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Contemporary quacks would have you believe that all diseases are psychosomatic. AIDS and cancer, they say, can be cured if we only have the right mindset.
I’d like to propose a new word: somatopsychic. It means that all our psychological ailments can be traced to physical causes. Happiness, grumpiness, love and sadness are caused exclusively by such things as the weather, viruses and nutrition.
Next time the charlatans try to convert you, just say, “You’re deluded, but it’s okay. Your mom just didn’t give you enough zucchini when you were a kid. It’s all in your body, man.. it’s somatopsychic.”

Posted by cronopio at 02:51 AM, February 07, 2002 | Comments (0)