The sad thing is when a person
KNOWS that the placebo effect or one's own sub-conscious is
WHY it works.
Cuz then those things
DON'T work.
I've purchased different "pain-relief" jewelry in the past, but always with a hopefully pessimistic approach. Of course, they've never worked.
But I do have certain talismans, or good luck charms if you will, that I carry w/me or keep around me at all times and they do help me to feel more optimistic or positive when I look at them or touch them, which makes me forget the pain for at least a short time.