It's 22:15 here now, and going to blow a gale tonight.
The placebo effect- one of my favourite subjects! It does definitely exist, is the first thing, but I think (and the evidence shows) that you have to TRULY believe that something will work for the placebo effect to kick in. Hope is good, but belief is where the real power is at! That's also true for people with serious illnesses- those who keep a PMA and believe in positive outcomes tend to do better overall than those who hope for one (stats obviously, so it's not always true, just the tendency).
So, Engineer Man, I am going to prescribe total and utter belief that the symptoms will disappear with treatment. No room for doubt. Hmmmm.....I think I might have given myself some advice there since the PMA is a bit variable at the moment! Belief is key!
Hope the rest of your day goes well Jeff. I'm off to bed. "To bed, to bed, said sleepy head"
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart. And you'll never walk alone.
