more into the tried and true methods of scrolling through relatable memes and tweets that remind us that we're not completely broken. We're working on it. So if you need something to shake your proverbial shoulders and tell you that, you will, eventually, be okay, we're here for you. 

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    Hand - When you're making small life changes and your depression is trying to downplay the positives Progess is progress!
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    Font - Dr. Mona Masood, DO @ShrinkRapping ... Maybe the problem isn't that you're a "people pleaser". Maybe the problem is that you've been blamed/punished/hurt when people are displeased, so you've learned that to please others is to protect yourself.
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    Font - loneliness depression anxiety family issues MY DOG AWAYS *bark* Me
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    Facial expression - so did you lay in bed blasting fireflies by owl city as a kid staring up at the ceiling while imagining running away to a happier place bc you grew up on fairy tales and make believe stories since you didnt really have the best social skills due to undiagnosed neurodivergency and thus didnt have a lot of friends so you spent all that extra time you had induldging in fictional stories and then grew up believing maybe one day youd get to go on a magical adventure like those sto
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    Tartan - zander @finah damn I can say no to this shit? RT @RT_com 1 more reason to say 'no' to depression: Scientists prove it shrinks your brain on.rt.com/h9ngfl
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    Font - THE SLUMFLOWER @theslumflower Your crippling need to be understood by people who continue to show that they barely understand themselves, will shackle you to the most emotionally debilitating situations. 9/9/18, 4:47 PM
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    Smile - Sending love to everyone healing from things they don't discuss with anyone. mematic & Tenor
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    Font - rosecrystal its true that crying wont solve things but we dont cry to solve. we cry to release aphony-cree Taking the lid off a pot that's boiling too much wont solve the problem of the heat being too high, but it will release the pressure so you'll have time to get the heat under control before everything inside the pot explodes
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    Font - Liziwe @LiziweN_ My friend just said to me: "Sometimes you have to make peace with the fact that you are the villain in someone else's story even if you thought you were doing the right thing. You don't get to tell them how to narrate their experience" A word.
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    Chin - JUST CAUSE YOU STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT #LupinSavages DOESN'T MEAN YOU DESERVE IT
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    Font - C What people think depression is @what.is.mental.illness Being lazy Feeling of sadness What depression actually is Loss of interest in daily activities Appetite or weight changes Unexplained aches and pains Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness Anger or irritability Sleep changes Loss of energy Self-loathing Concentration problems Reckless behavior
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    Font - Jenzilla @LetsPlayJen L Depression isn't always dark rooms and crying endlessly. Sometimes its getting up, going to work and smiling and laughing all day and then coming home to sit quietly doing little to nothing until its time to go to bed.
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    Nose - I'm not where I want to be but I'm proud I'm not where I used to be
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    Font - Lekxaye @WitchsHex These two things are simultaneously true: 1) Bad people can and do improve themselves and deserve to have the ability to do so. 2) Even if a person improves, people who they've hurt are not required to forgive them or give them another chance to be in their lives. 9:53 PM 3/2/19 Twitter for iPhone
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    Font - r/AskReddit u/decisivevinyl + SUBSCRIBE 23.9h What life-altering things should every human ideally get to experience at least once in their lives? Discussion 38.8k twogunrosie 3.5h Failure. 14.3k Gallyt 3h . You'd be surprised how many people constantly have their life "fixed" for them and never have to fail at anything. Failure allows us to learn coping skills, resilience, problem solving, determination ... so many skills that many people today just don't have. ... ↑ Share Reply Absolute
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    Cartoon - Be who you needed when you were younger 5.3.5.
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    Cartoon - me, unlearning the stories my shame taught me about myself @hopehealingarts little me
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    Font - Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays Kids aren't designed or equipped to carry the emotional or relational loads of adulthood. You may have toughed it out-- but you shouldn't have had to. And the emotional & behavioral consequences you're experiencing now aren't your fault-- OR evidence that you're a loser. 4:00 PM - 7/25/22 - Twitter Web App .
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    Hair - it's just like you know it's like kinda hard to explain right but you know like i guess it's like just you know right? clever thoughts ???
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    Font - I pray you quit overthinking, replaying failed scenarios, feeding self doubt & seeing the good in everyone but yourself. You deserve more.
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    Hair - i know im a disaster but i swear im doing my best
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    Cat - @THECLUSTERBHIVE STOP SAYING "CRAZY" WHEN YOU MEAN "UNPREDICTABLE"
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    Font - Dr. Thema @drthema We are experiencing a collective trauma. Similar to other traumas, we see a range of responses. People are experiencing depression, anxiety, fatigue, frustration, denial, numbness, & grief. Have compassion for yourself and for those who may respond differently.
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    Cartoon - So I did! I wanted to cry, but I didn't. I was brave instead. and sad E
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    Dog - A letter for you. You are a good even if brain say you doin a heckin trash
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    Font - TONI TONE @tOnitOne Some people aren't good at asking for help because they're so used to being 'the helper'. Throughout their life they've experienced an unbalanced give and take, so their instinct is usually "I'll figure it out on my own". The self-reliance is all they've ever known. 5:47 PM 7/30/19 Twitter for iPhone
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    Toy - You have been visited by the Axolotl of Awesome Shit. He doesn't do anything, he just likes awesome shit. He likes you.
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