40 Funny Pics To Scroll Through As You’re Having Your Third Mental Breakdown Of The Day (New Pics)
I don't know if you noticed, Pandas, but folks are not doing that great. 2024 was a rough year for people's mental health, and the statistics reflect that. Mental Health America reports that 23% of Americans experienced a mental illness in 2024.
And while it is a very serious issue, some folks are also able to glean some humor from it. A very aptly named Mental Illness and Memes page on Facebook shares funny observations about what it's like to be not-so-mentally-well. Check out the newest selection of their best memes below and perhaps you too will find them relatable!
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Except if you work in an 8 to 5 job or attend uni classes. I'm an insomniac but the rest of the world and where I am most skilled functions in an 8 to 5 hellscape.
Load More Replies...I hate the dark when it’s pitch, but when I turn on my galaxy star light it’s so pretty I’ve finally found peace.
Load More Replies...Except you don't have skills for those professions or any of them is not what you do best. And especially not if I have to go back to school to earn another degree, one I wouldn't like or would hate. Waffle House may be my fave restaurant but I'm not working there in order to be nocturnal.
Load More Replies...From age 16 to age 26 I was a musician in rock and soul bands. We were the people of the night.
Huh? Nobody stops you. Get a job with night shifts and you're good to go. Guys, tone it down with the "society is coming after me for (insert banal and just slightly unusual thing)"
Here’s the problem with being nocturnal: Want to go shopping? Like at a real store? Almost nothing is open 24 hrs anymore, unless you can get everything you need at 7-11. Granted, most grocery & big box stores have early & late hours, but many smaller places typically open after 9 am & are closed by 5 pm. Need to make an appt with any sort of professional? Again, hours between 9 am & 5 pm. It can be very difficult to get the earliest appts b/c they tend to fill up the fastest. I’m not complaining, mind you. Just an insomniac who was cursed to be born in the US when my internal clock is naturally set to living in Asia. But that’s my issue to work around, not society’s. That being said, there’s a large minority of people who either naturally function like I do or have to because they work the night shift & these are the sorts of problems we run into all of the time
Load More Replies...used to play Quake and Doom til 03:00, went to work at 08:00 (Duke Nukem time) - yeah!
Im very sensitive and used to be bullied because of it. Now I know if there was more sensitive people maybe the world would be a better place.
Load More Replies...I am 70 years old. I was terrorized by bullies until 10th grade. It is not that there are more cruel people, it is that our media people (Rush Limbaugh) and politicians (Donald Trump) have made being cruel acceptable.
We've reached the point where parents rather let their own child die of measles than getting over their own ego and getting the vaccine.
RFK, the HEALTH Secretary, says it's no big deal because measles outbreaks are common... They will be, you utter waste of an education, because of anti-vaxxers like you! His father and uncle are spinning in their graves so fast they could solve the energy crisis.
Load More Replies...During an interview a business owner once referred to me as a "bleeding heart"; he meant it to be cruel but I took it as a positive.
That's a compliment in my book, at least you have one, amIright?
Load More Replies...I was always ashamed about my sensitivity, I got bullied for it a lot. Then my therapist told me to think of all the people and experiences that I would have to give up in order to avoid being sensitive, and that really helped! At the time I was crying about my friends in Beirut getting bombed. I would never want to give up those friends in order to feel less!
Exactly, it asks strength to be like that. Not everyone is that strong.
Load More Replies...I've been checked out since America chose the orange diaper. It really sent me reeling.
Same, but unfortunately I am American, and thus it's hard to escape from hearing about it
Load More Replies...You have hit the nail on the head if only you could hit the orange marmalade. My anxiety is so high NASA has called. I don't think any of us will be here in four years. Yes, I am in therapy.
Then in forty years time you can tell your grandkids all about the fall of democracy in Amerika. By then Russian will be the new standard language here.
