Laughter is something that exhibits true happiness and zeal.
By Writer Taraprasad mishra
Jajpur,Octo 6 “Laughter is the best medicine” is a phrase that truly states the importance of being happy in life. Laughter is something that exhibits true happiness and zeal. A person who laughs seldom falls sick as he always attracts positive energy towards him and makes the surroundings full of good vibes. Laughter acts as a medicine whenever you feel depressed or sad. In this modern-day life, people suffer from various mental health issues due to their busy and monotonous life, such issues further lead to anxiety and depression. However, these problems can be avoided when we inculcate the habit of laughing in our life. It is one of the effective medicines to cure a variety of problems and diseases ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ because when you laugh you get healed. Most of your stress, anger and pain get relieved when you laugh. A good laugh will heal your mind, body and soul. It will keep you calm and composed. It’s a supplement to balance your physical and emotional health. The ability to laugh frequently is a wonderful resource to overcome most of your problems and enrich relations. A hearty laugh eases your stress and physical tension. It improves the function of blood and increases the flow of blood in your body.
This will help protect against heart attack and many other diseases. Laughter also helps increase your energy level that would keep you charged throughout. Humour helps build positive attitude towards various situations in life and reduces negativity.
Negative attitude and energy will have negative effect on your life and health while positive attitude will affect your health and life positively. Optimistic attitude is also very important to stay focused and to develop positive relationships. Sharing joy and happiness will always increase your delight. Thus one should always maintain positive attitude in life and keep laughing. You will spread joy and happiness around you as that is the way you will feel from within.
So stay happy and spread happiness. Laughter yoga is a mind-body exercise gaining ground all over the world as a reliable therapy for depression, stress and anxiety. Laughter yoga is being promoted all over the world. People come together and participate in performing forced laughter with simple breathing and yoga techniques. In Yoga it is believed that you don’t need reason to laugh. You can simply practice laughing to gain its benefits.
When you attend such a laughter therapy session even as a viewer it causes you to laugh. The exercise in itself is so much fun; one can’t stop laughing watching funny faces. You gain positive energy and perspective from such laugh therapies.
It is a great social activity and there are no barriers. There are several people who benefit and recover from laughing therapies. It completely rejuvenates your mood. It is the kind of exercise that improves our overall health.
It has its positive effect on mind and body as well. It helps us relax our muscles and prevent the release of stress hormones. Laughing exercises also initiate the release of endorphins which makes you feel good and relieves pain. It works wonders in reducing stress, anxiety and depression. It gives a boost to your immunity making you feel more energetic. It is also a group activity and will help develop your social connections and reduce the feeling of dejection.
We often hear the phrase ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ from our parents, relatives, fitness instructors and teachers. That is because laughter is an expression that actually has several positive effects on our mood and health.
Studies have shown that a Kinder Garten child laughs around three hundred times a day while adults merely laugh on an average around seventeen times a day. It is okay to be silly and laugh out loud as it is going to make you feel very happy and delighted as a result. This medicine really works wonders to cure several types of illnesses. It is healthy for your physical, emotional and overall well-being. Laughter is the medicine for many ailments, feeling of depression, fear and anxiety. In today’s world, there are several people suffering from depression.
Depression is the illness that affects you physically and emotionally in a number of ways – lack of interest in family, friends and fun; state of mind in which you just isolate yourself. We see a lot of people around us who are always sad and depressed.
It is very difficult for them to laugh. Being depressed and sad all the time is the mindset which develops and becomes habitual over a period of time. Of course one needs to consult a doctor but the laughter therapy with it will always help cure faster. Also those who have suffered strokes in the primal brain region have to undertake prolonged sessions of laughter as it has vital role to play.
Laughing is the therapy that heals us mentally as well as physically. While we laugh endorphins and other stress releasing hormones are released that make us feel happy, it also results in boosting immunity and relieving pain naturally.
It helps in relaxing muscles and releasing stress. Laughter is powerful coping method and a natural antidote for anxiety, stress and depression. Laughing is associated with greater resistance and ability to deal with strain. It influences you to see a world from a positive perspective.
Laughing can instantly change the mood of a person in to a cheerful one and it is difficult to feel negative emotions while you laugh.
My Yoga instructor says that if we practice smiling, laughing and laughing out loud, every-day for some time then we will never feel depressed. So not only is it the medicine to fight depression and stress but also to prevent depression.
The sixth sense which is really very important for living is sense of humour, which should not be underestimated at all. Laughing is usually a group activity and sharing joy increases happiness. It enhances our mood through social connection and decreases the feeling of loneliness.
Socializing and sharing happiness will help repair the damage caused due to stress and depression. Laughter is the best medicine. It is the best feeling in the world. It brings so much of cheer to life. Whether it is a smile, a slight giggle or a loud laughter it completely alters the mood and atmosphere. Not only does it makes you feel good but everyone around you will catch those positive vibes from you.
A person who has a good sense of humour usually makes people laugh and help them recover from various ailments. Laughter makes you emotionally and physically strong and strengthens your power of handling the situations easily.
It heals your inner wounds and helps you recover from problems. You can watch various standup comedies and laughter shows on television and Youtube to laugh and spend your time laughing and cheering. Well, talking to your friends can also help you laugh as friends always make you feel good and cheer you up whenever you feel bad about something.
It would not be wrong to say that laughter is way better than anti-depressant medicines which helps you recover fast. Stress and physical tension can be easily relieved when you laugh and stay happy rather than thinking about the past and getting more depressed.
The muscles in your body completely relax and your immune system improves gradually when you make laughter a part of your daily routine. Therefore, it is essential to spare some time for your own self and laugh for at least 45 minutes to give a boost to your inner self and enhance your happiness hormones.
Thus to always have smile and laughter on you face is the best way to live a healthy life. Don’t take your life so seriously that you forget to laugh. Celebrate every single occasion and achievement in life. Be optimistic and never lose hope in life. Never have a single day without laughter as life without laughter would be so boring and dull.
