{"id":134,"date":"2015-08-31T10:04:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/verycherry\/?p=134"},"modified":"2015-08-31T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:22:01","slug":"deluded-diluted-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/verycherry\/2015\/08\/31\/deluded-diluted-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Deluded, Diluted Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, I dreamt that I moved to Georgia to help some family members with an issue. After the issue was over, I wanted to move back to Los Angeles, but was stuck in GA for a while because I didn\u2019t have the money to move back across the country. I got an office job. I shared an office with a really nice lady. She was sick and was taking homeopathic pills. She told me that she was excited to try these new pills and couldn\u2019t wait to feel better. I nicely and rationally explained to her that there are no active ingredients in homeopathic pills. She told me she had \u201cfaith\u201d that they would work. Weeks went by and what she thought was a simple cold had now turned into what was likely bronchitis. But she wouldn\u2019t see a doctor, so we didn\u2019t know for sure. Since it was at the point of being dangerous and potentially life-threatening, especially since she was in her 60s, I asked to see what she was taking. I took the bottle and called Poison Control on speakerphone. I said, Help! I\u2019ve overdosed! I\u2019ve taken ten times the dosages of _____. The operator said, \u201cDon\u2019t worry, ma\u2019am. There are\u00a0no active ingredients in that. It\u2019s a homeopathic pill, which means that you will be fine.<\/a> You cannot overdose, as they are simply sugar pills\u201d.<\/p>\n

My co-worker\u00a0huffed and stormed out of the room. I did that because I was worried about her, not to embarrass her. Talking to her nicely didn’t work and neither did showing her articles\u00a0from science websites. Later that day, I was called into the HR director\u2019s room and was fired for my actions. I awoke gasping and then thankful that I was still in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\"homeopathy-faucet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Skepticism is a way of looking at the world which has empowered and protected me. But\u00a0it has made for some unpleasant\u00a0dreams for me, lol.<\/p>\n

Have you had weird dreams, fears, or real-life instances like this?<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I don’t recommend ‘overdosing’ on homeopathic pills unless you thoroughly understand how to read and interpret the labeling. Even still, they aren’t regulated the way real medicine is, so you may not be ingesting what you think you are. Don’t do it; my dreams aren’t reality.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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