And the media in general. But yeah, I think the combination of these three things is going to lead to its own mental illness diagnosis over the next couple years. Of course, it’ll need it’s own fancy name, which I’m sure the media will be oh so happy to provide 🙄
Load More Replies...I used to only have two of those. Is it still an anxiety disorder when the anxiety is completely justified? *sigh*
The first one you're kinda stuck with. As to the others... I'd keep the love of history -- it's all on reruns now, not much to get worried about. Might want to dial back on the keeping informed. The world is still gonna be here 5, 10, 50 years from now.
the world yes.....it will always survive- especially once we have destroyed ourselves.....and a new species, hopefully smarter than us, appears..🙂
Load More Replies...i am a brit by birth & parentage...and a resident alien married 55yrs to th love f my life( amrican citizen)....th is piece of s**t who is the " so called president" is an embarrassment to this ONCE fine country....but, since i cant vote i am told i have no say.....YES, i do....i pay taxes and love this country....it is my home but....he has totally destroyed it and allowed stupid,bigots & racists to think that he actually likes them!! how f****n deluded are they!! sadly, i live in a very RED....necked town.....*sigh*hopefuly, i live long enuff to see sanity return....god help us all...Peace to everyone..
Although we're all about positivity here at Bored Panda, sometimes even we have to get serious for a moment. Pages like Mental Illness and Memes are not about trivializing the struggles of mentally unwell people. They're about normalizing the topic and laughing together, not at something or someone.
The world is in a mental health crisis at the moment, and it doesn't seem the situation will be getting any better in the near future. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Queensland recently found that half of the world's population is likely to experience at least one mental health disorder in their lifetime.
What else are we supposed to do? Going catatonic sounds really appealing, but I’ve got a lot of laundry to do, other household chores, and a cat that supposedly requires constant feeding (according to her).
Anyone who asks that has never met anyone in the military or a first responder. The world runs on a dark sense of humour - be glad you haven't needed yours until now.
14-year-old me was quite the weirdo. I don't think he was ever impressed by anyone.
Exactly. My opinion of most people hasn't changed either.
Load More Replies...14 year old me would be pissed that I'm a single mom. She thought any man was better than no man, and never wanted to raise a kid alone. 43 year old me still doesn't want to raise a kid alone, but knows without a doubt that it can I'm fact be worse to have a man, then to have no man.
I think she would be proud I am thriving despite my childhood in a dysfunctional family.
Nowadays, it seems that we're more comfortable talking about our mental health struggles. As the number of people diagnosed with mental illness increases each year, so does the discourse about mental health. We're able to joke around about it or tell our loved ones when we're not feeling well.
Last year, the Pew Research Center asked people with whom they'd be most comfortable talking about their mental health struggles. The majority (57%) replied that a close friend would be their go-to person. The other top two answers were an immediate family member (52%) or a mental health provider (50%).
Same. Always wondered why when I hit my hand on the desk I say ow when it didn’t hurt, but when I hit my side of stomach onto the extremely pointy corner of a dresser, I just suck my teeth and deal
Load More Replies...I do. Also not neurodivergent. People are really overusing that term/diagnosis.
Load More Replies...Not everything is some "neurodivergent" trait. A lot of very regular people do this.
Procedures like a blood draw or just life in general? I know my body starts yelling “OWWWW!!” as soon as I wake up, but I’m starting to realize that my brain does this just before I’m about to open any news app at this point.
Load More Replies...I need a carer and the other day she was helping me wash, when she put the sponge on my back , I said ouch. Poor girl thought she had hurt me, all it was , was there was to much water on the sponge and it made me jump as it ran down my back. So I said Ouch!!??
Like getting annoyed with Spotify on shuffle, then realising it's my playlist!
who put this s**t on my playlist??? (spoiler: it was me.)
Load More Replies...like putting a sherlock holmes audio book on shuffle and trying to follow the plot
When the little indicator light in your head turns from red to green, it's the right song.
Age is one common denominator for people who struggle with depression in particular. In 2022, the Walton Family Foundation found that 42% of Gen Zers struggle with this condition. And a report by Harmony Healthcare IT claimed that 61% of Gen Z have a medical anxiety diagnosis.
No mom and dad, I am not ‘slacking off’ I am trying to savor what little I have left of my childhood before I regret being born.
Do this. I was brought up to feel guilty if I wasn’t doing “something productive”. That includes hobbies, so it’s not like the goal was to be miserable, but the point is, I’m in my late 40s and it’s taken me years to try to relearn how to just sit, do nothing, and relax, and NOT feel horribly guilty and anxious over it. To let the mind rest and do nothing (not overstimulated with social media and whatnot) and to let the body recharge is seriously underrated and a much needed skill for good mental health.
