@zevinclark: The pills were fake, but the symptoms were real. That is the terrifying power of the nocebo effect. Your body does not only respond to what is happening. It responds to what it believes is happening. A false belief can create a real biological response. Stress hormones rise. Blood pressure changes. Pain can intensify. The nervous system begins preparing for a threat that may not even exist. That should make all of us more careful about the thoughts we repeat, the identities we accept and the outcomes we constantly expect. Your body is always listening. Original clip and story credit: @eunoiawithelisha