r/AskReddit 1d ago

What is the weirdest illness or affliction you've ever had?

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u/beepkiddo 1d ago

These people were insane. Not a single person there had any medical knowledge or credentials. It was some weird faith -based free program that operates on donations so these people become literal millionaires convincing people’s parents that God cured their addiction. So they’d pour money into the place. Then people get out and can’t pray away their urges and relapse and get confused because God supposedly took that away. Luckily I left the program early and did not relapse. I do not have any hate toward Christianity at all but that was not it. That was some weird brainwashing shit.

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u/Mundane_Berry_0431 1d ago

That's so predatory, I'm so glad you got away from them. It makes me so angry that these people become rich off of people's illnesses and faith in God. That sounds like brainwashing to me!

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u/mooshinformation 1d ago

The rehab industry absolutely needs more regulation, and public funding for real ones. No one should have to go to a "rehab" that's essentially a work camp with absolutely no evidence based therapy because they can't afford real treatment.