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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 4 months ago (13 children)

The funny thing is that the "extra strength" placebos likely have a better chance of working. The more elaborate and involved the placebo is, the greater the chance of it actually working even if you know it is a placebo. Our minds are weird. As always, I'm too lazy to look up the actual study so I don't know if it was a quality study or not.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But you also might get more nocebos where you get negative effects from the placebo

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trick yourself better you rube.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Gaslight yourself to health

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