I know. I don't think it's because they want to be sick, but because they were constantly told that they need to see a doctor all the time for anything from a sniffle to a splinter. Even some younger people do it - for example, I got a rash once from trimming a mulberry because they can cause irritation. You keep it clean, moisturized, and take some benedryl and it goes away after a few weeks. I had one person I knew at the time just go "OH MY GOD YOU NEED TO GO SEE A DOCTOR ABOUT THAT!" Why? Well....well...he really couldn't tell me why, just that I needed to do that because it needed...something.