Speaking as someone who has several of the chronic conditions mentioned there, I think both meds and a change in mindset (e.g. via cognitive-behavioural therapy) have a role, and both should be more widely available. I relied mainly on meds for years, but at its worst the pain broke through them, so I had to learn to enjoy life as much as I could despite it - and that stood me in good stead later, when I had to start tapering off the meds because of side effects. If I had my way, medicines would only need a prescription where using them incorrectly has the potential to affect others (as with antibiotics), and therapy would have a much shorter waiting list than it currently does on the NHS in the UK.
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