“Unlock the Laughter: 50 Hilariously Relatable Memes to Heal Your Mental Breakdown!”
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The girls say their goal is to destigmatize mental health, “finding the humor in the mistakes their mental health journeys have led them on.” And many experts agree that the more we talk about how we’re not okay, the less stigma there is around it. Therapist and author Nicole Arzt echoes that sentiment, saying that even sharing memes can be a great way to open up about your struggles.
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“Mental health issues are often wrapped in shame,” Arzt told Bored Panda. “That shame often says, ‘I’m alone in this. Nobody else understands. Something is deeply wrong with me.’ While memes don’t exactly ‘fix’ that real pain, they can provide a sense of shared camaraderie. There’s such a powerful validation in just knowing you’re not alone and that your struggles are not solely yours.”
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Arzt provides therapy sessions for mental health professionals. She even runs the Psychotherapy Memes Instagram account, so she’s not a stranger to the ways the internet jokes around about their mental health. She says that humor can sometimes even be helpful during therapy sessions.
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“Humor is a great way to build and maintain rapport. Therapy is a vulnerable process,” Arzt explains. You’re sharing some of your rawest stories and deepest pains with another person, and that can feel scary! Humor sometimes creates a necessary lightness amid all that heavy work.”
