My mom is a nurse. She has been in that profession way before I was born. During my childhood days (and even till now), my siblings and I didn't have to go to the hospital or go to a pharmacy whenever we were sick. Well, unless the sickness was really serious and beyond my mom’s control, then we would go to the hospital. I remember the first time I left my parents’ house. I enrolled for a 9-month program outside my state, so I had to rent an apartment and start staying alone. My mom gave me a lot of drugs. Drugs for malaria, heartburn (I experienced this a lot back then), headache, and many more. When my friends saw the drugs, they thought I was a pharmacist and wanted to open a small shop. My mom takes our health seriously, so whenever we fell sick, she always knew what to do.
The second time I left my parents’ house to start staying alone was when I gained admission into this university. This time again, my mother gave me a lot of drugs. By the way, I am allowed to use any drug without my mom’s knowledge. I have to inform her first, tell her the symptoms, then she’d be the one to tell me which drug to use. The only time I don’t inform her is when I have headaches and I use paracetamol. Health is wealth. Everyone knows that the importance of good health cannot be overlooked. Do you think people would find it easy to cure diseases and infections if there were no drugs? Do you know how many people would have died of Malaria, cholera, and other deadly diseases? A lot!
There is no doubt that these medications go a long way in keeping us in check and strengthening our systems. Every day, scientists keep developing new drugs to help combat diseases and infections. Who knows maybe in the future they will develop a safer method to combat cancer? However, sometimes, it is not everything that medication solves. There are times when you need a change of environment, a short stroll, or just anything to make you feel better. There are times when you feel weak to the bones, and then you just take a cold bath and all of a sudden, you feel better. For today’s Hive Learner’s topic, the community asks us to discuss a time when a change in your habits led to a healthier lifestyle that even medications couldn't get you.
The last time my siblings and I gathered together on the same roof was about 2 years ago. I miss the days when we would play and fight like siblings. Well, gone are those days. I don’t want to mention what they did, but I was pissed. I was so mad at them that I decided not to say a word to them. They tried to apologize, but I just wouldn't let them. The next day, I went back to school with a heavy chest. I used to think the phrase, “heavy heart” was just figurative, but that day, my chest was literally heavy. It was as if someone placed something on my chest. I did not find it difficult to breathe or anything. The weight on my chest was just there and it made me really uncomfortable.
I told my mom about it, thinking she would recommend a drug for me to use. At the time I called, it was late in the night (almost my bedtime) and my sister was beside my mom. She told my mom that I wasn't sick or anything and that the weight on my chest was because I was really mad at them. That night, my siblings apologized and we laughed and cracked jokes. About thirty minutes after the call ended, I slept and when I woke up, I felt way better. I have realized that whenever I have something really bothering me and my heart feels heavy, I don’t need to use medication, I just have to tell someone about it or just rant. That’s why I sometimes rant to myself on WhatsApp or I take a stroll and talk to myself.
Sometimes, medication is not what you need, but a change in your habits.
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