@therealniccoy: Your brain can create a symptom from an expectation. That’s the nocebo effect. When negative expectations, conditioning, and anxiety can contribute to real physical symptoms, even when the treatment or trigger itself isn’t causing them. Research has linked nocebo responses to changes in pain processing, anxiety, cortisol, and other neurobiological pathways. And then there’s the bizarre story of the “meowing nuns.” A 19th-century account describes one nun in a French convent beginning to meow like a cat, followed by other nuns until the behavior supposedly spread throughout the convent. The story appears in Hecker’s The Epidemics of the Middle Ages (1844), but the original source was never identified, so it should be treated as a historical anecdote, not a verified scientific study. Still, the underlying science is fascinating: What you expect can influence what you experience. Your brain isn’t just responding to the world. It’s constantly interpreting it. And sometimes, changing the interpretation changes the experience. 🧠 #nocebo #expectation #mindset #psychology #traumahealing

Jono_than :

Any idea if peripheral neuropathy can develop as a result? Central sensation can make it worse. I am aware of. I developed it somewhat out of the blue and neurologists have no idea why despite all kinds of testing. Quite a few people live with idiopathic neuropathy, so I wonder how much is caused by the mind or if there’s some other cause

EMMY222 :

YES, I had to stop reading potential side effects on prescription RXs, I would get them all.....lol

scoopertool :

where the mind goes the body follows

maniac33334 :

Emotions are your superpowers or vice versa

Carolin Madey :

Very true

Cool Hand Luke :

"be impeccable with you word"

Woody :

Thanks for fantastic information ❤️

Alex :

I’ve had a job that was so bad which made me vomit everyday before going in. Just the thought of going there made me feel nausea

keithisdusty :

When my brother was in high school if there was a big test he didn’t study for he would worry his self sick. He would puke it would get so bad

no name :

That's how people die inside the matrix 😮

PSBoisvert :

This is amazing.

. :

i knew it i just never heard it

dandun :

that's an enlighteninment! God bless you always

Run Fosdal Run :

Naaaaaaa

Zoro :

Any meow here 👾

mightbejustaworld :

Wow i thought they both are called placebo effect, never thought there’s a name for the negative ones

bogdantanasescu92 :

true

Itankyou :

Nocebo, I like it

Jahangeer Khan.G7.group. :

Faith Wilson :

Nurse of 26 years and I believe this. I believe I would have been way more impactful as a mental health provider. It all starts and ends with your thoughts .

are_you_local :

There’s a town in Germany where the population danced themselves to death. Plus there’s St. Vitus’s Dance caused by mould on wheat etc that causes mass hallucinations. Yep I’m a fact collecting Racoon 🦝

MightyJoeYoung :

🔥🔥🔥

MichaelG, LMT :

💯💯💯

Jo Jo M :

💯💯💯

Ralph NEIGHBORS :

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