Making the Depression Meal from TikTok

[@chrisklemens]

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[@emmageorge3356]

WHAT I WOUKD GIVE TO BE IN NYC ON THE 13th. One day 🥲

[@jenni6742]

the amount of dishes i’d have to clean after cooking this would be my 13th reason

[@buggirl400]

😂

[@joymariee665]

Literally 🤣

[@AARon-eo9lu]

Bruh, you should get the clout she is off this comment alone.

[@maureenoien]

I told my co worker I’m depressed and he said “I’m just sad not depressed” and I aspire to be just sad now???

[@kelseywillow8110]

They say that I am happy they know that I’m not. But at least I can say I am not sad, cuz hope is a dangerous thing for a flop like me to haveeee

[@panorybritz4605]

@@kelseywillow8110omgggggg stop same

[@Kayla9261Musicxz]

How is it a depression meal if your making a marinade and preheating ovens

[@chrisklemens]

RIGHT

[@noonecares1934]

😅​@@chrisklemens

[@carlanajarro1582]

Now imagine cleaning up after depression cooking…. 🤣

[@esskittyy]

Comfort food?

[@mae2943]

right like how does she have the energy 😭😭

[@aboveallXO]

omggg this is 500 ingredients. a depression meal is butter on stale bread…. 😭😭😭

[@andriaharper]

I think that is the wrong depression.

[@lestranged]

apparently a symptom of her depression is she cannot count

[@AnythingKush]

Cold soup/ravioli straight from a can for me.

[@samzanghi1691]

I was prepared to watch a 15 minute video on him making butter noodles so that’s where i’m at

[@atxdakota3606]

melted butter on a tortilla rolled up for me

[@ElleW-i4c]

Me, clicking on this video thinking it’s a Great Depression meal

[@alle6621]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING 😂

[@vanerey_]

ME TOO 💀

[@JNMKlover]

There cannot possibly a depression meal. Mine is what doesn't need to be cooked. No cooking. Just eating. There is no shame on the canned foods game. Canned Heinz beans on toast with tomato slices 🔥. That's too much like cooking, so does not qualify as a depression meal

[@Bjornthisway97]

Give us a year and it probably will be 🙃

[@mother_prana]

Literally 😅

[@zenleeparadise]

Everyone is clowning on this lady but every therapist and psychiatrist and councilor I've spoken to in my life has consistently said that when you're depressed and don't want to put effort into taking care of yourself, it's incredibly effective to push through that and do what you think you don't want to do. A depression meal that's intended to help you not ruminate in your depressed state is a way healthier thing to make trendy than apathetically eating another hot pocket while doomscrolling. Hope everyone remembers to take care of themselves today. Stay strong, guys. ❤

[@kkilco]

So it's a DBT depression meal, lol

[@marcmellow5573]

The only problem is that clinical depression is more than not wanting to do something. Before I was medicated, I was unable to bring myself to get out of bed, and the guilt of not being able to take care of myself made the depression so much more paralyzing. So, for those who struggle to muster up enough energy and motivation to make it to the fridge to begin with, just do the best you can, and don't feel shame or guilt over doing your best! But I agree, when able to, nothing feels better than taking care of yourself ❤

[@Bytchesagainstbullshyt8]

When you DON'T want to do something, that's when you must do it...also we have the CHOICE to be happy, sad, angry, mad, depressed, if you have strong mental discipline you control your emotions they don't control you, but doing things you don't want to do help to build it...PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY

[@marcmellow5573]

@Bytchesagainstbullshyt8 with the exception of chemical imbalances, such as clinical depression, sure... but telling someone (like me) with a chemical imbalance that requires medicine to just simply try harder, is no different than telling someone with cancer to just heal themselves with the power of positive thinking....would you tell someone with alzheimers that it's their fault they are losing their memory?

[@Bytchesagainstbullshyt8]

@marcmellow5573 obviously you are CHOOSING to read it that way, 🙄...if you believe you have a chemical imbalance...great, I wasn't even speaking to you, just sharing my opinion, cuz...its social media and my husband just passed away from cancer and even comparing "depression" 🙄😂 to a terminal illness is pathetic...stay mad, or get glad..IDGAF...

[@haileykarcic]

Not gonna lie, it made me feel a little bit better knowing I’m not the only one who’s severely depressed right now.

[@dirtyratbastard0]

Nah we're all depressed togethet😭💜

[@piercequi]

im very depressed if that helps 😀

[@joaris333]

Same. Due to world events, elections, and just general garbage going on

[@whatsherface06]

i’m going through the worst episode i’ve ever had right now, everything feels so fake and dystopian, like where tf am i, and when is it over lol

[@knakdarmen]

chicken, carrots, potato, salt, pepper, mustard, maple syrup, vinegar... this does not feel like 3 ingredients OR easy...

