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		npongratz on Sept 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weighted blankets might ease insomnia and anxiety > ... if you're actually feeling better because of something the root cause of it is irrelevant. It can certainly be relevant, especially on a long-enough timeline. Suppose the root cause of feeling better is because of opiate usage. Long term, you're going to have a bad time.

lnenad on Sept 5, 2019 [–]

You know full well that's not what I meant. A thing that's meant to just mask your feelings and make you feel better is not a placebo.

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