? How long have you been obsessed with being a dog?
? Since puppy, Doctor.
- There is no better way to start an article about humor than by telling a joke.
- This is true.
- Because humor.
- That ability to laugh at certain situations.
- Makes life lighter and easier to carry.
- Because it involves a playful attitude that removes toxic worries and emotions.
Our mind, our emotions and our body participate in this wonderful celebration that is humor, and sometimes when something seems funny, does our whole body benefit? And besides, it’s fun.
What is humor and why does it make us laugh?Psychology offers some explanations for this sympathetic phenomenon.
THE LIBERATION: According to Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, the sense of humor allows us to free ourselves from certain repressions that we unconsciously perform in relation to certain disturbing subjects, such as sexuality, feeling inferiority or selfishness.
SUPERIOR: When we laugh at our own failure, our fault or the next, it’s because we feel relief to see a painful situation calm down, or because it didn’t happen to us, or because it wasn’t so tragic in the end. but funny Freud would say that humor is a defense against suffering.
THE GAME: Another approach is that humor reconnects us with our inner child, who essentially needs to play and have fun.
THE INCONSISTENCY: From this point of view, laughter is caused by inconsistencies that occur when questioning logic, or also by the surprise that occurs when something completely unexpected happens.
Laughter, as they say, is the best remedy, it is a complete exercise in which 80 muscles of the body move and produce a wave of reactions that promote our well-being and our health, both physical and psychological.
? It stimulates the secretion of endorphins, which produce the feeling of pleasure.
? It’s a pain reliever
? Lowers blood pressure.
? Reduces stress hormones
? Strengthens the immune system
? Relaxes muscle tension.
? Doubles the breathing capacity of the lungs.
? It improves digestion and elimination of toxins, thanks to the internal massage produced by the body’s viscera.
? Reduces stress and anxiety
? It improves memory because it oxygenates the brain and relaxes the mind.
? Promotes creative thinking, closely associated with good humor.
? Promotes collaboration, unity and harmony in interpersonal relationships.
You could say that laughing at others is a way to show humor, as in the joke that started this article. But is there another way that is even more beneficial to our mental health?and he’s laughing at ourselves. Yes, dear reader; if you laugh at yourself, life will surely smile at you.
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