People have shared how 2016 has affected them: the 13 most devastating tweets

Remember the excitement, the optimism, the sheer joy that characterised the start of 2016? No? Neither do we. And is it any wonder after the devastating trail of destruction left by this miserable year? Over on Twitter, people have shared some beautifully descriptive pictures of the effect 2016 has had on them.

Here are 13 of the best for you to laugh/cry over:

1.

Source: @elliot_wood

2.

Source: @DaftLimmy

3.

Source: @pablohidalgo

4.

Source: @ditzkoff

5.

Source: @RVoronaCote

6.

Source: @hcjewell

7.

Source: @GrumpySkeletor

8.

Source: @WelshGasDoc

9.

Source: @_NickRhodes_

10.

Source: @mrdavidwhitley

11.

Source: @ScarletteDrake

12.

Source: @AhirShah

13.

Source: @garwboy

But not everybody noticed a change, as Peatree Bojangles and David Hughes illustrated beautifully.

@brickonator only really noticed a seasonal change.

And it was all put into perspective by @mutablejoe‘s observation, “all your “me at the start of 2016 vs me at the end of 2016″ things are lies, I remember you at the start of 2016 and you were a mess then”
HT: metro.co.uk