The 'I Hate Being Alive' meme originates from a series of high-intensity emotional outbursts by veteran YouTuber Steven Williams, better known as Boogie2988. Captured during live streams and candid vlog rants, this specific imagery depicts the creator in a state of absolute despair and raw frustration. Internet users adopted the screencap to represent extreme existential dread, reaction to minor inconveniences, or the overwhelming feeling of a bad day. It is widely utilized in social media threads to signal relatable misery or to satirize hyper-dramatic reactions to everyday life struggles.