Sadly, it’s because this approach is what’s taught to us and is normalized and even sold as effective. We’re in a culture of instant gratification, and putting our power outside of us, and the modern healthcare system tends to be complicit in selling us the idea that we have to look to experts outside of us for help, and that there are medications that can effectively help us “get better” or manage symptoms without getting to root cause or taking a (much-needed) holistic approach to the person’s care.