About
What am I doing with my life is a phrase often paired with photos featuring people wearing hopeless or troubled expressions, implying the speaker’s life is going nowhere.
Origin
On February 21st, 2012, redditor facebook_hero posted a GIF of a hopeless looking cat to the r/funny subreddit[1] titled “What the fuck am I doing with my life …” As of October 2014, the post has gained over 1,000 points.
Spread
On November 5th, 2012, CollegeHumor[3] posted an image titled “Introducing Depressed Cat” which featured a picture of a cat asking, “What am I doing with my lives?”
On December 12th, WeKnowMemes[2] published a comic titled “What Am I Doing With My Life.”
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Reddit – What the fuck am I doing with my life …
[2]WeKnowMemes – What Am I Doing With My Life? – Comic
[3]College Humor – Introducing: Depressed Cat