Load More Replies...The stupid ones are the ones falling for the cons and they are the ones making things worse. Also they tend to be the haters as well.
Can I hate *them*? I feel like that’s more than justified.
Load More Replies...Would you say there is a plethora of stupid people? - El Guapo (probably)
I always say to my girl-cat, “be nice to your brothers while I’m out”, knowing full well she’ll torment them as much as possible 🙄
Our 12 lb cat has mind-f*ed our 110 lb German Shepherd over the years to the point that he whines in fear when she sashays into the same room with him (not my fault, I only entered into this situation a few years ago, and this started much earlier). So while the dog keeps us and the house safe from everyone and everything outside, I’m required to keep the dog “safe” from the little furry terrorist. There’s a reason I didn’t have kids; I didn’t want to spend my days telling my children to stop whining and/or bothering their siblings. What am I doing with my life? Telling the fur babies to stop whining and torturing their siblings. 🤦🏻♀️
Load More Replies...I started saying goodbye to my dogs because I wanted them to learn those words and understand that they mean that I'm leaving the house and that I'll be back later. But they don't respond in any way at all to them, so I have no idea whether they have learned the words and just don't care that I'm leaving or whether they have not learned the words and are really confused what I don't come back right away.
Young people are also more open to talking about their mental health. Patrick Griswold, associate professor and clinical instructor in the the Human Services and Counseling Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver, says that's because it's hard to stigmatize something so widespread. "Therapy is now seen as beneficial, and as more people engage with it and find it helpful, the stigma continues to fade."
That would be useful… if I could actually get medical insurance. Woo capitalism…
That what gets me about the conservatives US and UK style: you won. Whose life got actually better? Not even the rich people's - they don't notice the extra money. Are women better off? No. Men? No. Better nature? No. Better work conditions? No. People happier? No. They won and all we got was anxiety and stress. Thanks, I guess?
You sometimes have to try a lot to find those that do
Load More Replies...Need to fire your therapist, homeslice. If you think our entire society is crushing your soul, you're failing to see it has more bright spots than a baby fawn.
hey, sorry I stopped in the middle of that sentence, I just suddenly saw/heard something that's been here this entire time but I didn't pause to observe it, now what on earth was I saying
Load More Replies...Although older people are opening up about their mental health too, Gen Z is 20% more likely than other generations to talk about their struggles. And the Internet offers a space to release these anxieties and troubles in the form of gallows humor. When experts at the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance talked to Gen Zers, they said that memes help ease the discomfort around serious mental health topics.
If only I could drink dopamine, like a Coke with dopamine added, and have it work
Well there is a different kind of "coke" that does increase dopamine release. But you don't typically drink it. Also it's not exactly legal and not very good for you either.
Load More Replies...I'd probably be locked up permanently if people knew what my internal monolouge says.
I don’t like podcasts. Why would I want to hear my internal monologue?
I wish I could write it. Best seller fiction but it's stuck between my ears.
Some might say that joking about mental illness veers into dark humor territory. That might be true, but for Generation Z, it only makes sense to look at the world through lenses of absurdism and nihilism. The government's inability to deal with the climate crisis, school shootings, and socioeconomic inequality makes these the only acceptable ways to understand the world.
i am a child who came of age in the 60's....great times, and pretty great music...I am old now- and todays music is so strange to me but....i understand my preference....i wish todays generation..( no disrespect at all) could just tolerate Joplin,Hendrix and company for just a teeny bit...sigh...i admit to being addicted to Foreigners " Juke Box Hero"....just play it LOUD,OK??!!?🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don’t know why, but my brain filled in the asterisks and came up with “farting”!
This Friday is payday. Not looking forward to how much more taxes are taken out.
Is the penguin spanking that seal? Not kink shaming, just curious
Load More Replies...Gen Z also uses particular, jokey slang when talking about mental illness. A stay at a psychiatric hospital, for example, is called "a grippy sock vacation." A mental breakdown is referred to as "menty b" and has become commercialized, appearing on mugs, T-shirts, and other merchandise on Etsy and similar e-commerce platforms.
