We must have heard the word “be good think good” somewhere. As opposed to that, there’s a saying, “If you say something forty times, it is real.” Today, we refer to the effects of “placebo and Nocebo “, which we can explain with a similar contrast. Good and bad, look what we’re doing in our brains.

There are still many questions about what our brain can do. We’re still trying to figure out the secrets of this complex structure. This complex structure, in addition to ensuring that our organs are functioning, is unwittingly fulfilling our vital functions. The human brain offers the ability to think that separates us from animals.

Generally, doctors in psychology-related areas say that these pills will heal them by giving fake pills to their advisors. Because the advisors believe it, they actually heal with pills that have no function. The reason for their recovery is their good beliefs. This is also called the “Placebo effect”. It clearly proves how our thoughts have a positive effect on our health, don’t you think? As with everything else, this situation will cause unwanted effects and the opposite exists.

The opposite of the Placebo effect   “nocebo effect ” most of the time people question the following: Is thinking bad for us? We can all say no to such a question with ease. This is a very natural answer. But the real answer lies in how we think.

As we mentioned at the beginning of our article, we think we are aware of the power of our brain, not solving the secrets. However, we want to prove that we are not aware of this power by presenting a concept called “nocebo effect” to you.

Despite the diagnosis of cancer, patients who died for a different reason:

That word from Latin means “I gotta hurt.” The word used by Walter Kennedy in 1961 is proof that what we really believe to be harmful can really harm us. The result of our thoughts is not only psychological; We also suffer physical damages.

No more tests have been done about nocebo until this time. However, there are still a few examples that will help us better understand the effect of nocebo. The most prominent of these is a case report in the Southern Medical Journal in the year 1992. The report, which is based on a case in 1973  focuses on a patient diagnosed with cancer. The patient, said to have only a few months  to live,  is really losing his life within the given time. The strange thing is that life doesn’t die in the given time.  The cause of death detected by the autopsy is the absence of cancer. His doctor, Clifton Meador, explained, “pathologically, we don’t know the cause of death. We’re investigating the possibility that death might have killed him instead of cancer.” The report contributes to the statement.

Another notable example was in November 1998. A high school teacher in the US, Tennessee  said it smelled like gas; He started experiencing side effects such as headaches, nausea and weakness. The school was evacuated when these  side-effects began to spread among the other people in the school.  Many people admitted to the hospital as complaining of the same discomfort.  In total, 19 personnel with 80 students went to the hospital. 38 people spent that night in the hospital. As a result of the research, no toxic substances were found in and around the school. Tests for those who come to the hospital as a result of discomfort  were negative results.

Now you might think, “How is that possible?” Let’s talk about this:

Imagine putting two groups of people in two separate rooms. Then, the first group  “The phone calls between 19.00 and 21.00, causing headaches ” warning. In fact, imagine that you’ve prepared a fake investigation, that you’re actually presenting fake reports of headaches. In order to strengthen the impact of the experiment, you can also place a spy in the room where the first group is located, making a “headache number ” when talking on the phone.

Call both groups between 19.00 and 21.00 hours on the phone. When you make calls, members of the second group, which you do not provide fake reports, who are oblivious to the issue, will not have any headaches. The members of the first group that you offer fake research reports will feel the pain of their heads between those hours. Maybe they won’t want to talk to you on the phone because of this situation.

Today, some asthma attacks and allergies are known to be related to the effect of nocebo. So what do you have to do in these situations?

If you see someone who is having an asthma attack or really under the influence of Nocebo, you should not tell them that you have read a post about the ‘ nocebo effect ‘ on the Internet. Because it would be a big mistake to say that what they live in is just a psychological effect. As a matter of fact, the person you say is a real asthma patient listening to you. Whether the source of the situation is biological or psychological, this approach is wrong.  Before giving the Nocebo effect lesson, you need to get out of the situation with medical methods.