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Re:My apartment was built on toxic waste by lazide on Sunday April 04, 2021 @11:52AM (#26690435)
It is quite measurably not, oddly - https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-th...

Essentially believing you have been given something that will make you healthier, can reduce the stress responses, pain perception and other issues that may be making the problem worse. In some cases it can be enough to allow the immune system to get better traction and objectively get healthier faster than with no medicine.

Pretty weird eh?

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Re:My apartment was built on toxic waste by disgruntledphd2 on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:08PM (#26691104)
The wild part is that the body releases internal painkillers when they get some fake (or real) ones, and that this reaction can be blocked by naloxone, indicating that it's a physical response.
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