17 Tweets That Might Make You Laugh If You Have Anxiety or Depression

While there’s nothing funny about depression and anxiety, when people struggling with these conditions share their experiences in a humorous or lighthearted way, it can be a powerful tool to cope.

Humor is, in a way, a language used to communicate experiences that may otherwise be difficult to talk about. And when funny posts go viral, like some of the tweets we’ve picked out below, it can show people they aren’t alone in their experiences.

By sharing relatable and funny posts on social media, people with mental illnesses can find a platform to express their experiences and possibly eliminate stigma by opening up the conversation about mental health. It’s also a way to bring together those who live with mental illness in a lighthearted way.

If you also use humor to cope with anxiety and depression, here are some tweets you might find relatable:

1.

"exercise helps depression"
me: pic.twitter.com/BF74bWyQdO

— linds (@linsagna) September 14, 2017

2.

me: i'm gonna go to sleep early tonight
my crippling depression at 2 am: pic.twitter.com/inTwDeihhx

— Hentai Papi ❄️ (@MAURICIOM0NTANA) September 7, 2017

3.

When your anxiety and depression play up at the same time. #BojackHorseman pic.twitter.com/eizeoOmMnt

— Ryan James Keane (@RyanKeane98) September 13, 2017

4.

u already know what time of year it is ????‼️
changing leaves ????
sweater weather ????
spooky movies ????????
seasonal depression ????✊️

— tony snark (@hashtagugly) September 14, 2017

5.

Me trying to survive a late night depression and anxiety attack at 3am. pic.twitter.com/BcueXal4WE

— celeste (@poczaynmalik) September 10, 2017

6.

Me: I feel pretty good lately
My anxiety: https://t.co/Hb7eUYHnRZ

— Jack mull (@J4CKMULL) September 12, 2017

7.

life problems i anticipated as a child
– ghosts

life problems i did NOT anticipate as a child
– social interactions
– depression
– anxiety

—  (@ravenclvws) September 8, 2017

8.

sorry,

the old chris can't come to the phone right now.

oh, why?

cuz he has social anxiety and hates phone calls sorry.

— Chris Coletti ???? (@ChrisInRevolt) September 7, 2017

9.

Anxiety level: HGTV contractor finding unforeseen HVAC work that majorly detracts from the budget

— K. Vandall (@ExLibris_kv) September 6, 2017

10.

How do you uninstall anxiety?

— anxiety (@changes) September 18, 2017

11.

My Neck,
My Back,
My Crippling,
Anxiety Attacks.

— Sath (@satherax) September 14, 2017

12.

when it's almost October and Halloween's just around the corner, but so is your crippling anxiety. pic.twitter.com/XgyiwxXg7x

— ∴ (@Iamebrain) September 13, 2017

13.

shu: sticks & stones may break my bones
words will also hurt me
compliments make me uncomfortable
i have social anxiety
im a wreck
just go

— sakuma rei (@sakumazero_bot) September 13, 2017

14.

Things that give me anxiety

1. Everything

— UgIy (@UgIy666) September 19, 2017

15.

my anxiety hyping up my depression as i watch pic.twitter.com/rXY4zO2dls

— Thomas Halbert (@ThomasBeautyy) September 18, 2017

16.

"you look so depressed"
Thanks it's the depression

— hinata (@makloubae) September 19, 2017

17.

me: what a lovely day to be alive

ED, anxiety, depression: pic.twitter.com/KPHKOFgA2p

— miss salty grits (@petiteVSangel) September 17, 2017