*Disclaimer: Don’t take these cures seriously
Disabled/chronically ill/mentally ill people are constantly bombarded by unsolicited, unwanted advice on our health. We can be talking about absolutely anything, not mention our condition and someone will pipe up with a ‘but have you tried…?’ There will always be someone that has never heard of your condition miraculously come up with a cure for it. They’re everywhere, these miracle workers, these healers. I’ve met so many and yet, I’m still disabled. Funny that.
I took to Twitter (lol, I’m never off it) and asked my disabled and chronically ill followers what they had been recommended to free us from our suffering; I’m eye-rolling so hard writing that.
I am in no way denouncing some of these methods as unhelpful but they are not cure-alls. So, these are a few things myself and fellow disabled people have heard to treat us, and the majority are bloody ridiculous.
- Exercise
- Tumeric
- Yoga/pilates
- Positive thinking
- Fresh air
- Raw diet/gluten-free/vegan
- Chiropractor/acupuncture/reflexology etc.
- Drinking more water
- Not worrying
- Being less lazy
- Aloe vera juice
- Pregnancy
- Essential oils
- Pray
- Healing crystals
- Deciding not to be ill
- Lose/gain weight
- Coconut oil
- Magnetic/copper bracelets
- Move to somewhere hot/the countryside
- More/less sleep
- Various vitamins
- Smile more often
- Balancing chakras
- Hypnosis
- Gardening
- Sex
- Tree hugging
- Cold bath
- Stopping medication
But have you also tried three cloves of raw garlic, positive thinking, and bathing naked in spring water by the light of a full moon?
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Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
Ever heard of the "Lightning Process"? I came across it when I was blogging about ME and the pitiful state of research into that but it claims to be a cure for just about everything under the sun including thyroid deficiency, which I have and is easily treated with supplements. (Using it on ME is particularly dangerous because someone can think themselves cured, if they are not severely affected — housebound rather than bedbound, say — and then make themselves much more ill by over-exercising.) And it costs a lot of money. We call it the "wallet-lightening process".
Hahaha yep! Ive definitely been told to try out most of these things. I swear if someone suggests yoga again Im going to scream!
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My favorite one (so far) was a really good friend of mine, who is a medical professional tell me he was in a lot of pain and then he lost 80 pounds and felt much better. Mmmkay, well, if exercise didn't exacerbate my pain, that might help…but thanks anyway! (I have fibromyalgia)