Notions, potions, and lotions

By Mona Goldwater, Wellness Editor

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Dare To Be Great, Mindfulness, Getting Rolfed, Primal Screams, T.M., Yoga, Buddhism, Hari Krishna, Repressed Memories, Drum Circles, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoanalysis, hot stone massage, firewalking, dreamwork, Catholicism, Islam, Tai Chi, workouts, exercise, decompression, alcohol and other psychoactove substances, hot water immersion, sensory deprivation tanks, steambaths and saunas—just a few that immediately come to mind of our various schemes to heal or just survive. Each one works for someone. Some work for millions, and  there are also placebos that actually do work on some psychological level.

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