'Laughter is the best medicine': 21 Laughs That Will Guide You On Your Inner Journey to a Happy Brain (June 6, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 6, 2026 5:45 PM EDT

Have you had your existential crisis yet today?

No? Well, that's probably good. Let's stave it off for just a little while longer with memes. Memes make you giggle, laugh, and LOL, and that makes the heart and brain happy. Sometimes your brain might be like, "why are we laughing at this?" But they're just happy to be getting along with heart for once, so they just keep going along with it. Sometimes this exact situation might be the thing that makes you seek a therapist, and you do you, bestie! We are very pro-therapy here. Why would you not want to learn more about yourself? People are out there getting offended when you ask them why they are like the way they are, but it's a genuine question. Don't you ask yourself that every morning? No?? Then what are you even doing here? You're in denial. You know it ain't easy out there for a diva, so get to therapy. And show your therapist these memes! It'll be both funny and educational.

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Not up for some humor today, sis? Why not? Come on. Give it a chance. It will make you feel better! It's like when I was 11 and had strep throat. They forced you to take the liquid medicine back then, and I hated it with all my being. It tasted so bad! It's like, "I'm sick, why are you forcing me to drink something gross?? I already don't feel good!" But, alas, I had to get better, so I had to drink it. And you know what? It made me feel better, even though I did not want to do it. And, honestly, it wasn't that bad. So, sometimes you just gotta try it out and endure a little before it gets better.
So allow yourself to laugh and get that brain feeling happy again!
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One might say laughing about your own pain isn't funny, but I don't get those kinds of people. Like, what? What does that even mean? How can you laugh at anything if you can't laugh at yourself? And, in fact, I'd argue that when things feel darkest is when you need to laugh the most because that can help you see the light at the end of the tunnel. Ok, ok, I'm not a doctor or anything, but I do love laughter, and I am a meme professional, so at least I have that going for me. So trust me when I say, it's time to laugh, and you will feel better afterwards. This isn't a doomscroll; this is a finite list of memes we think you and your therapist will like. It's fun!
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