The 15 'Realest' Memes About Mental Health Recovery
Mental health recovery is hard. When you’re struggling to get out of bed because of depression, or when you’re so anxious at work you can’t get anything done, it can feel too overwhelming to even think about “recovering.” If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone.
Because we know how difficult — and at times, isolating — recovery can be, we pulled together some of the “realest” memes that get to the heart of what it’s actually like to recover.
You’re doing great, warrior. Here are some memes you might relate to if you are in mental health recovery:
1. Rolling up to therapy like…
2. When mental illness is physically draining…
3. Canceling plans like a pro…
4. #ThatFeelWhen you start building a tolerance to your meds…
5. Tryna have a social life like…
6. When you’re finally comfortable with your therapist…
7. When recovery makes you authentic AF…
8. …And maybe too authentic sometimes? Boundaries are hard, y’all.
9. Coping skill (singular) on fleek…
10. When you’re skeptical of things going well recovery-wise, so you panic…
11. When you’re doing all you can to recover, but you still have tough days…
11. But you’re learning to reframe and focus on the small things that give you joy…
13. When you realize anxiety might always be there, but it doesn’t rule you…
14. And you can rest (relatively) easy knowing this too shall pass…
15. When you know that no matter what mental illness throws your way, you are still rocking it!
Hi, I'm Juliette. I'm the former Mental Health Editor at The Mighty. I joined The Mighty because I believe storytelling is a powerful tool in raising awareness about mental health and trauma. I'm inspired every day by the brave vulnerability of our community. #MightyTogether
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