...except "method doesn't work" really just means, "generally doesn't work for people who are classified as having the same problem as you", and when all the ot

...except "method doesn't work" really just means, "generally doesn't work for people who are classified as having the same problem as you", and when all the other approaches that are classified as working for that group are, you start to consider the possibility that you are an outlier and some of these other options might work. It's a desperate move, but given the high failure rates and low understanding we have of the problem, I wouldn't categorically say there is "no point in following it".