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When Mental Illness Memes Stop Being Funny
Online humor can be therapeutic, but it must be shared in certain ways
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7 min readFeb 13, 2020
“The worst thing I ever did for my mental health was treat my depression, anxiety, or suicidal ideation as a relatable meme,” wrote @trashcommunist on Twitter. “Destigmatize these things yes but don’t make light of them…
