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I frequently hear an argument against these practices that they're just a placebo. But wouldn't that actually be an argument for it? If the placebo makes you be
by warent 9y ago
I frequently hear an argument against these practices that they're just a placebo. But wouldn't that actually be an argument for it? If the placebo makes you believe that you have less stress and greater stillness, I don't see how that's different from "really" having less stress. Which means it's not a placebo but really works.
Just a food for thought. In any case aside from the endless and consistent anecdotal evidence, there is a science to it
https://youtu.be/aPlG_w40qOE https://youtu.be/aPlG_w40qOE
- computerex 9y agoThe placebo effect operates on the domain of perception. In other words, placebo is a psychological effect, which may deceive a patient into perceiving that he or she is getting better even though the sugar pills they just took had no physiological response from the body. Stress has a big psychological component, but it is also something that can be physilogically seen and can be measured. It's important to see the distinction between the psychological perception and the true physiology. Stress may not be the best example because as stated, stress has a lot to with the psychological state.
- olleromam91 9y agoStress reduction is one of the few goals of mindfulness though, so it has to be an example.