Humor In Times Of Crisis

In fact one medical expert says laughing 100 times.

Humor in times of crisis. Smith says humor is a great tool to use in a crisis that helps us look at that situation in a positive way that will us deal with the crisis. But humor can also help us keep things in perspective. Humor has a way of cutting through people s defenses so they can hear something they might otherwise be closed off to. In fact one medical expert says laughing 100 times a day has the same cardio benefits as a 20 minute aerobic workout.

But i doubt really anyone anywhere is struggling to access other emotions like fear sadness anxiety etc. In prehistoric times mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations. One surefire way to reduce stress is laughing which reduces stress hormones stimulates the immune system and helps stabilize blood pressure. A surgeon friend sent me a picture meme of our surgeon general with the line first anesthesiologist surgeon general cancels all elective cases.

People are coping with humour in times of crisis from lampooned lyrics to entertaining eats humour joins the covid 19 fight. Laughter at the time of novel coronavirus. For a great example of using humor to instruct during this crisis check out. Fight flee or laugh robert orben.

In modern times humor offers us a third alternative. Support provided by srl connected educator bernadine johnson. We have established that our current health crisis is no laughing matter and that humor can help people release feel good neurochemicals and create social bonds which are vital during these tough. One surefire way to reduce stress is laughing which reduces stress hormones stimulates the immune system and helps stabilize blood pressure.

Absolutely humor is an important coping skill. Etiwanda high school rancho cucamonga ca march 20 2020. Humor lightens one s burdens inspires hopes and. Just need to make sure you balance it out with other things.