Show Notes
You might be familiar with the placebo effect, which is the opposite of the nocebo effect.
The nocebo effect is how negative expectations about how medical encounters can produce negative outcomes.
And, as we’ve talked about before, your brain is a prediction machine. That’s literally its job!
So what does this actually look like in everyday life, how can it impact vestibular disorders, and the role mindset plays in the impact of the nocebo effect.
In this episode, we’ll dig into:
How side effects play a role in the nocebo effect
Examples of the prediction method in action
What research reveals about the impact of the nocebo effect
How asking better questions can lessen the impact of the nocebo effect
When your brain is told something, it will believe it.
As humans, we’re designed to find the negatives. And we know that about ourselves, so we need to then intentionally decide that we’re going to shift the way we think about things.
Though it’s not always our first instinct, it’s absolutely doable!
Links Mentioned:
Vestibular Group Fit (code GROUNDED at checkout for 15% off!): https://thevertigodoctor.com/vestibular-group-fit
Colloca L. (2017). Nocebo effects can make you feel pain. Science (New York, N.Y.), 358(6359), 44. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap8488
Colloca, L., & Miller, F. G. (2011). The nocebo effect and its relevance for clinical practice. Psychosomatic medicine, 73(7), 598–603. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182294a50
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The FREE Mini VGFit Workout: https://thevertigodoctor.myflodesk.com/minifit
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Work with Dr. Madison:
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