[@yassine8935]

To be fair it is easy lol its just not 3 ingredients, plus stores sell pre cut vegetables

[@kennygdude101]

I feel like she is just thinking of it as chicken, veggies, sauce

[@abbyz13]

she just isn’t counting the seasoning & sauce as an ingredient babes. chicken, carrots and potatoes are the 3 base ingredients

[@mali-hz4cb]

Making a marinade would just further my breakdown

[@tunasteak8396]

im so clumsy even with microwaved meals, id just find my 13th reason if i even attempted cooking

[@cloverisamess]

the 2024 election result got me depressed and im not even american

[@charmingdevils]

Me too dude. 🇨🇦 Depression and anger in spades.

[@ohc1492]

Same!! I feel for the hundreds of thousands of people whose rights are about to be challenged. Like, even after all the wins they have ever had.. they still are treated as a minority. And now they are at the mercy of christian zealots for the forseeable future. I've never despised christianity as much as I do today.

[@abileger7922]

Wait who won please tell me it wasn't Trump😢

[@KarlaEmmerson]

Literally everyone in Europe is just a dark cloud now

[@renee1225]

@@abileger7922baby you might wanna sit down for this😔…..

[@kaydenwilley2745]

that’s that me depresso 😊🫶🏻

[@chrisklemens]

wait not me saying this earlier today????

[@GetOfflineGetGood]

She cooks like I do lmao. I've had depression off and on my whole life, but I've also been broke. Sometimes it's cheaper to cook from scratch but you also don't wanna put a whole lot of effort in. Slapping some flavor on some whole ingredients and ignoring them in the oven for half an hour is pretty easy and tastes delicious

[@renuschmaya]

This!!

[@echouv661]

THIS!!!! this was my whole childhood lol

[@suedeyb]

The 'yeah baby shes got it' bit cured my depression, i dont know about you 😭😭😂😂

[@BeccaPatches]

13:16 “How do I know when the reducing is… redone” 😂

[@mop_harujongil]

this is my meal on a really good day 😭 my depression meal is chips.

[@SquirellsRJustUmamiMagpies]

Chips is still good... my depression meal is air

[@michelleval2374]

mine today was an ice cream sandwhich

[@Olivia-kt9gr]

This is so real

[@WinterPrice]

Came to the comments to write exactly this. Literally can't even make a grilled cheese when I'm depressed

[@mariamylena5481]

For reaaallll

[@lindseycray139]

This is a recipe for internet girls in a sad mood. This girl does NOT know what depression is lmfao. My depression meal is a Diet Coke (lukewarm from the can bc I can’t bother to get ice) and a Uber Eats order of cold Sonic popcorn chicken.

[@ambersmith2612]

Girl what… sometimes the thing you need to get out of depression before it gets its worst is a good meal. We all cope different

[@ambersmith2612]

@ literally any therapist is going to tell you that small changes help regardless… no one’s saying a good meals a cure

[@ambersmith2612]

@ and I wouldn’t say some random girl you don’t know isn’t depressed cause she cooked one good meal

[@yassine8935]

As someone who has depression and lives with other people who also have it i think its weird to full out day someone else you dont know online doesn't have a neurological disorder bc they dont experience it in the exact same way you do , when i was suicidal i still made meals for myself that looked like hers mostly bc im a poor vegan i have to cook at home eating out is to expensive it doesnt mean i wasnt still depressed or any less suicidal it just meant i could cook that day .

[@mikaylamarie018]

@@yassine8935 to me they’re just saying this isn’t the average persons depression meal. for most people that means one pan, and actually three ingredients. To call this a three ingredient depression meal when it’s marinated and seasoned chicken, roasted carrots, and potato mash is just straight up not true and can make other people feel worse about their “depression meals” when it’s genuinely 3 ingredients, like pasta butter salt.

[@purplepebble3479]

3:38 nope. If the chickens raw & im depressed there’s no way I have the energy to deal with that

[@wellhi2430]

It's almost 2 pm and you made sure I took my meds. Thanks man.

[@alisonaurorarose]

hope you’re doing okay, proud of you for taking your meds and being here 🤍

[@mariamylena5481]

Obsessed with “towel swift” and how he goes “this is so stupid what depressed person does this… oh but I did it and it felt awesome” almost like that’s the secret hehe I love Chris praying we all make it thru our depression together

[@yikes3442]

The depression meal being a regular family meal

[@lestranged]

when she says mustard, syrup and vinegar, I am like: OK that's 3, that's all you get! bon appetit! just condiments.

