BY: Adrian Smith
When poet Melissa Broder noticed her anxiety was also coupled with depression she decided to create something to help her feel comfortable with these mental health issues. Broder began using @SoSadToday, anonymously at first, to speak up about what struggling with anxiety and depression feels like for her. Somehow the poet found a way to describe mental health, online, on Twitter, without in any way being morbid, or making light of these issues. Three years into the account’s ever-growing popularity, it’s very refreshing to see a topic like this brought up in a way where it’s not so heavy, but still very honest and real. @SoSadToday has over 349k followers and over 25.5k tweets. Broder has even published a collection of personal essays titled So Sad Today, which is the reason she took off her virtual veil.
she died as she lived: feeling like she was about to die
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 29, 2016
roses are red, violets are blue, don’t make me be vulnerable
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 29, 2016
when boys flirt with me i’m like do you have any experience with anxiety disorders
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 29, 2016
waking up today was a disappointment
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 28, 2016
if i do my eyebrows right will i be whole
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 28, 2016
oops totally didn’t mean to still be in love with you
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 27, 2016
i wish i was a bagel with cream cheese
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 27, 2016
i think it would be best for both of us if you’d be obsessed with me
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 27, 2016
i came, i saw, i went back to bed
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) May 27, 2016
