Fear of taking medicine

[TheRustyKrab]

I have had ulcerative colitis for a while. The medication I take now is temporary and doesn’t work well. The medication I do need to take, I have been scared of taking because of a conspiracy theory someone in my family told me. It was something along the lines of, "If you take this medication, it could change your DNA. Do you know that God flooded the earth in part because of the Nephilim, who had mixed DNA?" This was possibly implying that I could go to hell for taking it.

I do not believe this, but as someone who is extremely prone to anxiety, I can't help but be too afraid to take my medication, causing my life to stall and causing me tons of pain over the last year or so. It is an extremely deep fear of mine now. Maybe someday I can go to therapy for my anxiety but I don't have time for that when it comes to my illness my doctor is waiting on me. I have posted about this asking for help before, but if its okay I would like to post again to talk about it more because I am still struggling and sick. If anyone else here takes Humira/Stelara/Entyvio please share your experiences

 

[timf]

Changing DNA would be very hard. It would involve every cell in your body. This lies more in the realm of science fiction. If you are concerned about your medication, try a small bit first. If nothing goes wrong, you should be able to incrementally take more up to a full dose.

We live in a world filled with conspiracy theories and lies. As Christians we have access to truth. We also have access to wisdom, which is from God. Growing in wisdom and truth one would think as a necessary survival skill for the Christian.

 

[TheRustyKrab]

Changing DNA would be very hard. It would involve every cell in your body. This lies more in the realm of science fiction. If you are concerned about your medication, try a small bit first. If nothing goes wrong, you should be able to incrementally take more up to a full dose.

We live in a world filled with conspiracy theories and lies. As Christians we have access to truth. We also have access to wisdom, which is from God. Growing in wisdom and truth one would think as a necessary survival skill for the Christian.

Thank you for your words of encouragement

 

[Aaron112]

Do you know that God flooded the earth in part because of the Nephilim, who had mixed DNA?" This was possibly implying that I could go to hell for taking it.

btw, footnote. This idea is old wives tales; fairy tales. A lot of people enjoy believing and chasing and telling fairy tales.

For research: find one or more people who have been helped/ healed without drugs of health problems. This is a necessary and good start to learning how to live right and true.