[@marz.420]

"yeah I might have a real depression meal called a bowl" lmfaooo I felt that deeply in my soul

[@hollierose1120]

The fact that you could even go through this whole process is a win in my eyes

[@Nonsense_thepodcast]

Honestly with depression it really is the little things, the trick is to get over how stupid it feels to start doing them

[@MacP2990]

Facts❤

[@spencersdilaudid]

the way life has gotten exponentially harder to just breathe through since tuesday-

[@joaris333]

This. Finally someone understands how I feel. This is so much worse than 2016

[@mogwai_]

I'm feeling it everywhere, with everyone I speak to. It's the thing we're all not talking about and when we talk about it, we talk around it like it's a rabid raccoon that'll bite us if it knows we're aware of it.

[@missdenisebee]

I went into work last Thursday, and my coworker summed up how we were all feeling perfectly; she said it felt like a breakup. It really did. My last shred of faith in this country ghosted me, and all I wanted to do was hide under a blanket & wallow in misery😭 It feels worse than 2016 because people should KNOW BETTER this time around. Plus, ya know, the criminal convictions & Capitol riot. Jfc we’re in the worst timeline for real.

[@shan.2415]

I watched this yesterday and you made me want to try it to bad, I crawled out of bed this morning and drove to the store to get the ingredients. currently making it while watching again. it indeed does smell so good, I feel myself getting more and more excited (Something I haven't felt in a while). so thank you for making this video and inspiring me to actually eat

[@kaffffs]

How was it?

[@mariahlamb2983]

A depression meal is generally something more like half a package of chips ahoy cookies and a bag of goldfish

[@hecastros]

wtf yall know about plain tortillas as a depression meal 😍

[@chrisklemens]

HAHAHAHA THIS!!!!

[@dazzlingcatastrophe]

With Nutella!

[@KatieTirrell]

Plain tortillas with peanut butter is my struggle lunch at work

[@laurabull7096]

She jumped out of the shower to cook a full meal, homie is not depressed 😭

[@sophiaellenn]

i feel so safe here

[@LeaflyLydia]

This is me when I actually decide to cook 😂 my depression meal is bagels with cream cheese, maybe grilled cheese if I can even summon the motivation for that

[@geraldinehughes283]

The hyper fixation on the cream cheese bagel is so real

[@sarahklusty6940]

Okay the choking yourself with the tongs got me 🤣

[@staytrue72]

That’s Jocelyn she’s my comfort tiktoker she’s a vibe and makes the best food ! She really does have struggles though she has Chrones disease and Anxiety and Depression , she does get takeout sometimes when she’s too drained to cook but it probably also makes her feel better , Towel Swift made me laugh because she’s also a swiftie so that nick name was fitting 😄

[@Katyn1882]

Hi Chris! I just had surgery and recovering at home now and your videos making me smile and feel so much better so thanks for posting ❤❤❤

[@chrisklemens]

wishing you a speedy recovery!!

[@Katyn1882]

@chrisklemens omg thank you so much❤️🥹 I hope you have a wonderful day and know your fans and me absolutely adore you and you cure our depression and never stop being you, you wonderful person ❤️❤️ love you so much

[@jamalabouchet7568]

We love you Chris and thank you for helping my depressive episode while you’re also going through it, Chris you are truly an angel.

[@AshtonKinney]

CHRIS POSTED!! wake up from your depression sleeps guys (currently me)

[@Ja-uu9ep]

I feel like its the accomplishment of taking the effort to do something (with the bonus that it tastes really good) to remind you that you're worth it

[@acatnamedjimmy8060]

NGL, when you started into the “when will life be over” and then stopped yourself, I had to pause the video and compose myself LMAOOO. I felt so seen for a second. My therapist and I have weekly conversations about the way I speak to myself and my affirmations LOL my inner voice sounds exactly like you 🤣😅 My depression meal tends to be air or some sort of protein or granola bar because I’ve convinced myself it’s somewhat healthy. love you, hope we all find peace and love 🤍

[@sherylk6322]

So pretty much she just reverse phsychology made you put effort into yourself.. love that

[@Al-xr6ho]

you're best is enough Chris. I've learned life is not worth overthinking, just live and it's your best.

[@biancajingles2690]

“Wow. Maple syrup. That really just did something” 😂❤ gotta live for those unexpected dopamine hits

[@JR-kf9bt]

The way you 180'd at the end!!!😄 Also, I'm sorry but no depressed person is cutting carrots.

