Covid Fear and the Nocebo Effect
Being overly afraid of an illness could actually make it worse. But find a middle ground.
Chris Waldburger published a great post today (Was Covid a 'Quantum' Event?) about the power of negative thoughts on our health. This is really important when it comes to COVID-19. As Chris points out, a large number of people actually think the chances of hospitalization with covid are ridiculously high at 50%.
He writes:
Now hear this:
Anxiety and fear-…