It's best to take advice found on the Internet with a grain of salt because a lot of people do not know what they are talking about. There are some people online who like to think that their way of life is the best and only way of life.

The truth is that so many people are dealing with so many different things; it's impossible for anything to be a cure for everyone. This is especially true when it comes to health and mental health issues. Telling someone to just "be happy" or "get more exercise" helps absolutely no one, and seeing those kinds of posts online is nothing less than cringeworthy. There is way too much terrible advice online, and it's time to expose it for what it is.

Reddit's /r/thanksimcured is a subreddit where people can share all of the worst advice and least helpful pieces of information they see on social media. Here are just 27 of them that are helping absolutely no one.