Maybe, sometimes what we first see as a troll can easily be determined, after spending a few minutes reading their profile, to be someone struggling with social interactions rather than being annoying for the sole enjoyment of others response to said annoyance.

And, no, my point was not that it's most helpful to walk by someone lying in the street, as you say, but that if you're only stopping to yell out "Med Check Time!" and cannot manage something supportive, it could be MORE helpful, especially in the context of social media, to be silent and walk away.

@Amzungu because someone off their meds has such a long attention span?

Very well said.

@Amzungu I remember a friend of mine some years ago was taking medication for Bi-polar disorder and was asked by someone how long would it be before they could get off their medication. They told that person maybe never. They were then offered sympathy for this. After further discussion it turned out that they were both taking the same medication. The medication was warfarin. The other person was taking Warfarin for high blood pressure and my friend was taking it for their Bi-polar condition. It was discovered some years ago that people taking Warfarin for heart and blood pressure conditions that had Bi-Polar disorder were getting benefits for their Bo-Polar from Warfarin. So my friend then asked that person. "So when will YOU be able to get of your medication. The guy with the High blood pressure said maybe never.

@dermot235 You make an excellent point. Education and understanding is paramount. I don't understand why we don't all have general mental health Drs following us from childhood just like we do medical doctors. Don't know of many who couldn't benefit from a little mental health improvement and maintenance.

@Amzungu The stigma stops us doing that in many cases. It's a shame

@dermot235 Yes, it truly is.

My grandfather’s brother had seizures at about 3-4 yo in the early 1900’s but outgrew them which left him with a speech impediment and some lack of common judgment but he was a hard worker and was good at handling work animals — but some in the neighborhood who didn’t know him personally would make fun of him; especially kids my age as a young boy. Mother being his niece, he spent weekends with us from time to time, and he was super and really normal in so many ways. I always wished others could have seen him as he truly was.