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Placebo

When the Story Is the Cure

Ross Gormley on October 1, 2024

When facing uncertainty, telling the right story about a treatment can improve the lives of patients.

When facing uncertainty, telling the right story about a treatment can improve the lives of patients.

Therapy

The Best Way to Lie to Yourself

Ross Gormley on August 29, 2024

Maintaining our well-being requires a certain amount of self-delusion, but too much can backfire. Here's how to strike a balance between narcissism and depressive realism.

Maintaining our well-being requires a certain amount of self-delusion, but too much can backfire. Here's how to strike a balance between narcissism and depressive realism.

Identity

Your Self-Story Is a Lie

Ross Gormley on August 19, 2024

The stories we tell ourselves aren't entirely true—but that doesn't make them harmful.

The stories we tell ourselves aren't entirely true—but that doesn't make them harmful.