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Its intensity varies, but sadness is a normal human emotion that fills us in upsetting, painful, or disappointing situations.

Feeling blue doesn't necessarily mean you are doing something wrong. Rather, it helps us come to terms with the harsh side of reality and move on.

And the Instagram account 'Mad Sad Not Good' is trying to normalize it.

Using the universal language of memes, it shares relatable jokes about everyday struggles, fostering a sense of solidarity and understanding among its followers.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i can't be the only one who vaguely misses 2020, in a weird sort of way. edit: the amount of people upvoting this is sad, i'm sorry so many people are so stressed with life right now. stay safe, i love you all, try to prioritize yourselves 🩵

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    DUN DUN
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Learning about America's health policies, education policies, cost of livelihood gave me nightmares, BRO WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN AMBULANCE????

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    To learn more about the things that we feel, we contacted London-based psychiatrist and author of 'You Are Not Meant To Be Happy. So Stop Trying,' Rafa Euba.

    "Sadness is a natural emotion that we are meant to experience during certain periods in our lives," he told Bored Panda. "It is normally intermittent, like all our other emotions, and will come and go depending on what's happening at any given time."

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    "Sadness is more persistent during periods of adaptation to a loss when it will help us gradually reset our mind in response to that loss," the psychiatrist added. "The sadness we feel when we fail to achieve a certain goal, or that associated with unrequited love, may also help us re-evaluate our ambitions and lower our expectations. Sadness makes us withdraw and reflect for a while, which may result in better planning."

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    XenoMurph
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother flew spitfires. That's pretty cool thing to find out.

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    Even though it can knock us down, we shouldn't mistake sadness for depression. "Sadness is an emotion, which often comes combined with other emotions, both negative (like anxiety) and positive," Euba highlighted. "Nostalgia, for instance, is a generally pleasant emotion, even though it includes within it an element of sadness."

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    "In contrast, depression is a clinical condition, an illness that needs to be treated," he said. "In depression, negative emotions spiral out of control, generating enormous suffering. A depressed person feels sad and anxious constantly and for long periods of time, and typically finds it difficult to sleep, or to enjoy anything in their lives."

    "So while emotions are fleeting and have functions that help us live our lives, a depressive illness has no function. It is a malfunction."

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    It's difficult to say just how much sadness is normal, as there can be a lot of variation in how different people process emotions, but, for example, a survey of 2,000 British adults discovered that on average, they spend three months a year in a glum mood, equating to 96 days a year, or eight days each month.

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    Interestingly, the new year doesn't start on a good note either, with a quarter feeling at their lowest during January.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the stress i felt from procrastinating that task for so long overrode any joy i would feel from completing it, sorry

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crises upon crises (unrelated but crises is such a weird word)

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    Top winter gloom inducers include the weather, shorter days with dark mornings and evenings, and feeling cold. 

    Spending time with friends and family is the top way people combat January blues, followed by listening to music, resting, and going outdoors.

    That being said, the average person spends just under an hour a day outdoors in winter and estimates only 44 minutes of that is in direct sunlight.

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    Furthermore, one in five only gets between 1 and 15 minutes a day under the winter sun’s rays.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Gig work opportunity - "Mobile valet" Like uber, but you summon a valet, who gets dropped off at your destination, takes your car, and drives around Toronto or finds a parking space until you message them, then meets you, hands your car back, and charges you $25 per hour. Valets have QR badges you scan when you give them your keys. You get a $2 per hour discount if you select to let them pick up and drop off other valets to gigs with your car during your booked window. For an additional fee, they can take your car to be washed, and/or detailed, charge the battery and drop off your drycleaning. The evening service includes a "Drive me home" option for drinkers, where the valet drives you home in your own car and gets collected by an uber. It's cheaper than downtown parking, a door to door service, and you never have to look for a parking space again.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Connecting flights. Not everyone is flying to Cincinnati. Many of them are flying beyond Cincinnati. "Beyond Cincinnati" is the name of my new work in progress post-apocalypse novel.

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    But just as sadness is a natural emotion, so are its remedies. Dr. Shelley James, director at Age of Light Innovations, said that bright light, especially in the morning, can help boost your mood in three naturally powerful ways: by helping the brain to regulate mood hormones, supporting alertness, and making it easier to fall asleep.

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    James noted that simply getting outside into natural daylight can sometimes be enough to top up your mood, as it boosts your body even when the sun isn't breaking through, as well as giving you a chance to get a little exercise.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes. this needs to be higher really. they're just convection ovens.

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    "If you feel sad occasionally, bear in mind that this is just a natural emotion that is very much a part of our lives," psychiatrist Rafa Euba added. "Think of it as 'mental weather,' a natural fluctuation that will pass soon and will probably be replaced by a different emotion."

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    "Remember too that despite what you see in social media, we are not really meant to be consistently happy. Humans will always struggle with intermittent difficult emotions, which are there because of a set of very powerful biological and evolutionary reasons, so they are not going to go away any time soon."

