Every day I see comments from people stating how much they hate medication.
"I do not want to be a pill popper"
"I refuse to take medications"
"The pharmaceutical industry is evil and I refuse to take anything that is not all natural"
Let me make this very clear:
No one WANTS to be a pill popper. No one wants to NEED to take medication. No one WANTS to be so sick that all-natural remedies don't work. No one wakes up and says: "you know what? I want to get injured or get sick and be in SO much pain that I actually NEED to take pain killers every day."
Every individual has different needs. Every person suffers, every person has a completely different experience, and no one should be judged because their pain or their symptoms are so intense that they need to rely on pharmaceutical interventions. And just as an aside - never assume that someone who takes pills has not already tried every other potential avenue.
Pharmaceuticals are not the enemy. Yes there are problems, by all means, but ILLNESS, DISEASE, and PAIN are the real enemies. At least we have access to pharmaceutical remedies.
We are lucky to have the choice.