1. This perfectly acceptable behavior:
2. This more accurate lyric:
3. This spot-on portrait of you:
4. This feeling that you immediately know:
5. This artistic rendering of you at this exact moment:
6. This necessary downgrade:
7. The Boy Who Lived at his most relatable:
8. This very literal all-time low:
9. This grand fantasy:
10. This godawful truth:
11. This morning ritual:
12. This familiar turn of events:
13. This surefire sign you've hit rock bottom:
14. This sign that may as well be a selfie:
15. This long story:
16. This mandatory uniform for anyone going through 2016:
17. This coping mechanism:
18. This little guy who's a lot more adorable than you in crisis:
19. This very important song:
20. This simple request:
21. This proof that you can use math in the real world:
22. This explanation for your 17 new gray hairs:
23. This reminder that 2015 was a simpler time:
24. This person who will have you saying "same":
25. This response that no one could judge you for at this point, tbh:
26. This call to action (ARE YOU LISTENING, 2016???):
By the way: Humor is a great way for a lot of people to cope with feeling like shit, but if you found a lot of things in this post a little too relatable, you might want to look into ways to take care of yourself. SO, here are some quick resources:
* You learn more about starting therapy here, since pretty much everyone can benefit from talking to a professional.
* You can learn more about depression here.
* 7 Cups and IMAlive are free, anonymous online text chat services with trained listeners, online therapists, and counselors.
* Vent and Paralign are community-based apps where you can express yourself anonymously and connect with people who might be feeling the same way.
* If you need to talk to someone immediately, the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. A list of international suicide hotlines can be found here.