The coronavirus crisis threatens our lives and our societies. The situation is serious. And that is perhaps why it is important to know how to laugh about it.
Boredom, an uncertain future, fear, and stress, in this duration of coronavirus crisis, our health is threatened. Our psychological balance too. And specialists say it: in these difficult times, it is important to be able to laugh at the situation. Humor is essential to our survival as a human beings. It will help us to overcome the most difficult tests.
Various studies have shown that laughing is good for your health! Laughing lowers blood pressure and promotes digestion by stimulating a massage effect. Laughing helps us relax and strengthens our immune system by boosting the production of white blood cells. Laughing allows us to cleanse our lungs because it involves deep breathing. By stimulating the production of endorphin and limiting that of cortisol, laughing also helps relieve our stress. And by producing dopamine, laughing gives us pleasure and strengthens our motivation. These are many valuable factors in these times of crisis.
We cannot forget that humor is a universal language. Thus laughing together in these times of confinement allows us to control our feeling of isolation and better manage the negative emotions that go with it. Laughing dramatizes situations and decreases aggressiveness.
“It’s healthy and normal to joke about a frightening situation, she says. Humor is often a form of release — fear and stress are abated, even if sometimes only for a few seconds.” explains Kareen Seidler, researcher at the German Humor Institute at the Deustche Welle site. While stressing the importance of sparing everyone’s sensitivities.
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