Pharmacophobia
Fun fact: I suffered from Pharmacophobia until I was in my '30s.
I didn't trust pills.
There was a disconnect from what essentially started in a mortar and pestle could somehow target specific parts of the body and make them feel better.
So I made do without any.
I did take allergy pills but that's mainly because my Mom gave them to me and when I was a child so that meant allergy pills worked.
Everything else was not to be trusted.
While in my twenties I had severe sinus headaches. Comparable to migraines. I suffered silently and powered through. Well, I didn't suffer silently. I used to growl quietly to myself when I was feeling frustrated. As a matter of fact That's why I was banned from Sharpstown Mall because children walking in front of me heard my growls, thought they were aimed at them and ran to security.
Another fun fact: that ban was probably justifiable and I probably WAS growling at the little shits.
It also helped that I had an insane recovery system.
I remember I was helping a friend tile a privy roof at an outdoor event in Texas in July.
The sun and heat got me feeling dizzy. I lost my balance and fell backwards off the roof and hit the pasture 6 ft below, knocking the wind out of me.
I got up, didn't take anything for my aches and pains. Just drank a cold Coke, and took a nap under a shady tree for an hour. Afterwards everything stopped hurting and went back and finished the roof.
Anyway, this trip down memory lane brought to you by coming to terms that I need to take an Aleve every morning before I go to work.