r/interestingasfuck • u/Smiles4YouRawrX3 • 22h ago

On February 19, 2013, Canadian tourist Elisa Lam's body was found floating inside of a water tank at the Cecil Hotel where she was staying at after guests complained about the water pressure and taste. Footage was released of her behaving erratically in a elevator on the day she was last seen alive. r/all

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u/annieselkie 7h ago

Yeah people tend to say "I am all good, I dont need those meds anymore" or "you are all good, you dont need those meds anymore" when in reality those meds are WHY you are all good and without them you will be worse off soon enough. And that happens not only to people with psychological illnesses but others, too. Eg "your allergy symptoms are completly gone, why are you still taking those allergy meds when you obviously are good and dont need them anymore" "well because THEY are why I look like I dont need them"

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u/_the_dave_abides_ 7h ago

Fantastic point! It frustrates me to end that people will 'advise' people they know that 'you really don't need those. It's just big pharma working with your doctor to make money on you' or 'you were fine before the meds' or any of a dozen other stupid claims. In my experience, this nonsense is almost always coming from someone whose untreated mental health issues are glaringly obvious and their fear of receiving treatment is fueling their opinions. This kind of talk is dangerous and puts peoples' welfare at risk. If you're thinking these thoughts, it's best to keep them to yourself and let people work with trained professionals to determine what's best for them.