Don't forget that the increase in deaths on the chart is there because the medics were killing people with ventilators in the hospitals whilst they murdered the elderly in 'care' homes with midazolam.
But for these homicides there would hardly be a blip at all.
Beautifully written. I believe some of what you described is simply due to certain illnesses coming and going as environments change and people adjust or evolve to the world. But the nocebo effect is very powerful and can make illness worse or potentially manifest a chronic illness that might not hit someone else with the same genetics. Some of this is not "all in your head" but can be manifested by a damaged or overactive limbic system.
There is actually a huge effort going on right now in the world of chronic illness to promote limbic system retraining, which has been found to be hugely helpful for people dealing with things such as chronic Lyme and multiple chemical sensitivities. A chronic stress response is thought to be at play here - but it's not to say that Lyme disease isn't real (or covid isn't real).
I am personally working on this as I have chronic post-acute-infectious syndrome that definitely has resulted in real damage in my body (lab verified nerve damage and autonomic nervous system dysfunction) but I know years of accumulated stress and trauma have played a bit part. One of my problems is that the illness itself is traumatizing, and if I have a flare up, like it did in September when I had to go to the ER for horrible vertigo, it ends up retraumatizing me. Ideally I'd go live at a healing spa for a year and shut off from the world, and it'd probably make me feel a lot better, but I'm not rich enough to do that and have family obligations.
But yes, you are right - the fear of covid is definitely going to impact some people and make the disease worse than it might have been otherwise. The stress might also contribute to "long covid." So pretty much everything our health officials have done has made the situation worse with their constant terrorizing of the people.
You had me at Oliver Sacks! One of my favorite human beings in all of history.
And yes, every aspect of this mass hypnosis campaign has been designed to induce illness—both mental and physical—and the behavioral psychologists and “health” officials formulating these destructive policies know it.
The nocebo angle is an intriguing take and makes sense in light of the protocols implemented to intentionally increase COVID deaths, so every additional stressor merely adds to their desired outcome.
I agree but I also am of the opinion that we should play by rules society is playing by NOT the rules they tell us to play by. Fraud, bribery and outright murder seem to be okay for society so what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
We are under NO OBLIGATION to be honest with a society like that. Use your judgement on when, where and how far to go but don't view it as giving in. Avoid playing the rigged game as much as you can but do not limit your tactics to moral and ethical ones. They certainly don't.
This article is one of the most highly attuned pieces I’ve read all year. Thank you - you are bravely addressing and holding a paradox which, in my personal opinion, is where the truth is. To be able to parse through dual concepts and hold both and recognise that they aren’t necessarily separate may bring us closer to stepping out of this madness with our humanity and freedom in tact. I personally think we are possible dealing with a combination of bioweapon warfare, psychological warfare, spiritual warfare and a complete inability to collectively recognise a new form of global totalitarianism taking hold which does not include the human being in it, it is biological reductionist ideology and this has been happening insidiously for years. Thank you for the work you are doing and for remaining sane and grounded whilst going up against the narrative and I’m sure this is costing you in your personal and professional life. Many of us are grateful people like you exist.
I really enjoy your piece, Chris. Here are some clues: According to WHO Influenza Laboratory Surveillance Information influenza "disappeared" in April 2020 all over the world, including UK:https://apps.who.int/flumart/Default?ReportNo=7
The main problem supposedly triggered by SARS CoV2 which causes cytokine storm in epithelium of the lungs and other organs which causes the organ failure.
Here is another clue from wiki:
"Cytokine storms can be caused by a number of infectious and non-infectious etiologies, especially viral respiratory infections such as H1N1 influenza, H5N1 influenza, SARS-CoV-1,[2][3] and SARS-CoV-2, Influenza B, Parainfluenza virus, and Ebola."
"A cytokine storm, also called hypercytokinemia, is a physiological reaction in humans and other animals in which the innate immune system causes an uncontrolled and excessive release of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules called cytokines."
If you dig deeper, you'd find out that cytokine storm in covid19 patients is an autoimmune response; the body attacks and destroys its own cells but only in people with metabolic, panic and anxiety disorders and not among the immunocompromised...
Why???
BTW: I really enjoyed your reference to quantum mechanics but unfortunately experts, like Anton Zeilinger, agree we need a new theory of space and time for quantum mechanics as quantum entanglement is faster than the speed of light... ;-)
Thanks Chris - hadn't thought about nocebo in the context of COVID - interesting theory! And how right you are to say we don't want to face the fate of Winston Smith!
Two great points: how much of all this is fear and mental derangement taking over and being amplified and re amplified by the media in a continuous loop, and how much will it last?
The insanity of Communism lasts decades, probably because mental illness is not cured if it is not recognized and addressed.
Don't forget that the increase in deaths on the chart is there because the medics were killing people with ventilators in the hospitals whilst they murdered the elderly in 'care' homes with midazolam.
But for these homicides there would hardly be a blip at all.
Well said.
Without the cheap PCR test there probably wouldn't even have been a COVID19 scare.
Unfortunately this is nothing new
Guess why we have had a depression epidemic ever since Prozac made it to the market in 1986?
