Hektoen International

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Tag: The patient who provided his own placebo and fully recovered

  • The patient who provided his own placebo and fully recovered

    Lawrence ClimoLincoln, Massachusetts, United States My elderly patient began his treatment by complaining about how his mother had behaved towards him in his boyhood. She had hurt him with her name-calling and humiliating insults, and these had apparently resulted in a lifetime of a negativism towards her. He wanted my help to end that negativity.…