The state of being so helplessly fucked that the only thing left for you to do is to write a book about your crappy life. The book will not concern matters the general populace, or even Dr. Phil, will give two shits about. The only copies sold will be to your mother and maybe, if you're lucky, to some pervert you don't even know who happens to be cursed with the same crippling victim mentality.
Joe: "Hey. I'm really sorry that you lost custody of your kid."

Sally: "I know! The judge hates women and is in cahoots with my ex-husband who has been secretly drugging me with meth for the past 3 years so that I would fail the drug test administered at the court hearing which occurred one day, plus the statutorily allowed period of time during which the court ruling could be appealed, ago. I could write a book about what I've been through."
by Thatsnotmyname May 08, 2013
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Not doing good or bad, you're just alive.
"How have you been?"
"I've been"
by FailedDrugTest September 14, 2021
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A thing 21 Savage does in order to be alone, and not have to worry about Jake Paul harassing him.
Joe Budden: What do you do in your free-time in order to be alone.
21 Savage: I've been in the hills.
by DXNK_M3M3S April 04, 2018
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I know from my experience what you are talking about.
My mom always told me to study hard. I'm fed up with that!
I've been there.
by wappan September 22, 2017
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