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[practicalalways]

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[dark_hierophant]

Psychosomatic ailments are when a person believes they are ill, and indeed believes it so firmly they trick their body into recreating the symptoms of what they believe themselves to have.

[practicalalways]

... People can do that?

Cor.

Thank you, Mr. Warren, sir. By the by.

[dark_hierophant]

Indeed they can. A person can even believe themselves into death.

It is nothing, Mrs. Lovett. I was glad to be of assistance. The healing potions I gave you should help with much, and above all make sure he gets food to eat and something to occupy his mind.

[practicalalways]

... Bloody hell.

I'll natter at him. I think he wants someone he can wax lyric to or somethin'. Know anyone who'd walk in an' say summat like... I dunno... 'What is a man?' to him? Think I'll try that.

[zombiesdoexist]

Isn't that when you think you're sick enough that your body physically makes you sick?

[practicalalways]

'swhat I'm told.

Why the hell would you want to...?

[zombiesdoexist]

To get out of doing something, maybe? Not sure... I mean, sometimes when I really didn't want to go to school, I could pretend I was sick enough that my forehead at least got a little warm and my mom caved in and let me stay home.

[practicalalways]

Ha, where I was, you was into school if you had anythin' from fever to consumption. And you'd get a smack if you complained. Or coughed.

Guess I'm just surprised, to be honest - too much illness floatin' about where I'm from to really bother with pretendin' it, you know?