| ▲ | nomel 13 hours ago | |
Nocebo [1], a well know/documented phenomenon, can be very damaging. | ||
| ▲ | card_zero an hour ago | parent [-] | |
On the other hand, the placebo effect works even when the placebo is clearly labelled "placebo". So I guess there's potential to tell people needlessly disconcerting facts and then take the edge off with reassuring bluster and functionless comforts. | ||