What is placebo effect?

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ezis
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What is placebo effect?

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Well, i know english well, but i can't figure out what's placebo effect. And when i use dictionary i find it says "Placebo" lol, so can anyone explain to me?
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It means when you believe in something so much that your brain literally makes it happen.
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Post by Magic »

The placebo effect (or its counterpart, the nocebo effect), occurs when a patient's symptoms are altered in some way due to the individual expecting or believing that it will work.
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Post by repeldarkness11 »

Placebos are sugar pills, given by doctors to people with minor problems... If people believe its a cure, then so does their mind, causing whatever problem they had to go away on its own.. Placebo effect works the same way, people think that I-doser puts the description and effects up when you select a dose, so your mind knows what to "fake" after the dose.. but from personal experience, I can say this program is in no way fake.
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Post by ethan1134 »

sugar pills are examples, not the only placebo that exists.
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Post by Cheesy »

A placebo can for example be at a party:
A guy drinks a beer, and after 3 mins he says: "Oh man, im SO drunk!"
But he isnt really, Hes just Acting if he was, and he also feels like hes Drunk.
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Post by FAVIO »

A placebo is when you believe something will work, so it does. Even if you don't think you are thinking it will work, it might still work (confusing I know :shock:)
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Post by willsor »

I think its Kind of like the matrix (that movie)
when you believe u can jump over super huge buildings then u can

obviously its real life though :D
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