[@amandagillespie2445]

Chris!! Although depressed, I ended up making this tonight from your video! Still depressed but got a full belly 🙌

[@emilyattinger4888]

My depression meal in high school was a bowl of hashbrowns with butter. This is way too intricate

[@Tmoney972]

Grateful for the community you created in these rough times

[@BunnyBlue9212]

Appreciate you and your lighthearted content Chris. ❤

[@kaydenwilley2745]

ur videos are my depression meal the way i eat them up

[@madibrianna]

Glad to see you feeling a bit better by the end of this video! I'm impressed that you pushed through the whole recipe, the meal you made looked delicious!!

[@ShutUpM0nica]

This is the first time I have laughed since Monday. Thank you, Chris. thank you for being real and honest about your feelings while still providing something to help lessen the feeling of loneliness and hopelessness. I really, really needed this.

[@morgangagne2220]

Speaking of depression.. that's me rn. Chris your videos tend to cheer me up so I'm watching. Unfortunately my stepmom who has been my mom for 18 years (I'm 26). She was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with stage 4 brain cancer. Last Thursday I was told she had days left at most which shocked us. My son and I got to see his Nana one more time last Friday and Saturday morning she passed. Through all the shit I been through nothing could prepare me for this. The experience seeing her and exchanging I love yous 14 hrs before her passing. Seeing how she was and her condition. I've been mentally fucked for days. I've been in denial lately after days of crying. She was only 56 years old. She was beautiful, caring and loving with a "don't give a fuck" attitude... Got her celebration of life tomorrow ... God I love her so much. But thank you for posting funny vids that keep some of us from not losing our minds ❤. Also, my depression meal... Grabbing some yogurt since I don't wanna cook or prepare anything and going to smoke a bowl outside before my kids wake up

[@nijuaward2181]

Some people have kids they still have to take care of regards if their depressed , it's a lot of flavors but THIS IS one of the more simpler meals I seen

[@MrBrandonjames87]

This is the best video I've seen on the KZbin! THE WAY I WAS LAUGHING THE WHOLE EPISODE

[@willowk.6053]

This is so much work for a depression meal; the meal is sleep for me😵‍💫

[@paperstarjar]

Its been snowing here since before election day and i just havent left the house. But i am finally going to get groceries tomorrow and i have supplies for some casseroles i hope i have the energy to make. Youre an inspiration friendo

[@mandiegal3312]

Dude that grab with foot and the eye contact... every thing!!!

[@gisselleperezmoreno1910]

If that’s a depression meal, what does she cook on a regular basis ?😭

[@kittykat8110]

No doubt! Martha holiday meals cookin ass. 🤣🤣

[@juliaryan5743]

I’m sorry you’re feeling down miss girl😞 we all hope you can take time to rest and feel better 💐

[@darkcrystal2198]

She did you dirty Chris. Put your potatoes in cold water then bring up to a boil so it cooks evenly.

[@katsjaci]

This!

[@laurietucker7935]

I actually gagged when you licked the mustard that’s the first time you got this reaction from me I had to document it 😂

[@meee0w134]

Idt she’s saying she’s depressed but she feels it coming. Prob why she took a shower and making a healthy comforting meal

[@TabbyWithMittens]

It could be something she recognize like a pattern. It’s gonna start soon so better prepare if she can. Cant say for sure! There is always different forms of depression too like seasonal depression or even depression when you are PMS or on your period. That might be something to cause someone to plan around those times.

[@oliviamo]

As soon as you mentioned towel- lie. Shower? That takes my whole day

[@awarmshrine]

This is so relatable I'm sorry Chris I hope u feel better soon

[@m.w.3744]

Not my depression meal being pb and j’s for lunch every day…like actually 3 “ingredients”

[@Cheyscrochetshop]

I feel like comfort meal would have been a much better name for this meal. Aint no actually depressed person doing all that

[@notreallyanyone]

As a person who gets incredibly irritable, angry, and bitter when depressed I thank you for *publicly* saying what we’re all actually thinking. Wishing you the best

[@libertyparker]

OMG well done!!! 😂 I would have given up at the mash. I’m lying I would have watched that video and doom scrolled to the next one. I salute the executive function you found for this 👍🏻😅

[@chrissirois]

I know depression. Luckily I haven't been depressed in quite a while. I could feel your depression and by halfway through I felt pretty depressed. I will soldier on to the end of the video. Thanks for making one while you're depressed! The sunshine is coming for you. ✌🏻

[@LoveIsVitalEverlasting]