By syllables in each letter, most to least: W first, then all the others random
Load More Replies...Here ya go - The Alphabet, in Alphabetical Order - The-Alphab...5ac26a.jpg
It's the same tune as "Twinkle twinkle little star". Legend says that Mozart wrote it when he was 5 yo
Load More Replies...I've been called a "character" "particular" and once even "touched"
That's where the ugly side of joking about mental illness comes in. By making fun of their mental struggles, people might trivialize their own or others' conditions. Clinical psychologist Dr. Nicholas Westers told CNN that by using that kind of language, people distance themselves from their symptoms and are essentially doing nothing about them. "That reflects very little control over the distress and doesn't reflect any pursuit of healthy coping strategies."
Well you obviously have the self-control to not butt in with "well actually..." Some of us ignored the memo
The "well actually" crowd keep Wikipedia to a moderately reliable source, so it's useful
Load More Replies...Look up "Dunning-Kruger Effect". Truer words have rarely been written.
please, Please, PLease, PLEase, PLEAse, PLEASe, PLEASE??????????!!!!!!!!!!??????????
And then only celebrities would use them and there wouldn’t be enough for people that really need it.
Load More Replies...Westers worries that using cutesy language to refer to serious mental health conditions and overinterpretation ("I'm so OCD", for example) could be just as dangerous as not talking about mental health at all. "It's possible that our culture is moving to the other extreme, where we're going to trivialize it and destigmatize it so much; everyone's going to talk about it using fun language."
Being sensitive is a pain. You tell me I'm too sensitive and I am forced to restrain myself from tearing you limb from limb because I value my freedom.
When you make it to 70, you no longer care what others are thinking.
Load More Replies...As long as we understand that it's all in good fun, we shouldn't be in any trouble. So, how many of these memes did you find relatable, Pandas? Let us know in the comments! But don't fret if you haven't, as you can check our previous article about the Mental Illness and Memes page right here!
Yes. And sometimes I stare at the cameras at work when a coworker annoys me and mouth "help me".
It's living in an unnatural environment. Humans have a natural habitat and very few humans these days live in it. We're like the Gorilla in a tiny pen at the zoo, eventually acquiring an anxiety issue where she constantly picks at her skin.
I believe that I have been suffering from depression and anxiety most of my life , finally someone believed me when I was in my 40s. My parents always said things like "oh she's sulking again,or what's a matter with you now, or what you got to cry about?. Another good one was just cheer up for god's sake, you look like a wet week" It all helped a lot,not
got this from my mom as well - her favorite saying was: “buck up” or “you think you had it bad, when I was a kid/your age…”
Load More Replies...Before self diagnosing that you have depression, first make sure you are not surrounded by asshats.
It took me way too long to realize there was a pool table. I thought the dude was floating cross legged like a genie. I may have for my medication this morning.
My phone is just gonna show ☹️ most of the time, taking up the whole screen
These days, Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place get at least one rewatch per year. Scrubs. And all the murder shows (true crime) on repeat.
Yes to Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place!! Great shows! Unbreakable will also be in my rotation. I found and I’m watching through The League for the first time as well, but it is sure to be on my list!
Load More Replies...I love it when I find those, and a plus if I actually like the show.
Ooh. Veronica Mars was fantastic (except that last season... Still mad about that). It's not on any of my services though.
Load More Replies...Thank you. My parents are like ‘you need friends’ I like ‘no thx I like sitting alone’ they like ‘but you just cried yesterday bc you had no friends I like ‘that bc everyone in the world especially my school is a dummy and I don’t wanna stinkin talk or hang out with them.’
Also they forgot the one rare time you’re actually happy.
Load More Replies...All of the above and driving. But driving is the good overthinking that clears your mind.
Definitely. I'd replace doing dishes in the picture with driving.
Load More Replies...Trying to go to sleep. Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, so glad you could attend, step inside, step inside.
While in bed because you are to depressed to get up because you are overthinking because you feel you are worthless.
In the shower and while doing chores. I'm often planning what other chores I need to do.
