Thoughts of a Rational Mystic and Wizard

Ultimately the most efficient thing you can do to fight pseudoscientific, “alternative” medicine and quackery is to realize that a lot of people turn to it because they have been constantly misdiagnosed, dismissed, ridiculed and abused by actual doctors and healthcare professionals, and what alternative medicines actually provide is a seemingly compassionate environment were they feel heard, validated and respected. As long as people with chronic pain, for example, are told by doctors for years that they’re liars and fakers, there’s a good chance they’ll be tempted to look for something else: in one case they get no efficient medical treatment and are treated horribly, in the other they get no efficient medical treatment and are listened to and told their pain is real. As long as doctors continue to behave like this they’re in no position to criticize how gullible people are.

Know your vibes.

Ultimately the most efficient thing you can do to fight pseudoscientific, “alternative” medicine and quackery is to realize that a lot of people turn to it because they have been constantly misdiagnosed, dismissed, ridiculed and abused by actual doctors and healthcare professionals, and what alternative medicines actually provide is a seemingly compassionate environment were they feel heard, validated and respected. As long as people with chronic pain, for example, are told by doctors for years that they’re liars and fakers, there’s a good chance they’ll be tempted to look for something else: in one case they get no efficient medical treatment and are treated horribly, in the other they get no efficient medical treatment and are listened to and told their pain is real. As long as doctors continue to behave like this they’re in no position to criticize how gullible people are.

This is actually such a good tactic for people with serious anxiety problems. Thank you. Really. Omg.

For my fellow anxiety peeps

Banishment spell for tumblr curses.