Caring for someone is just like the ‘placebo effect’ They feel ‘loved’ even in the absence of it. Sometimes when we feel ‘things’ those are nothing but our own ‘thoughts’ and nothing to do with the other person. Like they say.. sometimes ‘care is mistaken as love’ Placebo effect - a beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment Placebo - a medicine or procedure prescribed for the psychological benefit to the patient rather than for any physiological effect