Beautifully written. I believe some of what you described is simply due to certain illnesses coming and going as environments change and people adjust or evolve to the world. But the nocebo effect is very powerful and can make illness worse or potentially manifest a chronic illness that might not hit someone else with the same genetics. Some of this is not "all in your head" but can be manifested by a damaged or overactive limbic system.
There is actually a huge effort going on right now in the world of chronic illness to promote limbic system retraining, which has been found to be hugely helpful for people dealing with things such as chronic Lyme and multiple chemical sensitivities. A chronic stress response is thought to be at play here - but it's not to say that Lyme disease isn't real (or covid isn't real).
I am personally working on this as I have chronic post-acute-infectious syndrome that definitely has resulted in real damage in my body (lab verified nerve damage and autonomic nervous system dysfunction) but I know years of accumulated stress and trauma have played a bit part. One of my problems is that the illness itself is traumatizing, and if I have a flare up, like it did in September when I had to go to the ER for horrible vertigo, it ends up retraumatizing me. Ideally I'd go live at a healing spa for a year and shut off from the world, and it'd probably make me feel a lot better, but I'm not rich enough to do that and have family obligations.
But yes, you are right - the fear of covid is definitely going to impact some people and make the disease worse than it might have been otherwise. The stress might also contribute to "long covid." So pretty much everything our health officials have done has made the situation worse with their constant terrorizing of the people.
PS I was inspired by your article and did a write up here on it - https://wholistic.substack.com/p/covid-fear-and-the-nocebo-effect
You had me at Oliver Sacks! One of my favorite human beings in all of history.
And yes, every aspect of this mass hypnosis campaign has been designed to induce illness—both mental and physical—and the behavioral psychologists and “health” officials formulating these destructive policies know it.
The nocebo angle is an intriguing take and makes sense in light of the protocols implemented to intentionally increase COVID deaths, so every additional stressor merely adds to their desired outcome.
I agree but I also am of the opinion that we should play by rules society is playing by NOT the rules they tell us to play by. Fraud, bribery and outright murder seem to be okay for society so what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
We are under NO OBLIGATION to be honest with a society like that. Use your judgement on when, where and how far to go but don't view it as giving in. Avoid playing the rigged game as much as you can but do not limit your tactics to moral and ethical ones. They certainly don't.
Keep fighting!!!
Well written Chris. You've adequately described this whole pandemic in words that I've been struggling to convey myself.
My hope is that they too will find this as insightful as I have.
Well done, and keep up the good work.
This article is one of the most highly attuned pieces I’ve read all year. Thank you - you are bravely addressing and holding a paradox which, in my personal opinion, is where the truth is. To be able to parse through dual concepts and hold both and recognise that they aren’t necessarily separate may bring us closer to stepping out of this madness with our humanity and freedom in tact. I personally think we are possible dealing with a combination of bioweapon warfare, psychological warfare, spiritual warfare and a complete inability to collectively recognise a new form of global totalitarianism taking hold which does not include the human being in it, it is biological reductionist ideology and this has been happening insidiously for years. Thank you for the work you are doing and for remaining sane and grounded whilst going up against the narrative and I’m sure this is costing you in your personal and professional life. Many of us are grateful people like you exist.
Deep gratitude,
Ella
I really enjoy your piece, Chris. Here are some clues: According to WHO Influenza Laboratory Surveillance Information influenza "disappeared" in April 2020 all over the world, including UK:https://apps.who.int/flumart/Default?ReportNo=7
The main problem supposedly triggered by SARS CoV2 which causes cytokine storm in epithelium of the lungs and other organs which causes the organ failure.
Here is another clue from wiki:
"Cytokine storms can be caused by a number of infectious and non-infectious etiologies, especially viral respiratory infections such as H1N1 influenza, H5N1 influenza, SARS-CoV-1,[2][3] and SARS-CoV-2, Influenza B, Parainfluenza virus, and Ebola."
"A cytokine storm, also called hypercytokinemia, is a physiological reaction in humans and other animals in which the innate immune system causes an uncontrolled and excessive release of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules called cytokines."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm
If you dig deeper, you'd find out that cytokine storm in covid19 patients is an autoimmune response; the body attacks and destroys its own cells but only in people with metabolic, panic and anxiety disorders and not among the immunocompromised...
Why???
BTW: I really enjoyed your reference to quantum mechanics but unfortunately experts, like Anton Zeilinger, agree we need a new theory of space and time for quantum mechanics as quantum entanglement is faster than the speed of light... ;-)
Imagine thinking that you had free will but that you were part of this one.
The best article I've read about all this stuff. For a long time I've boiled it down to an overly simplistic - but essentially accurate - slogan:
"We are being played."
Thanks Chris - hadn't thought about nocebo in the context of COVID - interesting theory! And how right you are to say we don't want to face the fate of Winston Smith!
Charles Mackay wrote of many examples of what we are living with today in "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."
and I have rephrased for today as "Nothing is more dangerous to individuals than the delusions and madness of crowds."
Two great points: how much of all this is fear and mental derangement taking over and being amplified and re amplified by the media in a continuous loop, and how much will it last?
The insanity of Communism lasts decades, probably because mental illness is not cured if it is not recognized and addressed.