Do You Need An Emotional Support Water Bottle?

What makes a water bottle worth joining a 150,000 people waiting list for?

Michelle Mac
4 min readJan 30, 2023
Do You Need An Emotional Support Water Bottle?

In a recent conversation with a friend, I discovered the world of water bottles on TikTok. In particular, my friend referenced a hashtag: #emotionalsupportwaterbottle or ESWB. This concept intrigued me so I reactivated my TikTok account to learn more (pray for me 🙏).

I learned this week (I’m way behind) there’s a web version of TikTok.

This was the approach I took instead of installing the app on my phone where I could scroll endlessly. To be fair, the same scenario is possible on a computer but at least I eventually tore myself away long enough to write this.

Learning about water bottles

I started my learning journey by typing the hashtag emotional support water bottle into TikTok and began consuming.

I found tips, hacks, advice, relatable stories, and unboxings solely dedicated to water bottles. Seriously, there are tips for the best places to fill up your ESWB at various locations like Disney World.

There are also hacks for storing large water bottles in your car cup holder:

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Michelle Mac

The *heavily edited* ramblings of a technical writer & frontend dev. I write about creativity, design, and productivity. Start here: https://heymichellemac.com/