Even being aware that something is fake doesn’t necessarily mean that you believe it. There are placebo effectiveness studies where the participants know they

Even being aware that something is fake doesn’t necessarily mean that you believe it. There are placebo effectiveness studies where the participants know they are taking a placebo pill, for instance, and yet still feel better than a control group who isn’t offered any treatment. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-know-placebo-201607079926 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn...