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The Let-Down Effect Source: Generated with Groq 2026 Twenty-five years have passed since I first described the syndrome I later called The Let-Down Effect in my book When Relaxation Is Hazardous to Your Health (2001). At the time, the relationship of stress and illness had been well established. What had not been discussed was the relationship between relaxation and illness, and the Let- Down Effect was not even a searchable term in Google.
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