Yes and No.

For example. I was once so depressed, but I did everything that my p-doc and T said, including being hospitalized. That depression hung around for 8 months....

So, yes, I did make efforts to control changing the illness, but I could not change the illness.

I think this leads to blaming the sick person. Do we blame diabetics when they go blind because they did not do the best to control their blood sugars? No, we usually offer them sympathy and empathy.

We can control our behaviors, but that does not mean our bodies are going to biologically respond appropiately.

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