Twitter’s ‘Me At The Beginning Of 2016’ Trend Is Downright Therapeutic 

2016 has left a lot of us battered. We’ve experienced deep losses to the roster of our idols. The climate of sports, music, politics, and even relationships, has dramatically changed. We now face a future filled with what feels like overwhelming uncertainty. Mercury has been in constant retrograde. Things are spiraling out of control. 

But, life  has to go on. And as previous generations have faced forces that seemed as if they were outside of their purview, we too face our own. We will respond accordingly, sure. We will come together and be able to understand each other—maybe. For now, though, Twitter’s “Me at the beginning …” thread neatly summarizes our shared shock. 

As silly as it sounds to rally behind and to find comfort in a Twitter trend, the catharsis provided by comedy is real and far from new. As LA-based comedian Michael Lucid puts it, “It’s a very true old adage that comedy works as a ‘healing balm.’” As a writer for the 2016 CBS Diversity Showcase and a UCB regular, Lucid is no stranger to the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh. As he tells GOOD,

Take a gander at our favorite moments from this latest trend, and may you find solace and maybe even inspiration in them—we certainly did. 

Maybe It’s Been Rough

Or, Maybe, You’re Ready!

Maybe You Just Want It To Be Over

But We Survived

And We Just Might Be Able To Thrive

If We At Least Give It A Shot