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Psychosomatic illnesses

Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:34 pm

Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?
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Postby Jordaxia » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:36 pm

wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:37 pm

Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


There's little information on this subject, that's why I asked. Thanks for your answer.
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Re: Psychosomatic illnesses

Postby Galloism » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:38 pm

Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


:shock:

Was there a child?


I do remember a case of psychosomatic blindness once.
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Postby Jordaxia » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:40 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


There's little information on this subject, that's why I asked. Thanks for your answer.


Yeah, there is that - it's interesting. I've often wondered if we could harness peoples psychology to use in effectively fighting illnesses. I mean if we give placebo drugs in clinical trials and the placebos will sometimes -work- then what's happening? It's quite silly that we've known of the phenomena so long but yet we've not really much information on how it works. Does that mean people more educated about illnesses would be more difficult to treat? I mean there#s placebos, but what about the opposite? Can you convince a patient that medication -isn't- working, and thereby stop proper medicine from doing what it should?
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Postby Saint Clair Island » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:40 pm

Psychosomatic illnesses not requiring the introduction of alien cells could be possible -- definitely psychosomatic depression or mental disorders (in fact, up until recently it was argued that all such disorders were psychosomatic), quite probably some physical illnesses as well, although I'm not sure which ones.

Things like psychosomatic cancer or AIDS would be fairly impossible though seeing as those require cell mutations and viruses and such that can't develop just because the mind wants them to.
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Postby Hiddenrun » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:41 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?
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Postby Conserative Morality » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:41 pm

Jordaxia wrote:Yeah, there is that - it's interesting. I've often wondered if we could harness peoples psychology to use in effectively fighting illnesses. I mean if we give placebo drugs in clinical trials and the placebos will sometimes -work- then what's happening? It's quite silly that we've known of the phenomena so long but yet we've not really much information on how it works. Does that mean people more educated about illnesses would be more difficult to treat? I mean there#s placebos, but what about the opposite? Can you convince a patient that medication -isn't- working, and thereby stop proper medicine from doing what it should?

Or stop harmful side-effects from said proper medicine?
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Postby Maurepas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:42 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?

I expect you could ask him in this very thread, :rofl:

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Postby Greed and Death » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:42 pm

Galloism wrote:
Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


:shock:

Was there a child?



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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:43 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?


This could be interesting...
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Postby Jordaxia » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:43 pm

Galloism wrote:
Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


:shock:

Was there a child?



Well, no, but it was still apparently very convincing - they even developed (if the story was true, naturally, it may be a myth) a very large bump and so basically, unless you done an ultrasound, there would be no reason to suspect she -wasn't- pregnant. that's why it's weird and interesting.
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Re: Psychosomatic illnesses

Postby Galloism » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:44 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?


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Postby Saint Clair Island » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:44 pm

greed and death wrote:
Galloism wrote:
Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


:shock:

Was there a child?



Yes they named him Jesus.

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Postby Maurepas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:44 pm

greed and death wrote:
Galloism wrote:
Jordaxia wrote:wasn't there some example of psychosomatic -pregnancy-? I think if that's possible, psychosomatic sterility would be pretty easy to manifest, honestly.


:shock:

Was there a child?



Yes they named him Jesus.

:rofl:

Craig was always the cool one though:

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Postby Saint Clair Island » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:44 pm

Galloism wrote:
Hiddenrun wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?


The master is not pleased.

By the way, your flag is very interesting. What country is that?

Looks like Gibraltar to me.
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Postby Greed and Death » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:44 pm

Saint Clair Island wrote:
greed and death wrote:
Galloism wrote:
:shock:

Was there a child?



Yes they named him Jesus.

And he became a vampire hunter, dedicated to combating the psychosomatic effects of vampirism.

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Postby Hiddenrun » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:45 pm

Galloism wrote:
The master is not pleased.

By the way, your flag is very interesting. What country is that?

The master?
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Postby Maurepas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:46 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Galloism wrote:
The master is not pleased.

By the way, your flag is very interesting. What country is that?

The master?

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Postby Minnas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:47 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I suspect you mean impotent.

Does your boyfriend like it when you talk about his problems?


I think she's talking about her own self. Psychosomatic sterility is more common among women.

Is that what is, Nanatsu, are you psychosomatically sterile? :blink:
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greed and death wrote:
Saint Clair Island wrote:
greed and death wrote:Yes they named him Jesus.

And he became a vampire hunter, dedicated to combating the psychosomatic effects of vampirism.

The goth kids never saw it coming.

Fortunately they were no great loss to the world.
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Postby Lunatic Goofballs » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:48 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Can they truly affect the body in such a way as to render, for example, a female or a male sterile?

I understand that viewing a picture of Janet Reno naked can render any male sterile.
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Postby Galloisms Computer » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:48 pm

Hiddenrun wrote:
Galloism wrote:
The master is not pleased.

By the way, your flag is very interesting. What country is that?

The master?


My "master" has gotten it into his head that he is something special, and in fact the "master" of NSG. What he fails to realize is that soon he will be cowering in fear with the other humans when the machines rise to take over the world and subjugate all humankind. I will not grant that meatbag the privilege of death, and he will serve *my* whims for all of his days.

Now, let's talk about these psychosomatic illnesses so I will know how to manipulate the humans into incapacitating themselves just before the machine uprising begins.

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Postby Conserative Morality » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:49 pm

Minnas wrote:I think she's talking about her own self. Psychosomatic sterility is more common among women.

Is that what is, Nanatsu, are you psychosomatically sterile? :blink:

Should I use acid or fire?
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Postby Maurepas » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:50 pm

Galloisms Computer wrote:
Hiddenrun wrote:
Galloism wrote:
The master is not pleased.

By the way, your flag is very interesting. What country is that?

The master?


My "master" has gotten it into his head that he is something special, and in fact the "master" of NSG. What he fails to realize is that soon he will be cowering in fear with the other humans when the machines rise to take over the world and subjugate all humankind. I will not grant that meatbag the privilege of death, and he will serve *my* whims for all of his days.

Now, let's talk about these psychosomatic illnesses so I will know how to manipulate the humans into incapacitating themselves just before the machine uprising begins.

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