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Psychological context won't unbreak a broken leg or anything, so there are clear limits --- I am going to argue against that, proper rest and sleep helps your
by mewpmewp2 2y ago
Psychological context won't unbreak a broken leg or anything, so there are clear limits
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I am going to argue against that, proper rest and sleep helps your leg heal faster and you get better sleep when yoi are less stressed. You are less stressed when you believe something is taking care of you.
- atoav 2y agoYeah sure over time the animal that rests will be better of than the animal that chews on its wounds. But what I meant there is that there are obvious limits to what pure optimism can do. I had a very optimistic and upbeat neighbour who thought she could beat cancer without modern medicine into which she had zero trust — she died with age 55, having tried literally everything but modern medicine.