The placebo effect is evidence of the innate healing abilities of the mind. In the experiments of medical psychiatry and western psychology, they give a placebo, or a fake drug with no effect, to the participants. In every experiment, a percentage of the participants that take the placebo experience healing of the mental disorder. The placebo effect actually proves that healing can take place if a person just believes that they are taking a substance that will treat their mental disorder. This proves that if a mental disorder is indeed a biological illness, then we have the innate ability to heal our brains biologically.
The placebo effect - the same thing that the medicinal drug does can be done by a candy.
Recent advancements in research on the placebo effect:
Distressful thoughts and feelings can be remedied by shifting our attention towards other things that may bring us joyfulness such as feeling rewarded for achieving a goal. Identifying the root cause to our mental suffering and removing it, if we can, is another method of achieving self-healing. There are additional methods of achieving mental healing that require more consistent efforts such as the practices of eastern psychology. Through the practices of eastern psychology, we can become more mindful of ourselves and adjust our own thoughts, intentions, speech, and actions to our liking.
The placebo effect is evidence that we have the innate ability to heal our own minds.
