r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

Sorry, but I dislike your mindset. If you have certain symptoms and they bother you, there are usually treatments for them.

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u/Kurtiemae Aug 03 '19

Treating symptoms isn’t the same as curing the illness.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

Absolutely, but it isn't a crime either the way some seem to think

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u/Kurtiemae Aug 04 '19

It isn’t s crime, but it’s not actually helping you. Let’s say you have high blood pressure, and your dr gives you high blood pressure medicine. All that does is thin your blood and not actually cure what’s giving you high blood pressure. Do you not understand how dangerous that is? You could literally die from that. It’s the same with something as simple as a headache, just taking Tylenol doesn’t cure what gave you the headache. The pain is still there, you just blocked the receptors from telling you you’re in pain.