The Power of Belief in Pain Relief

Your brain is fully capable of hallucinating pain relief just because it expects to feel better.

It is called the placebo effect, and it proves that a fake sugar pill can work just like

actual medicine if you truly believe in it. Your brain literally releases its own

natural opioids to block the pain signals. But it goes the other way too.

If you are stressed or anxious, your nervous system opens the floodgates and makes physical

pain hurt way worse. Your thoughts are physically changing your biology, so being an optimist

might actually save your life.