Chronic diseases are no joke. Anyone who has ever had to deal with long-lasting illnesses knows how much it impacts their daily life. Your physical, mental, and emotional health all suffer. But there’s an empathy gap between you and others. Some folks don’t quite understand how serious your condition can be.

Chronic patients took to a brutally honest AskReddit thread to vent. They revealed the most ridiculous, absurd, and delulu pieces of advice they’ve ever gotten from people that were supposed to ‘cure’ their debilitating illnesses. Think lemon for migraines and meditation for epilepsy are bad enough? Well, they’re just the tip of the iceberg of awfulness.

Endometriosis. My doctor suggested I get pregnant…at 19 years old.

When I told my parents that I started taking antidepressants my

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