Posted by linkadge on September 1, 2005, at 6:53:05 [reposted on September 3, 2005, at 3:18:49 | original URL]
In reply to Power of thought, posted by med_empowered on September 1, 2005, at 3:44:57
This is kind of what the move "A beautiful Mind" was about. How the positive emotions like love helped him overcome his illness.
Unlike what the movie portrays, John Nash only used drugs for a very short period of time. He never took an AP after 1973.
The placebo effect is *very* powerfull. Some docs have found that its effects are not "all in your mind". The placebo effect seemed to alter levels of endorphins (which are powerfull antidepressants).
I would believe that positive emotions can effect endorphins and in turn affect the state of mind.
I don't care how depressed I am, If I won the lottery, I can guarentee you my mood would change (maybe only temporarily) but I think for a moment, the joy would overcome a depressed state.
Why are most of us here ?? Hope.
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