--- title: The "My Organs Vs. Me" Meme Understands Your Struggle description: Twitter understands that we are often helpless to resist the call of unhealthy snacks — and is here with a hilarious meme to share our pain. canonical: https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-21T16:59:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:32.069Z og:title: The 'My Organs Vs. Me' Meme Understands Your Struggle og:description: Who are we to deny the siren song of Hot Cheetos or mac 'n' cheese? og:url: https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 'My Organs Vs. Me' Meme Understands Your Struggle twitter:description: Who are we to deny the siren song of Hot Cheetos or mac 'n' cheese? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The 'My Organs Vs. Me' Meme Understands Your Struggle to Do Your Body Right  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2018 4:59 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2018 4:59 PM UTC To some, [the body is a temple. ](http://time.com/5140460/the-rock-josh-gad/) To others, it is a vessel pleading for mercy. This new “my organs vs. myself” meme understands that latter mindset particularly well, as [Mashable has discovered](https://mashable.com/2018/03/21/my-organs-vs-me-meme/#5hk1gKhNePqd). The siren song of a big glass of wine, or a bag of irresistible [Hot Cheetos](http://time.com/money/4893247/cheetos-pop-up-restaurant-anne-burrell-new-york/), or a plate of fried rice, is often too much for us mere mortals to resist. So our organs will just have to understand that nutrition is not always our first priority: comfort, instead, gets that distinction. On Twitter, people are sharing the requests their organs would make if they had voices — and the realities of how we respond when in crisis or under stress, often ignoring the cries for nutrition and hydration in favor of the lure of salty snacks, processed foods, and plenty of sugar. Who wants plain old water when you can have a [steaming mug of coffee?](http://time.com/5192272/coffee-tea-dehydrating/) Maybe our kidneys — but not our souls. The internet understands our collective pain. Here are some examples of the latest meme that expresses the inner struggle we all face. > [](https://twitter.com/AdulteRus/status/975882327221039105) > [](https://twitter.com/FeelingFisky/status/973714132967960576) > [](https://twitter.com/mtehuitz/status/974024037948100609) > [](https://twitter.com/KayleeSPease/status/976125223568400386) > [](https://twitter.com/sarhxm/status/975953783913107458) > [](https://twitter.com/bryanlicious2/status/976277860984868864) > [](https://twitter.com/yeseniajpg/status/976219449513652225) > [](https://twitter.com/keelyflaherty/status/976159504789266432) And then, of course, there are the moments where we do treat our bodies right. > [](https://twitter.com/hrmadison/status/976128555728990208) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/"},"headline":"The 'My Organs Vs. Me' Meme Understands Your Struggle to Do Your Body Right","datePublished":"2018-03-21T16:59:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:32.069Z","description":"Twitter understands that we are often helpless to resist the call of unhealthy snacks — and is here with a hilarious meme to share our pain.","url":"https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","memes"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5209261/my-organs-vs-me-meme/","name":"The 'My Organs Vs. Me' Meme Understands Your Struggle to Do Your Body Right"}}]}] ```