“Unlock the Laughter: 50 Hilariously Relatable Memes to Heal Your Mental Breakdown!”
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However, there’s a time and place for humor in a therapy session. “At the same time, we want to be mindful of deflecting with humor,” Nicole points out. “Humor shouldn’t be used as a way to avoid feelings or emotional processing. This can perpetuate avoidance patterns.”
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Nicole also cautions against coping with mental health issues through jokes and memes. “Mental health issues are so serious and can be life-threatening,” she reiterates. “There’s nothing inherently funny about them. But, paradoxically, it can feel bold to choose to examine your greatest struggles and laugh a bit about them.”
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Arzt also emphasizes the importance of community and connection when joking around with others. “If you can laugh with another person, that’s even better,” she told Bored Panda. “That connection matters, it’s so important. It doesn’t take away the pain. It just shifts some of the energy around in a way where the pain may not feel so isolating or debilitating.”
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So, Pandas, what do your therapists tell you? Do you have any ill-advised funny quips to share with us? Or maybe one of the memes on this list hit particularly close to home and elicited a belly laugh out of you? Don’t be shy, and let us know in the comments!
