Waking up to 200 unread messages is a scary, scary thing — but we've all been there. If you spend your days feeling bombarded by email after email, it may be time for a major intervention [1]. While it may be too late for Spring cleaning [2] this year, you owe it to yourself to break away from the prison that is holding you hostage — your inbox. So, scroll through to see how many of these 10 awful truths apply to you, and just know, you're not the only one!
Source: HBO [3]
You spend 20 minutes every morning just hitting delete
Source: HBO [4]
You have more labels than you can count, and those labels have labels, too
Source: Paramount [5]
Replying to every urgent email on your list feels like a serious accomplishment
Source: NBC [6]
Spending two hours scrubbing the floor sounds like a better chore than sorting through unread messages
Source: Disney [7]
You resend yourself important emails because otherwise they would just get buried
Source: Fox Searchlight [8]
Checking your spam folder is like watching a horror movie — terrifying
Source: Paramount [9]
"I never saw the invite" has become your go-to response, and your friends are not pleased
Source: HBO [10]
You've given up on ever getting your emails down to zero [11]; it will never happen
Source: Bravo [12]
You have unread emails from before Christmas. Oops!
Source: Warner Brothers [13]
Handling your inbox is more emotionally demanding than your pets (or your boyfriend)
Source: ABC [14]