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After reading “Dean’s Big Book of Answers” I cried when I didn’t understand how many years it was going to be before the Sun exploded, thinking it was going to be sooner. I don’t know if I would be as upset now!

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    However, if you suspect that you might be depressed, Euba advises you to seek professional help. "Treatment and therapy will help, and you will then be able to experience the normal range of human emotions (including occasional sadness) without the burden of your depression."

    For more similar memes, check out our first publication on 'Mad Sad Not Good.'

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    KinoEel
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not about the specifics of friendship, just that those “friends” happen to be people

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    Frankie
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One reason for this is because people in the past could not predict bad weather the way we can now, and one major reason for all the sunken ships is because they kept going through that area during hurricane season. They have about 6 hurricanes a year, usually between June and November

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    Michael Fernandez
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “If he watches Friends reruns one more time, Imma lose it.” (I proceed to watch another Friends rerun, wondering why I’m hearing screaming from the bushes outside).

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    Joe BaggaDonuts
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ~~~ Let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together ~~ I've got some real estate here in my bag

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    Little Wonder
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My fun fact at one team building thing was "I work at the library" which would have been a super fun fact, if it wasn't a library staff team building thing.

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then they're doing a s**t job cos unhappy leads to unalive for lots of us.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its important to have lots of glasses with water around, in case of aliens

    La Lucy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ick...no! Dust mites, cat paws, cat tongue lapping up the water...and that is only after an hour.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to buy covers for my glasses as there’s nothing worse than getting a lovely fresh glass of water to find a cat’s head in it a minute later, despite their own fresh water away from their food bowls, from the same tap!

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    Mike F
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the warmer weather the dog and I go hang on the deck for a couple of hours when it's not raining. I used to sit on the top step and she would run around then come back up on the deck then go play again. I wondered why my water was evaporating so quickly til I caught her sticking her little beak in and drinking away at it. I wondered how many times she did that before I caught her, lol.

    Leanne Hailes
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not very long. I do not want to drink dead skin cells & cat hair coated water.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not long before the cats knock it off the counter...

    Xenon
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does taste stale after awhile. Gasses coming out of solutions maybe?

    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like my drinks to be super cold, but I don't want my water to be room temperature either. I'll use a water glass for a full week, but it needs fresh water each time I drink and the occasional light rinse.

    TaeilOfTime
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should only leave it for a day if you drank out of it due to bacteria buildup from saliva

    Eric Williams
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think about all the dust that settles on the surface...and cat hair.

    Kate Koppen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It absolutely can go bad. Open glasses of water catch bacteria like anything else. I still drink a glass of water the next morning but after a whole day, especially in summer, it's going to the plants.

    Nikki Sevven
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but I drink my water out of a reusable bottle like a sane person.

    Kel_how
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got 2 dogs and 4 cats. I only drink from bottles now.

    Mary Peace
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I use a water bottle in the house, so I know the water is covered and nothing nasty can land in it.

    ConservaDave
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I left glasses of water out my cat would drink out of every single one and then give me his "I didn't drink any!" look.

    somnomania
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it does though, it'll get dust and stuff in it. it becomes too dusty to drink in about six hours or less in my house, which generates filth like no building i've ever seen.

    Eddie Hiott
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever looked at the sunlight coming thru your windows and noticed all the dust particles floating in it, has to fall somewhere; go figure!!

    censorshipsucks
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yep my theory is it absorbs atmospheric vapours and CO2 and stuff and that makes it taste funny

    Lene
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha yeah. My mom insists of throwing out perfectly fine water after an hour or so because, in her words, it's old water. And to be fair, it IS old water.... just like all other water. But she seems to think that water somehow goes bad after a short while.... lol

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zone minutes unless it has a lid because my cat with drink some of it.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it does get weird. Stagnant and can get almost... I wanna say... dusty. If I leave a glass of water out for more than two days, it tastes stale and old

    MidnightProphecy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Water can go stale and can make you ill if it's left two long. Even bottles of water have labels on saying to consume within a certain time frame once opened.

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think about it, dust settles in the glass of water. And most dust comes from human skin cells that we shed all day long. So you are essentially consuming your family's skin.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, well, well, if it isnt the consequences of my own decision to stay up til 4am

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No matter what flashes before your eyes as you die, you won't live to regret and wish it was something else so what's the issue?

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    Nonna_SoF
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish the people who ordered them made felt the pain. Not the ads fault they exist.

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    Leanne Hailes
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We all need empathy. Empathy for others and from ourself to ourself.💜

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pandemic taught me what wines to serve at breakfast.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a problem. Because I KNOW the giant tits have already been noticed and appreciated

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Winter, spring, summer, or fall, I've barely got the energy to crawl...!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents sent each other birds from across the room when they thought we weren't looking

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Thanks, I know what you mean, I wish hot girls liked my sense of humour too"

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think that pigeons would find swans attractive. They might rather go for seagulls.

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