Originally Posted by Diamond Lil

Years ago, doctors told people with ulcers that they had them because of a "Type A" personality. Years later it was proven that the ulcers were caused by a virus and could be cured with an antibiotic. I wonder how many people suffered and died because of this misconception. Can you imagine going to a doctor when you had an ulcer and he told you to try to manage your stress better. What a crock! There is no way that it could be proven that a "Type A" personality was the cause simply because it was not so.


I would ask any doctor who claimed something was "all in my head" to show me absolute proof that this was so, after all s/he is making an absolute diagnosis.

Here is something worth remembering as some people still do not think scientifically, even some "scientists"!! They would (wrongly) think that the following is true:

All Indians wear feathers, therefore all people who wear feathers are Indians.

Regards, Lil