Some problems wouldn't have lasted much longer even without any treatment and without the placebo, and sometimes you get really fed up with them at just the point where they are about to get better, and take action of some sort, so anything at all that you do right then seems to be a cure, whether it is a drug, a placebo, or a good moan to a friend.
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