Category: Authors/How to Help Others/Jody Elford/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Stigma/treatment Pharmaceutical Phobia and Medication Dependency Posted On 2nd March 201827th February 2018 By 1in4 I always avoid painkillers when a migraine makes me want to shoot myself in the face. OF COURSE it’s better if you don’t need medication, but some of us do.