// 07 Why this works · 08 Who responds best · 09 Comparison table — anxiety version function AnxProductMechanism() { const mechs = [ { n: "01", title: "Conditioned Expectation", body: "A lifetime of taking pills that worked teaches your body to respond to the ritual itself — the act of taking something can begin to settle your stress response.", img: "assets/mech-dog-bell.png" }, { n: "02", title: "Anxiety Loop Reset", body: "Anxiety self-amplifies: worried thoughts trigger body signals, which trigger more worry. The protocol interrupts that loop, giving your nervous system a chance to recalibrate.", img: "assets/mech-boy-thought.png" }, { n: "03", title: "The Reward of Action", body: "Doing something measurably feels better than doing nothing. The ritual gives you ownership over a condition that has felt out of your control.", img: "assets/mech-girl-present.png" }, ]; return (
The mechanism, in 60 seconds

Three ways your body responds — even when you know.

Open-label placebos work through processes your body already uses every day. These three explain why the effect holds even when you know it's a placebo.

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); } window.AnxProductMechanism = AnxProductMechanism; function AnxProductWhoFits() { const items = [ { t: "You find the science credible.", b: "You don't have to believe it'll work for you specifically — you just have to find the rationale plausible enough to engage." }, { t: "You want to take action.", b: "OLP works best for people in an active stance toward their condition rather than waiting it out passively." }, { t: "You'll show up.", b: "The strongest predictor of OLP response is adherence. Show up daily and you get the protocol's effects." }, ]; return (
Self-check

Will this work for you?

Three predictors have replicated across OLP trials. If those three are true for you, the literature predicts you'll respond.

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A low stakes intervention

The usual anxiety playbook vs. Copables.

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Copables Traditional Anxiety Solutions
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For severe anxiety or anxiety that interferes with daily functioning, talk to your physician. Copables is not a replacement for prescribed treatment.

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