Well I never did understand how attractive women could be sad and lonely for more than a day. They do not have to try at all to get a man's attention the next day. Where as us plain folk struggle our whole lives to be just noticed. and are overjoyed to finally overcome loneliness.
Because that attention can be (and usually is) unwanted and superficial, so you end up wanting both to be alone and feeling like you’re alone.
Load More Replies...Little My! In the books she annoyed me when I was a child, now I see what her character added to the stories.
You mean that you see yourself in her and how dare they base that character on you?
Load More Replies...Sure there is, it's the reward of not getting into conflict about why you didn't do A or why you need help with B
There may not be an award for either, but there can certainly be a lot of consequences for doing the opposite
Hyper fixate on a fandom, fanfic included and if it doesn't work, switch fandoms :)
To me, it's people who grew up in a town or city, had a school nearby and still were walked there by parents, had grandparents who at least pretended they cared, their flat was clean bc mother wasn't a hoarder, had enough food and so on. These people judge victims of abuse so hard. Life is easy for them, but for people like me it's hell.
“New land is harsh, and vigorous, and sturdy. It scorns evidence of weakness. There is nothing of sham or hypocrisy in it. It is what it is, without apology.” is the full quote. However, THIS is not new land. The colloquialism is the view of someone who accepts the single view.
Exactly, there is nothing, the world is an illusion, nothing is real…also I just got some really cute new earrings anyone wanna talk about that…just kidding o hate everyone and everything don’t talk to me.
Your comment made me laugh-snort. I think we may have been related in a previous life. 🤣🤣🤣
Load More Replies...The mere fact they decided to break the cycle of abuse is praiseworthy.
Children need boundaries, rules and punishment in the form of removing sth good. As a teacher, I know whose parents are lazy idiots calling themselves gentle. Nothing gentle about creating problems for teachers and the society.
Your opinion is correct but I find it really concerning that you are a teacher and write so poorly
Load More Replies...My only conclusion is that I need to move to a different time zone, most likely somewhere in Asia or Australia 🤷🏻♀️
Go to bed at 6:30pm and up at 2:45am. Do not ask me why, I don't understand either.
It's doable. Start with setting an alarm (across the room) for 6am. After a few days your body will tell you when to go to sleep.
Oh no! I can barely handle being bipolar. Tripolar will just ruin my day.
Yeah, I don’t have the energy for another pole. Two is draining me just fine, thanks.
Load More Replies...Praise? What the he** is that? Can someone give me a definition please?
And the you only have to open the bottle once a week!
Load More Replies...Gimme some Neoni and My Chemical Romance and I’ll be either extremely sad or invincible
Nah gimme my SNRI so I can walk down the stairs without panicking and eat without thinking I'm chocking or something.
I can't do that much white. It would trigger my OCD. My last "health" facility was painted a light yellow and blue.
i have chosen the insane route and its not that bad tbh
Insanity is more fun in the short term, but sanity has a WAY better retirement plan.
An old fashioned term for it is giving someone a cold shoulder. You can't return calls but want me to make a baby afghan for you? Uh no.
Sometimes people get this when they start a new hobby. "I just started playing Warhammer 40k." "Allow my eyes to glow green as I start to pontificate..."
While that is definitely part of being a pre-teen/teenager… yes, for some of us, it was definitely a sign of things to come lol
I always use mismatched socks. One day at work someone asked if I'm ok. How so, I asked. They pointed out that my socks matched and that made them worry :D
Only have one type of black socks, makes it easy during laundry, and also to rock your socks!
Load More Replies...It is always International CRAZY mixed up socks day. Heavy on the CRAZY because you have to have the gripper socks like they give you in the psych ward.
Nah I have fun on my birthday. My birthdays growing up sucked so as an adult I go over the top and do whatever I want now 😎 my birthday is end of December, so growing up it was cold, I didn't get a party since the family was broke from Christmas, almost every Xmas present from relatives was "oh this is your Christmas AND birthday present"- meanwhile both my sisters who had summer birthdays got big parties in the sunshine, lots of presents, no one ever handed them a birthday present and said "oh by the way this is also your Christmas present", they got separate gifts for both occasions! So recently yeah I treat myself on my birthday 😂
I could relate to too many of these and now I'm scared
I could relate to too many of these and now I'm scared