It's easy to be depressed, but a lack of empathy for others makes it a lot harder. I would say most people are depressed, whether it appears like they have it together or not. What fixes depression is being kind to others. It still hurts when others hurt you when you're nice, probably even more, but isn't it ironic? I hear "You're too nice" all the time, but it's truly opened my eyes. People who are in pain, are mean. If you are mean back, it makes you feel even more horrible in the end and you make them feel worse too. The times when you make someones day, really is uplifting for them and yourself. Kindness is everything in a world of pain. You might just spark the light in your heart, and who knows? Maybe it will be the whole domino effect.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

Tongs…using tongs when depressed doesn’t usually happen, I’m opting for a bowl of cereal at that point…but yay! Go Chris!!!… We Love ❤️ You 👑

[@gloomyroses6943]

Am I the only one to notice his hands are totally different colors than his forearms 0:52

[@keirastickings2173]

1:09 Im not even 2 minutes in and the amount of ingredients you have on the counter is already too much for me

[@hannahkershner772]

i am never freshly showered when i make a depression meal

[@mariahadriana8714]

Definitely one of my favorite videos I’ve ever watched by you

[@paigedavis1753]

My depression meal is a precooked, frozen hot dog in between a slice of almost stale sandwich bread. Idk about all this.

[@Wormsmoothie1]

I actually forgot to take my meds thank you for the reminder Chris love u

[@Alooo0o0ondra]

8:37 clip 😭😭😭

[@Nikifaithrod]

That lady probably has a family that she still has to feed, sadly

[@YamsOnToast]

yooo chris has always been funny, yet now im not just exhaling out of my nose I'm full on laughing out loud. God damn Chris, ko-fucking-dos

[@IAFoodReviews]

My depression went away thank you Chris lol 😂

[@morganswinton2937]

This is the realest video I have seen in a long time, I’m watching while eating to minute noodles cuz I’m depressed

[@sydneyhausherr3988]

my depression meal is literally peanut butter on a tortilla and she makes this ???

[@tabypetre4125]

yall misunderstanding her, she's making this BEFORE the depression hits full throttle as a form of self care.

[@TabbyWithMittens]

I thought that too. I need to do it more often tbh, but meal prepping is always something good to do!

[@courtneyfleischman2338]

I needed this video today 🥺❤️

[@cma8878]

My depression meal is barely being able to make it to the door to pick up my DoorDash.

[@tieragibbs3045]

My depression meals: Ranchwhich- 2 pieces white bread, ranch. Put a thin layer ranch on the bread and put the pieces together… if you aren’t too depressed you could also add some lettuce and maybe cheese (probably not cheese) Ketchup toast- toast two pieces of bread, add some butter then a squirt of ketchup then rub the breads together and eat serrated Syrup sandwich- add maple syrup on two pieces of white bread Salad roll- lettuce and ranch and cheese and hot sauce in a tortilla Sugar roll- put butter on a tortilla then add sugar and cinnamon then roll up and microwave (this is the least depressed bc you have to cook)

[@JennellsBlyden]

I can definitely watch this again when I'm depressed, it will cheer me up.

[@Giles0333]

the potatoes need cream, garlic, salt & pepper!

[@zargle]

literally thought this would be chris making a great depression meal when i clicked the vid

[@trapperqueen9117]

Close your eyes and Amanda Bines is walking us through our depression meal.

[@alle6621]

Why did I think the title said Great Depression meal.. little disappointed but am still here for it

[@kategoldner877]

I cooked while watching and honestly do feel a tad better but it may also be the edible finally kicking in.

[@EvangeleFlyrr]

Not me actually being reminded to take my meds through this video. Thanks Chris!

[@Theilanator]

Okay but hear me out, it looks like she has a buttload of leftovers so she doesn’t have to cook for like a week so that’s maybe something

[@elainafitzsimmons7807]

I was so entertained during this thank you for your service 🤣

[@mikayla.is.potato3423]

5:23 “life is what you make it. so let’s just make rock” 😭😭

[@PorcelainDemoiselle]

Depressed? But has the energy to shower and cook? That’s wild

[@mathbols3270]

I don’t even eat lol

[@PorcelainDemoiselle]

@ same. If I’m depressed enough, eating makes me wanna actually throw up.

[@geraldinehughes283]

Pasta, tomato pasta, mayo and cheese = top tier depression meal 7 days a week

[@Savannah26889]

For the first time in my life my depression is in remission. I am so grateful for my psychiatric nurse practritioner who stuck with me this past year who finetuned my medications ❤

[@Sofia-mn7mo]

Not depressed so figured no time like the present to listen to Chris and try this recipe for dinner and no lie, this is delicious