Elisa Lam

[Paranoid Android]

http://theghostdiaries.com/new-bizarre-twists-in-the-macabre-case-of-elisa-lam/

I don't know what to think about the case.

They said she was bi-polar, but even if she was in a maniac period, how do you think the plot was? She decided to walk to the rooftops, just because, then she saw the water tanks, wanted to have a bath, but it closed, so she couldn't get out and drowned? They write here the rooftop was locked/alarmed.

And when they say how she "played hide and seek" in the elevator, as she'd be both the person who hides and who searches - it's not bipolar depression, it's dissocative personality disorder, am I wrong?

Not to mention the creepy coincidences, like the link for example on the TB test (link on the site i've linked).


"LAM antigen testing: an effective rule-in test for TB/HIV co-infection."
"However, new commercially available Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen tests, such as Clearview TB ELISA (Inverness Medical Inc.), have proved very useful as diagnostic tools for the detection of TB in those co-infected with HIV."

And why didn't the elevator worked, only after she left it? And what about the (maybe) edited footage?

What do you think?

Whoops, forgot to link (edited).

 

[Jennywocky]

http://theghostdiaries.com/new-bizarre-twists-in-the-macabre-case-of-elisa-lam/

I don't know what to think about the case.

Pretty fascinating. I had forgotten about her, although I remember when they found the body and how shocked people were due to the circumstances.

They said she was bi-polar, but even if she was in a maniac period, how do you think the plot was? She decided to walk to the rooftops, just because, then she saw the water tanks, wanted to have a bath, but it closed, so she couldn't get out and drowned? They write here the rooftop was locked/alarmed.

Dunno enough to answer about the lock/alarm.

But yeah, manic people can do crazy impulsive sh*t, especially if they're bouncing between manic/depressive. I've had a few friends, and... well, stuff that doesn't make much sense. One of them owned a gun and almost shot herself and the person she was with, back and forth, forth and back, until they got the gun away from her. It's entirely believable IMO for someone with mania to get on the roof and decide to swim in the tank, without caring about how to get back out again, etc.

Other signs include insomnia, hypertalking, hypersexuality (whether someone else is around or not), bouncing all over the place doing one thing and then leaping into something else, etc. The video certainly could allude to that. Note there was a blog comment by her from a depressed period, where she was the opposite. Typical.

Here's one example online I found:

While everyone with Bipolar has a different set of symptoms and a different severity of symptoms, this is what Bipolar is like for me:

Depression – too tired to get out of bed, shower, even to brush my teeth. Cry all the time, sleep 16 hours a day. Feelings of self loathing and guilt that drive me to think of suicide but I'm to tired to even think about how to go about killing myself. It makes you feel small and worthless and completely insignificant. It makes you think about how big the world is and how meaningless you are in it….. and it refuses to let you have any good thoughts or see any good things…. when you look in the mirror all you see is pain, you don't even see yourself, you don't taste your favorite foods anymore, see that flowers are blooming, whether or not the sun is out, you become so inward that you hardly even notice your surroundings….. You don't even feel love for people anymore…. positive thoughts are just not possible…… it is a deep dark hole with no way out and no light for hope…. and most of all it makes you feel sooooo alone. And even if there were someone who cared about you they would be better off if you killed yourself……. because all you will ever be is a burden……. this can last from a couple of weeks to a couple of years.

Mania – Way too happy! PARTY GIRL! love drink and drugs. Talk really fast and pressured because my thoughts are going faster than my mouth can keep up with. Hypersexual – like I sleep with strangers and guys I just met on the internet or I masturbate 10 times a day. I once became bisexual because there were twice as many people to sleep with. down load porn and spend tons of money on sex toys. Spending sprees….. I once spent my mortgage money on african violets, yep, $1500 on African violets (then I got depressed and let them all die). Quit my job because I wanted my vacation pay for lottery tickets and I was so convinced I would win that I started shopping and writing bad checks because I'd be rich as soon as the numbers were drawn. Decided that I could replace the furnace in my home by myself… I mean how hard can it be….. Only sleep 2 or maybe 3 hours a night for months on end and never feel tired. In the end I was unemployed, $30,000 in debt, and had almost lost my home, which needed a new furnace because I had removed the old one.. or parts of it anyway. This can last for months.

http://gettreatmentforbipolardisorder.com/examples-of-manic-behavior/

And when they say how she "played hide and seek" in the elevator, as she'd be both the person who hides and who searches - it's not bipolar depression, it's dissocative personality disorder, am I wrong?

You're reading too much into it. She doesn't have to be having a diagnosed DID break, it might simply be manic-related psychosis.

Not to mention the creepy coincidences, like the link for example on the TB test (link on the site i've linked).


"LAM antigen testing: an effective rule-in test for TB/HIV co-infection."
"However, new commercially available Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen tests, such as Clearview TB ELISA (Inverness Medical Inc.), have proved very useful as diagnostic tools for the detection of TB in those co-infected with HIV."

And why didn't the elevator worked, only after she left it? And what about the (maybe) edited footage?

What do you think?

Whoops, forgot to link (edited).

I can't comment on that, as it would take actual detailed information to refute or support. Coincidences do happen, so you have to filter the information and see whether it's a true coincidence or just a perceived one. Or whether the footage might have been edited for other reasons than what you are suggesting. Etc.

 

[Absurdity]

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[Jennywocky]

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