Is laughter really the best medicine?
Today during my awful fibromyalgia day, I just couldn’t be happy. Usually I get through the pain with humor. I find reasons why my life is beautiful. I try & be grateful & hopeful. None of that was working today. So instead, I decided that I was going to laugh no matter what. This is hard to do when you are in a bad mood & nothing seems funny. A good tip is to just find a friend & then start fake laughing at the same time. Vow to keep it up for 3 minutes. Try laughing like Santa Clause or Fran Drescher. Within 30 seconds I’m always laughing uncontrollably & my mood is brighter.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:09 am
yes!!
laughter is the best medicine
I see my sister…she enjoys her life for the fullest and she is growing FAT day by day…
I am concerned about my career and I am going thinner day by day
August 15th, 2008 at 3:28 am
Laughter is great, and yes the fake laughing works. I’ve done it a couple of times just to keep myself from being bored. yeah I’m a little odd. Then I just started laughing, really laughing. Feels good.
September 15th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I’m a MD working in Rheumatology clinics in the United Kingdom. It may just be subjective finding but I often think that its the patients who can sometimes take a positive side to the symptoms they get often have some of the better outcomes.
Reflecting in a humorous way the way a disease affects you is often one of the best forms of ‘medicine’, especially in fibromyalgia.
I suppose the difficulty is seeing the funny side of things in what can be a very debilitating condition.
James. http://www.Medicaleducator.co.uk
March 20th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Laughter really may be the best medicine.Laughing appears to boost your blood flow and it may reduce your risk of developing heart disease.But the benefits of laughing don’t stop with your heart.Laughing has previously been found to help fight infections, relieve hay fever, ease pain and help control diabetes.