r/oddlysatisfying • u/ShallowAstronaut • 2d ago

Cutting a pineapple

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u/wicket999 2d ago

Actually, I thought that was what NON-perscription drugs were for.

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u/MangoCats 2d ago

They work too, but the number of prescription happy pills released in the last 30 years is... significant.

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u/Clean_your_lens 1d ago

So true, and honestly why the fuck not? There aren't any medals for being miserable.

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u/MangoCats 1d ago

My father used the happy pills until he realized they were enabling him to make short term happy decisions that lead to long term problems, like financial insolvency.

My neighbor's whole family uses the happy pills and it enables them to not worry about where the mortgage payment will be coming from, just have faith and then the job in real estate sales paid off when the market boomed. It worked out for them, but easily could have gone differently.

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u/Clean_your_lens 22h ago

Not sure what you mean by "happy pills" I take "able to leave the house and be gainfully employed" pills.

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u/MangoCats 22h ago

There's all levels... Dad has agoraphobia, not 100% debilitating, not usually leading to panic attacks, but sometimes. I believe his med was Clonazepam, very low dose helped the symptoms but also impaired the judgement. Pick your poison.

Apparently, Tylenol encourages risk taking... So when you are in pain from that ankle sprain it helps you decide to say yes to bungee jumping...