The Fetish Machine
"i need to control for the placebo effect. i can't tell you what it is until it's clear whether it worked or not. i know which one i got, and can already feel the effects, so it's important that you not know.
Contraindications Part 3
placebo effect, that's what this was. he was trying to attribute anything and everything different than normal to the drug he'd taken.
Psychedelic Egregore
They say the placebo effect works even if you’re aware of it. other people thought it was just a product of everyone tracking in their psychic baggage. a shared spirit. a shared ritual, whether done alone or together, was _shared_.
One Eye of the Tiger
Instantly the cooling fluid seemed to provide him some relief, though it could have been largely a placebo effect. still, it was better than nothing. work went a little longer the next day than he'd been hoping for.
A Night to Forget Pt. 3: Loose Ends
Just, like, sort of a placebo effect kind of thing with experience thrown in. it's a needlessly archaic way of saying you'll either get used to something, make your own opinions of it, both, or know exactly what to expect from it after a first exposure.
The Cantrip
Leah shivered as the feeling grew, impressed by how effective the placebo effect was on her. she _really_ wanted something inside her, and had only her own brain to blame.
Physical Hypnotherapy
I know all about the placebo effect, doctor. it won't work on me because i_know_ it isn't real." "still," he explained, "i'd like to try it. hypnosis is not magic, and i don't imagine i can just convince you to change.
Love Potion #10 - Consequences, Part 1
If word of these spells got out, the whole world would find out that magic had gone far beyond the placebo effect. now, where was the exchange point, again? behind the port-o-potties?
The Burning Snake
With his friend's confidence helping him along he grabbed his glass and did the same, the liquid being surprisingly sweet with citrus tons that made him wonder if they weren't about to pay for a glass of tea and a placebo effect.
Voracious Appetite
Hell, even the placebo effect would be better than nothing! he looked at his face in the mirror, thick raccoon eyes, sunken cheekbones. fuck, he really was depressed.
The Will of Kings - Chapter 3
Maybe whatever he tried failed, and the placebo effect just helped him move on. and maybe my powers just latched on to that seed he wanted gone. history says i'm evil...maybe i am. trying to blame horus for this, instead of looking within.
Gro++ - Part One
She dared not let herself down by believing so whole-heartedly that the tingling between her legs and the throbbing of her clit was anything more than the placebo effect in action.