These 21 ‘Do what you need to cope’ memes are so good you won’t be able to cope

Cancelling plans is ok, killing a man is ok

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Maddy Mussen | Trends

If you've seen a meme you think is about self care, only to be stunned when it mentions killing someone, taking out your glass eye or moving to Greece, you've probably seen a "Do what you need to cope" meme.

The format is essentially "Cancelling plans is okay, X is okay, X is okay" and these get progressively more and more specific until you realise it is the plot of a movie.

Maybe it's a movie you know, so you'll think "haha retweet and let all my friends know that I also saw that movie that one time!" Or it's a movie you haven't seen and then you'll think "what?". Either way, one of these is bound to amuse you. So here are the creme de la creme.

1. Gone girling your husband is okay

https://twitter.com/emamma_mia/status/1212782988062277637

2. Mamma Mia is MORE than okay

https://twitter.com/utdgeorgia/status/1213505399158136832

3. I got that Midsommar-time, Midsommar-time sadness

https://twitter.com/filmgurlthot/status/1212882921541046279

4. My heart will go onnnnn

cancelling plans is ok. Leaving your rich fiancé for a guy you just met is ok. Letting him paint you like one of his French girls is ok. Letting him freeze to death when there is room on the door is ok. Throwing the necklace into the ocean is ok. do what u need to do to cope

— 1984’s George Whorewell (@EwdatsGROSS) January 4, 2020

5. Wow this is meta

https://twitter.com/goodbeanalt/status/1213832822483492865

Beans after dark really got us good there.

6. I pledge allegiance to the band of Mr Scneebly

Cancelling plans is ok. Staying home is ok. Posing as a substitute teacher with no qualifications is ok. Refusing to teach the kids & forming a rock band with them so u can win battle of the bands & pay your rent is ok. Do what U need 2 to do 2 survive.

— Beth🦋 (@bltwistxo) January 4, 2020

7. This is Hamlet, but could just as easily be The Lion King ngl

cancelling plans is ok. plotting against your treacherous uncle is ok. staging a play to figure out whether he was responsible for the death of your father is ok. accidentally stabbing your ex-girlfriend's father through a curtain is ok. do what you need to do to cope.

— SparkNotes (@SparkNotes) January 4, 2020

8. Oh it's an actual legit one. Refreshing!

https://twitter.com/depressionnote/status/1213564744101175297

I agree with all of those except the thought of just how pruney you would be if you stayed in the shower for three hours – but do what you need to do to cope.

9. George's Marvellous Medicine was such a wild ride

cancelling plans is ok. putting your glass eye in your husbands beer to scare him is ok. cooking worms into his spaghetti as a joke is ok. covering the tree in your garden in sticky glue so birds get stuck and you can bake them into a pie is ok. do what you need to do to cope

— kb (@ojvhteuhyhes) January 3, 2020

10. Okay, I might be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure this one is about Call Me By Your Name

https://twitter.com/eliosgorl/status/1213514009632215040

11. Super nintendo Chalmers would not appreciate this meme format, you just know it

https://twitter.com/kinktndoshmcube/status/1213728029970780161

Celebrity Traitors’ Sebastian Croft had three year relationship with co-star, and none of us knew

Wow, You’re Beautiful earns Celebrity Traitors’ James Blunt an obscene amount of money each day

Julie was voted off The Celebrity Traitors due to unaired drama with James Blunt

12. This is one for the adult emos because they need to be thrown a bone every now and then

cancelling plans is okay. going into the city with your father to see a marching band is okay. being a savior of the broken, beaten, and damned when you grow up is okay. defeat the demons and all the believers, and all the plans that they have made. join the black parade. it’s ok

— christofer drew funko pop (@ChrisMustard) January 4, 2020

13. B B B BRUISES (cover your arms)

cancelling plans is ok. having x’s on the back of your hands is ok. washing them in the bathroom to drink like the bands is ok. stealing a setlist off the stage is ok. having bruises cover your arms is ok. being just another girl alone at the bar is ok. do what you need to cope

— teddy v 🪩 (@teddyvalenzuela) January 6, 2020

The song is 3Oh!3 – Don't Trust Me and if you forgot the lyrics you need to immediately go and listen to it to remind yourself. Now.

14. It's a Fleabag reference! I get it! I get the reference! It's Fleabag!

https://twitter.com/mulhollandr1ve/status/1213546310533468160

15. If in doubt, it's Mrs Doubtfire

https://twitter.com/JXEKER/status/1213843862164246529

16. Mrs Tweedy, the chickens are revolting!

https://twitter.com/annieakaannie/status/1213957724763033601

17. I have a feeling this Twitter user was Team Jacob

https://twitter.com/raxma_/status/1213872871187111936

If this tweet shows anything it's that Twilight fans are still out there, somewhere, brooding. Also seeing the plot written down just reaffirms how truly fucked up the whole Twilight saga was.

18. I love this tweet, quite ardently

https://twitter.com/cxthleen/status/1213449550381215745

It's Pride and Prejudice, if you couldn't tell. These tweets are becoming so incredibly niche that even I am struggling to keep up.

19. It simply would not have made sense if there wasn't a 'You' version of this tweet format

cancelling plans is ok. Stalking a girl to learn things about her so she falls in love with you is ok. Murdering any other potential love interest is ok. Keeping their teeth in a jar in your walk is ok. Framing her murder on her therapist is ok. do what u need to do to cope

— 1984’s George Whorewell (@EwdatsGROSS) January 5, 2020

As is "You" didn't have enough memes already.

20. Becoming a vessel for Paimon is ok!!! It is!!!

https://twitter.com/venusianmercury/status/1213131088098471942

If you don't get it, it's about the movie Hereditary. I read all the replies to find that out so you didn't have to.

21. And now, to top it all off with the most rogue one yet

cancelling plans is ok. going to the store with your friend later is ok. buying her a ginger beer is ok. missing the decomposing snail inside and giving her gastroenteritis is ok. encouraging her to sue the brewer without privity of contract is ok. do what u need to do to cope

— Spencer X (@spencerkeys) January 5, 2020

PEOPLE WHO DID A-LEVEL LAW LET ME HEAR YOU!!!