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Yeah I said it was dhit when my ex-wife said she was going to do it, but it definitely did something. And I am well aware of the placebo effect. But just beca
by airbreather 1y ago
Yeah I said it was dhit when my ex-wife said she was going to do it, but it definitely did something.
And I am well aware of the placebo effect.
But just because something is not provable or falsifiable under current scientific knowledge, it does not mean it is neccesarily quackery, there's a Venn diagram there where some things may be effective.
Automatically discarding something that even occasionally gets results, because it doesn't fit current "knowledge" is the height of arrogance.
- Sylamore 1y agoSadly it made my ex-wife worse off than before - she went from a functioning anxious person to being completely overwhelmed by anxiety all the time.
- airbreather 1y agoUnfortunate, the whole landscape on this is littered with mines and finding truly knowledgeable help is difficult, most seem to just push their favourite flavour, regardless of the patient.
- rendx 1y agoAny successful form of trauma treatment will first make it worse, because you open the can of worms and begin to go deep. Unfortunately, many therapists are not very good at explaining that up front. If you only have a few sessions, it is basically guaranteed to make matters worse. That's a sign that it is working (but maybe a sign to switch therapist if it wasn't explained well and cautioned about; making sure the environment and person is ready for it should happen first...).
- balfirevic 1y ago> But just because something is not provable or falsifiable under current scientific knowledge Do you mean unproven instead of "not provable or falsifiable"? Something not being falsifiable would mean that we can't detect if it's doing anything even if we tried, which doesn't bode well for its effectiveness.