Ben GoldacreYou are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.
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A placebo responder is someone who believes that placebos are effective medicines. They are also often very good at convincing themselves that their body is healing, even when they know it isn’t. This can lead to some strange behaviors with regard to illness and pain.
Source: Bad Science
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