Placebo effect is one of the greatest mysteries of all time. I believe figuring it out will greatly affect our lives for the better.
“Wait, we had the ability to alter reality with our minds alone? Since when?!”
“Since always”
“GOD DAMMIT!”
I’m quite enjoying the sugarless candies I have in my drawer at the office.
So fucking true, the brain can be a real bitch sometimes
placebo pill, the true “ignorant is bliss” suggestive medicine
Lol
SPA ce bo
Not how it works though. It might alleviate pain and improve your perception of your well-being, but it won’t heal you
Nope, the placebo effect can have physical effects and be genuinely curative. The level to which this is the case is highly variable from patient to patient, but it is inaccurate to say that is limited to improving sensation and perception of illness. Not to mention, in many cases the malady being treated is one of perception, for example, in pain management. And alleviating pain in itself has downstream positive effects on disease progression and patient QOL.
Actual chronic pain sufferer here. If I had a dollar every time placebo and positive thinking was prescribed to me, I would have enough to maybe hire a doctor who won’t systemically downplay or dismiss my pain because of my age and gender.
