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I have no opinion on the book or author in question, but I’m not clear on why you are so dismissive. The ability for psychological expectations to cause physic
by jaredklewis 4y ago
I have no opinion on the book or author in question, but I’m not clear on why you are so dismissive.
The ability for psychological expectations to cause physical pain and even physical symptoms (like those of an allergic reaction) is relatively well established science.
- throw6746 4y agoDoctors are very dismissive of chronic pain patients and regularly make you doubt you have anything, generally with language very similar to Sarno's, in my case I had to fight a lot until they found I had a variation of Parkinson's disease, it was very distressing and a huge part of my unhappiness.
- qsdf38100 4y agoHe stated exactly why he was dismissive. You merely reassert the author main point, but fail to address the counter arguments he gave.
- wfme 4y agoCalling a single sceptical statement "counter arguments" is disingenuous at best. The linked bidmc article is a good starting point if you really are interested.
- qsdf38100 4y agoHe quoted 3 sentences from the Wikipedia article, in addition to his own. All of which are relevant and valid points. You didn’t address any of those. Neither did you address his own. Even if it was only one, reasserting the author thesis, pretending to ask why he is dismissive while ignoring everything he brought is not a constructive contribution. It’s manipulative at best.
- dennis_jeeves1 4y agoI is relatively well established but it is also used by people and physicians to dismiss of sufferers' pain by assuming that psychological aspect are the _sole_ cause of physical symptoms. Blame the sufferers' attitude etc. Quackery at it's very finest.