What is nocebo?
Nocebo is the opposite of placebo, where nocebo, through the power of suggestion, actually exacerbates pain or symptoms of illness, while placebo often activates the body's self-healing capacity. In this blog post, we want to explain that placebo and nocebo are more than just "all in the head." To explain how nocebo works in the case of pain, this YouTube video be viewed.
From Nocebo to Placebo?
We can actually change our physical state with our thoughts. We do this with the help of chemical messengers (hormones). Cortisol plays a major role in stress and inhibiting the immune system, which ultimately blocks the self-healing mechanism. How this works is explained very well in this article. YouTube video.
How can psychedelics help?
Psychedelics influence certain areas of the brain, making them either more or less active. The Default Mode Network (DMN) becomes less active, and as a result, people taking a higher dose of psilocybin experience a sense of connection with everything. It seems as if the past, present, and future merge into the eternal now. This psychedelic state activates the body's self-healing capacity through the absence of stress. Other people experience a reset of their thoughts after a high dose of psilocybin, which reduces stress. As strange as it may sound, psychedelics may well be the secret to placebo. In other words, psychedelics can actively induce the state that placebos aim to induce, but the various psychedelics are not placebos. In addition to these "placebo" effects, a higher dose of psilocybin promotes greater neuroplasticity by increasing the brain-healing hormone BDNF. The improved brain connectivity, combined with insights from the psychedelic session, is a kickstart for positive change.
Read more about it here BDNF, the default mode network, and other ways psychedelics work.
What else can you do?
All the qualities a good psychedelic session offers, combined with everything that reduces stress, is the path to a healthy body and mind. Are there factors in your life that cause stress on an emotional, physical, or biochemical level? Try to eliminate these as much as possible. See below for some examples of stressors.
Is Triptherapie something for you?
Triptherapie.nl is unfortunately one of the few providers that does more than just facilitate psychedelic sessions. We believe that if we address all factors simultaneously, the ultimate success rate will be much higher than simply taking psychedelics. We primarily focus on finding solutions by bringing about change, a transformation. For us, this begins with the intake and neurotransmitter testing. If we can stabilize the neurochemistry beforehand, the overall effect of all aspects of our services, including the psychedelic session, will be more synergistic.
Do you want to change nocebo to placebo?