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Originally Posted by Chris Noble  OK. So you don't understand what an anecdote is. |
I take it to mean a 'short account' . I don't think people trying to be positive with cancer are necessarily feeling positive, how they respond in a questionnaire isn't necessarily an accurate indication of their habitual mental state.
It is perhaps like talking into a tape recorder, our mental image of how sound when we spoke isn't necessarily that accurate match with playback. We try again and it still doesn't quite match our mental effort.
Reprogramming our habitual unconscious responses are not easy. I am sure many people think that 'fighting cancer' is the way forward, it may be a conscious effort but the unconscious feelings can remain negative. Also from a psi point of view I think such effects leak from the filtered unconscious into the conscious mind.
I think an authority figure like a doctor can have a great influence on the patient, their peace of mind and their health consequences above and beyond the medication ....just how much? No one knows, it never has been tested properly but Chris you might know, if you ever do my trial measuring the effects of the doctors expectations
