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I think more technically it is nocebo effects which cause the (bad) immune response, whereas the placebo effect cancels or at least ameliorates it. Paul Garner
by cpncrunch 5y ago
I think more technically it is nocebo effects which cause the (bad) immune response, whereas the placebo effect cancels or at least ameliorates it.
Paul Garner has described how worry about covid helped to maintain his long-covid / ME/CFS symptoms, and he was finally able to recover after addressing those fears:
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/25/paul-garner-on-his-recovery-from-long-covid/ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/25/paul-garner-on-his-reco...
I managed to fully recover from ME/CFS myself 20 years ago with a similar route (with no symptoms since). In my case I don't think there was any significant worry about the illness itself, it was more pre-existing life stressors that I had to deal with, with the viral infection being the final straw for my body.
- inter_netuser 5y agoHow did you do to recover exactly?
- cpncrunch 5y agoHappy to discuss further in private. See my profile.
- inter_netuser 5y agoSent
- dham 5y agoI think that some people have post viral mental disorders. Or just general mental problems after going through anything out of the ordinary with their body. After going through Thyroid Cancer I generally don't give two thoughts about much of anything, while people at work are 25 years old and getting boosters for Covid. Some kind of mental thing going on here. One thing I also found out during this pandemic is people generally don't get sick which was surprising to me since I have 2 kids and have generally been sick with a cold every 2 to 3 months for a decade. Maybe that's why Covid wasn't that bad for me? Although it did put me on my ass for 2 days.