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Insulin users don't just need to have insulin for the sake of it. They have a medical issue that forces them to take it.
>I think at the core of the issue is that our society generally regards psychological ailments as a personal flaw, rather than a health issue
I think that our society tends to do the inverse: tends to see all kinds of personal flaws as issues beyond the control of the person.
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Insulin users don't just need to have insulin for the sake of it. They have a medical issue that forces them to take it.
>I think at the core of the issue is that our society generally regards psychological ailments as a personal flaw, rather than a health issue
I think that our society tends to do the inverse: tends to see all kinds of personal flaws as issues beyond the control of the person.