Shocking the Whole Internet! You Are Not a Psychologist at All!

Chapter 221-222

Chapter 221 Placebo

"I know this question. Don't fight with me to answer it."

While Chen Yu was taking a breather, one of his viewers sent multiple paid comments.

This viewer was also a psychologist, and he first advertised his clinic.

Then, he began to explain what the placebo effect was.

The placebo effect was also known as the psychological consolation effect.

It was a common method of psychological treatment used to help patients with severe illnesses with low tolerance to drugs.

Through hypnosis, suggestion, and dialogue, placebo could help patients reduce their psychological barriers, increase their confidence in overcoming their illness, and achieve a better effect in their overall treatment.

Not only could a placebo drug treat mental illnesses, but it also had a significant effect on physical illnesses.

The folk witches and shamans, as well as charlatans, often used this method to confuse others.

This was their number-one method to induce their believers to believe in themselves.

If one followed these charlatans' instructions, they claimed to provide merits, blessings, a cure to all illnesses, health, and a happy family.

Under a long-term placebo, the believers would believe that what they had done had worked and form a subconscious belief.

When doing these rituals, they would feel happy and comfortable.

This was all because their brains released a certain amount of endorphins while doing these habitual rituals.

Endorphins could cause the human body to produce a short period of pleasure.

If secreted repeatedly for a long period, it would form a habitual neural circuit, commonly known as addiction.

The longer the habit, the stronger the addiction.

They would also firmly believe in these charlatan's words more and more.

After reading this viewer's explanation, Chen Yu gave him a thumbs up and a like.

"This viewer is right. The reason why you feel that your depression has been cured and that you are full of faith in what you do is because of your brain."

After saying so, Chen Yu tapped his temple.

"When you first met [Merciful Flight Purdue], he was prepared to buy all the lab rats from the hospital."

"The hospital severely rejected his request and even called security to chase him away."

"You were very puzzled by his actions and took the initiative to talk to him."

"[Merciful Flight Purdue] said that every living being has spirit. Lab rats helped humans with their medical experiments, but humans still want to kill them after their work is done."

"Seeing that you were very interested in his teachings, [Merciful Flight Purdue] kept instilling the teaching of setting animals free to accumulate merit in you."

"He brought you to more volunteer work."

"You just happened to see a big truck of dogs that they bought back from the marketplace, and you couldn't help but think of the pet dog you raised."

"You told him about how your pet dog saved you, and [Merciful Flight Purdue] took this opportunity to use this against you."

"He claimed that the dog was guided by Buddha to pull you back from the gates of hell."