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It's perhaps less "everything will be fine" and more "whatever happens, you're in good hands". A certain confident assertiveness, even when there's nothing to
by retrac 4y ago
It's perhaps less "everything will be fine" and more "whatever happens, you're in good hands". A certain confident assertiveness, even when there's nothing to be confident about. I've not had the experience some have, with physicians pretending to be mini-gods. So far, the ones I've met have been quite willing to admit they have no idea what's going on when that's the case.
That can be done in a way that leaves you feeling like you have support and practical things to do in the meantime, or it can leave you feeling lost. A friend who is a nurse who works in hospice has some critical things to say about the bedside manner of some of her peers. When there is nothing to be done, but how nothing is done can still matter a lot. Sometimes it's simple as despair leading to self-neglect that leads to more rapid worsening of illness. That effect seems to be related to the placebo effect.
- taeric 4y agoI'd actually assume it should be more "everything will be fine." You specifically broadcast the reaction you want to get from folks. Someone down thread posted the video to the nocebo effect. It really is far more effective than makes sense. Problems are legion, of course. Is it something inherent to the people that are impacted by this? Would make some psychotic disorders interesting evolutionary defenses. And, of course, there is no reason this has to be limited to medical behaviors. Teaching and coaching can be more effective for some people, if you tell them what you are doing is going to be effective. This actually tracks remarkably well with how so many advocates for different techniques all lead with usually over the top assertions on how what they are doing will work. Often more so than on why it would work.