Discouraging Scam Health-Necklaces.

Just straight up tell her you don't believe in them but you will accept them as a token of love or something. My girlfriend believes in chakras and energy in crystals and has given me several over the years to reduce stress and yada yada. I have one hanging from my guitar (looks pretty sweet, desu) and I keep the others on my desk at home. She knows I don't believe in their healing powers and whatnot but I also think she appreciates that I keep them around things that I am constantly interacting with. The value they hold to me is that they were a gift from someone I care about and who cares about me enough to give me something they care about.

>>18585118
You are lucky that your gf isn't very insistent.
With me it will probably result in arguments in the vain of.
>It's good for you!
>Look how it helped your aunt.
>Look it did improve it (they go away anyway after a bit).

>>18585133
>You are lucky that your gf isn't very insistent.
Indeed. I hate all that voodoo juju shit but whatever makes her happy, so long as she doesn't lecture me.

>>18585133
Kind of reminds me of my mother. Perhaps try telling her that you appreciate it but as a medical student, you'd prefer your own methods.
Have you had consistent headaches your whole life? I feel that may help your argument.

>>18585133
>So used to relationship threads every female is a gf

OP, instead of caring so much about your precious agnosticism, you should look into how this stuff makes sense if you examine it in the psychological model for chaos magic
>tl;dr subconscious metaprogramming

Just tell your family members that you prefer to work on your own talismans and sigils, since the personal touch gives it more loosh, and then tell them you can't ever discuss your occult practices, since it counteracts the charging of your arsenal. Blow their minds by going further than they are.

That looks fake

But some of this stuff can work (Hindu gurus say pure metals like silver, gold and copper worn on the arm or near the heart improve your "karma", a subtle "energy law" that may effect future events) would they lie? they're not even aware of todays scientific community.

If you don't believe anything from Hinduism or whatever, then it is all fake to you... You just show your mom that the kind of person you are is not compatible with "spirituality" topic, you're doing something completely contrary to her views... If she understood that she'll say "ok" and never bother with you again.

But

>>18585156
But don't forget, I am posting on 4chan because it's anonymous. I don't want to discredit myself.

Anything I say that is not scientific, rightfully makes me sound out of touch with reality.

If I were a famous scientist, I would lose my career.

There is a lot of snakeoil in life though... I think it is mainly to create a more perfect society

>>18585079
As a neuro/psych student you should know that placebo is one of the strongest medicines around for problems of the mind.

>>18585185
This is indeed true. But does doesn't mean that overpriced pieces of metal are legitimate formes of treatment to most illnesses. Dishabitutation, yes. As a mainline treatment no.

But that is not the point.

How can I address this necklace situation without outright throwing it away?