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Comment by svachalek

6 hours ago

From your description it may be acting as a placebo -- the act of putting the pill into your mouth is what tells your subconscious to activate a sleep cycle.

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zeroonetwothree  5 hours ago

Placebos are actually very effective for improving sleep

  • fc417fc802  4 hours ago

    If you call it a ritual instead of a placebo it suddenly sounds much more credible.

echoangle  5 hours ago

Don’t jinx it

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