Laugh and overcome depression and anxiety.
My husband loves to laugh. He teases me all day most days. On the days when he does not tease me, I worry about him.
My husband is a disabled Vietnam veteran. He suffers from depression, dysthymia, and PTSD. When he is teasing me, he is laughing. And laughter improves his mood immensely.
His teasing helps me also. When he teases me, I forget all about any anxiety or anything that was bothering me.
Douglas Bloch teaches that you can laugh your way out of depression. When we laugh, the brain produces natural mood altering chemicals that help with depression and anxiety and opiates that help with pain.
Laughing also helps your immune system. There have been cases of laughter healing a person from a serious physical condition.
Build humor into your daily environment. Watch your favorite comedians. Read your favorite comic strips. Engage in jokes with friends and coworkers. Read a book with funny jokes.
The Yogi Book by Yogi Berra is a book that will make you laugh. You can find funny books to read and overcome your depression.
Finding many reasons to laugh definitely improves physical and emotional health.
May you soar like an eagle over the storms in life. Use laughter to overcome your depression.
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