This is often one of the first questions in the mind of a prospective client when they meet a therapist for the first time. The therapist often gives an answer along the lines that each “case” is individual, but how often does this answer sound like a platitude?
A new study shows that the results of around a third of drug trials have not been released. Once these are taken into account, the advantage of antidepressants over placebos shrinks significantly. This amounts to seriously misleading the public about the drugs’ effectiveness.
The results of a study seem to suggest that the human body thinks and acts at the same time, following an intuition which leans towards positive answers.
Although you know full well that there is no electricity, although you are performing lots of actions purely because of the fact that there is no electricity, although you are totally geared up to dealing with that fact, habit is stronger. Your hand just reaches for the switch as you come in the door.
Facing your mortality can indeed be a shock, and one which might provoke deeper reflection than “better go out clubbing while I still can”.
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