No one is exempt from the placebo effect that their own perspective can create for them. It's just a matter of being sure of yourself & setting your mind to a result, no matter how taxing it may be at first. It takes patience, but honestly? It's MORE than worth it.


I think placebo effect is a biggie here. I wish there were more studies done about this and how to use it for good of the people.

I have beef with advocacy groups because they push the thought that you CANNOT help yourself at all. It's a chemical imbalance, ya'll and you are powerless. I get why this is said... we do have harder time then others to do the living thing, but nobody should be learned to be powerless. Just because you cannot do it at the moment doesn't mean you are never in control and that you'll always feel this bad unless miracle happens.

Of course, mind-altering substances (prescribed meds or magical herbs from Siberian shamans or plains of Tibet......) can help. But not always, not 100% and one has to know how to deal with themselves.