@nikipedia I don’t think many people suspect they are faking it but more getting duped in the sense that many times there is a more natural way to cure an illness or help with an issue, and doctors wont even present it as an option.
My ex in general had a bad immune system and was always getting sick, allergies, and also had acid reflux issues bad enough that he had been on average taking 4–5 acid reducers a day, every day, for the past 5 years. Feeling hopeless about his health, he went to a naturopath (holy fuck are they expensive, I completely understand why people do not go to them more often) and she advised him of some diet changes he could make…basically eating foods that were more alkaline or less alkaline (I forget which) based on the problems he had and whatnot. Within a month he no longer had to take acid reducers and that may not sound like a huge deal since it’s not a hardcore prescription drug, but seeing the transformation was SHOCKING to me, and encouraging at the same time. The point is that I feel like a lot of issues (and I’m only speculating, so please correct me if I’m off!) stem from people treating their bodies like shit and could be helped in much simpler ways than taking manufactured fake chemicals that we then become dependent on. Ugh.