I'd do it, on grounds that if placebo works then it's something that really works, therefore scientific, IYSWIM.
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Yes but if I say to her 'this homeopathic (or something) remedy will help you sleep' might she be susceptible to it later?
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I can tell her later that it was a placebo but she might be so sure it worked that she wouldn't believe me!
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But that's fine - she shouldn't believe you - she should try everything for herself and see what works and what doesn't - that's
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Give her placebo, then later explain placebo to her. Science says placebo works, but only with some things and on some ppl.
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Self-hypnosis works too. Similar process.
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Agree with others. Offer it now & explain afterwards that it was her own mind that "worked", so develop the power of the mind...
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The placebo effect can work even when the patient fully understands they are taking a placebo.
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placebos are pseudoscience, though
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if you offer her something with the words "Here, take this, it is perfectly harmless but will help you sleep" what would she do?
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Placebo is surely no pseudoscience. It's well documented. A lot of explaining left though. Maybe she cracks the mystery one day.
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