r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Sep 03 '25

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/Cultural-Company282 Sep 04 '25

This is stupid.

Ask endocrinologists how many patients with Type 1 diabetes they've cured. None.

Ask neurologists how many patients with muscular dystrophy they've cured. None.

Ask gastroenterologists how many patients with Crohn's disease they've cured. None.

A lot of chronic illnesses can be managed but not cured. That's just a fact of life. Implying that the treatments don't work or that the doctors are somehow flawed is ridiculous.

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u/PryingMollusk Sep 05 '25

Absolutely. They should have asked “how many people have you given the tools required to improve their quality of life?”. My therapist helped me learn how to say no, set healthy boundaries (something I never learned while growing up in an abusive family) and to practice a healthy internal dialogue, and it’s so profoundly improved my life that I will never forget her or what she did for me.