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Big fan of placebo, don't want nocebo

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I think hope is everything, and positive thoughts help as much as negative ones hinder, so I avoid reading negative stuff about PD, and just concentrate on positive information of any kind — I even prefer to 'fool' myself, as long as my brain and body believe me. This video sums it up for me:

youtu.be/LWQfe__fNbs

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park_bear

Lissa Rankin does good work:

Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing

amazon.com/gp/product/16836...

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Sun_and_flowers in reply to park_bear

Thanks for the link, park_bear. 😊

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ryzlot

Placebos offer typically 25% reduction in symptoms during trials. So... I take 4 placebos a day to remain free of all medical issues. Hey it works - don't knock it.

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Sun_and_flowers in reply to ryzlot

Exactly. Long live placebo! ❤️😀

the red ones work better than the blue ones. Green, notsomuch

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Sun_and_flowers in reply to HugoRipanykhazov

Hahaha! 😄

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