Being sad isn't some original experience: 26 sad core girl memes to overcome sadness

María Cetra • Writer

Sep 6, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

Are you sad? We are all sad!

Feeling overwhelmed with emotions and problems isn't a niche thing. It's actually the most normal way of feeling. I think that the word 'overwhelmed' is very interesting: that sensation of being overcome by everything internally while you seem pretty fine on the outside. It's hard to get over those emotions, take the reins of your life, and start feeling better. But it isn't impossible. When we feel so tired of feeling too much, we start to believe that nobody feels like we do. Nobody will understand us or relate to how awful we are. But that is also not true. You can't even imagine how many people are going through the same things as you.

Isolation is probably the most visible act people do when they are sad. It feels right to be away from everyone for a while, to avoid having to deal with people, and so you don't have to explain how you feel and why you feel like that. It's the easy way out. But if we fight against that instinct, then we might find out that sour feelings aren't abnormal. We may hear stories of our friends saying how they went through the same things and overcame them.

Getting better is possible, even if it doesn't sound like it. It's hard, it's tedious, and you will have to put your everything. But going through some sad times doesn't define you. It's just a moment that you will later on look back on and realize how much better you are now. But it's important not to remain in isolation. Go out, live, and happiness will appear again. After all, you aren't the only one feeling like that. It's just a moment. Here are some memes about the whole 'sad girl core' to remind all of us that we aren't having some kind of original experience. We all go through this, but we get better. So let's start by laughing a little about the whole situation.