Bach flower "remedies"

Gripe water (for babies) too was full of alcohol wasn't it. Do you remember it getting withdrawn?

As far as I'm concerned, all eating is comfort eating because hunger is uncomfortable.

I think a bit of chocolate would do you more good but too much would be comfort eating which would be bad, wouldn't it?

My mother used to use that con trick, jeni. It didn't work on me.
What about all those 'tonics' that used to be fashionable? In Kenya Bayer's Tonic was highly thought of. The teetotallers on our staff were a little put out when they discovered that this panacea was full of sherry! The rest of us found a cheaper way of drinking.

How about
Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better.

Is about on a par with

I think, therefore I am!

Two drops of alcohol - well what good is that going to do?!!

...and there was a mantra with it, but can't remember what it was !

mmmmm, yes well

Crikey; I'd forgotten the ear lobe thing [used to do that when I was in my Barefoot Doctor thing period]. But it is actually an acupuncture spot isn't it?

Ah - yes all these things will have a placebo effect if you believe in them. So would lots of things that are free, like chanting a positive mantra or rubbing your ear lobe.

I bought one of the larger bottles of Rescue Remedy for DD when she was sitting her GCSEs and very stressed. I said to put two drops on the tongue, only if you feel really anxious.
She came home from school, flung the empty bottle in the bin and said "Well that didn't work!"

But then again bananas have the same stuff in them [serotonin] that anti depressants have so I don't dismiss such things out of hand.

I must admit to using the rescue remedy sometimes [agree it's probably the placebo effect or, more likely the alcohol in it ].

Jess, well said!

I agree , agree , they are not what they claim to in my opinion , perhaps the placebo effect ???????????? if something really ails you , the GP is the answer [hmmm] why don"t we have more emoticons like on hotmail should not not be so difficult to organise x

Never tried them, because I assumed that the benefit was in the mind. Now you've lit the blue touch paper, I shall retire immediately!

I'm with you on this one Jess, purely psychological