The Placebo Effect
Belief: You believe that a treatment will help you feel better. This belief can be very powerful.
Expectation: Because you believe the treatment will work, you expect to feel better after taking it.
Brain Response: Your brain responds to this expectation by releasing chemicals that can actually make you feel better, like endorphins or dopamine.
Perceived Improvement: As a result, you may experience an improvement in your symptoms, even though the treatment itself didn't directly cause the improvement.
Psychological Impact: This improvement isn't due to the treatment's physical effects but rather to your mind's perception of it.
In simple terms, the placebo effect is when your mind tricks your body into feeling better because you believe a treatment will work, even if the treatment itself is just a sugar pill or has no real medical benefit.
Areas it can help in : sleep quality, pain management
Additional Exploration:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
