not "mentality"

Not necessarily

so are we just npcs?

Some things are purely the way people around us are

if its fully controlled by chemicals telling us what to do why do we have the ability to think and force ourself to feel a certain way through things like placebos

Like if you have an abusive partner it can cause you to have shit mental health

we can control those chemicals to an extent via just mentality

It's just not the same for everyone. Sure someone people have inherited depression but for some it's environment, for some it's a mix

We can't fully control these chemicals

we can influence them

But it's not only chemical

Like if you live with people who treat you like shit medication won't help change the way they treat you

ehhh

Your mind is a result of chemical reactions in the brain, not vice versa

True but environment does play a role in the whole thing

then why do placebos work

if it was fully npc a placebo should never be able to work

we have cases where people are told its a placebo and it still works

Placebos aren't self controlled

and the "telling yourself a lie so much you start to believe it"

We're a mix of genetics and environment

theres a spider on my cieling

You can't control your brain receptors

should i kill or befriend

its just a regular ol brownish tan house spider

According to your logic I should be able to make myself feel the effects of cocaine

You can control some aspects of your life that will effect your brain

because "everything is just a mentality"

yeah and ppl can do that

I was talking to sattelite

No matter how hard you try you cannot emulate the effects of actual drugs

Certainly not something as strong as cocaine

sure

but high on life is a term for a reason

what was the census on spider?

That has nothing to do with this

Why do you keep quickly switching positions

You don't seem to have any coherent points

?

First you say "you can make yourself feel the effects of drugs"

take a piece of paper, slide it under the spider and then put the paper outside the window or door