The importance of laughter

That sounds silly, right? We all laugh, right?

Don’t we?

In all of the weirdness that I am dealing with in regards to my “issues”. Something hit me last night. I don’t laugh much anymore. Yes, there are occasions of television/movie/someone in real life saying something that makes you laugh. But that doesn’t happen as often as it used too.

At least not lately.

This is a huge thing. Laughter is kind of a buffer against depression and anxiety. At least to me, but honestly for most people I would think. I am someone that lives to make other people laugh and understand the importance of being able to do so. So, when I realize that I don’t laugh much anymore, this just goes hand in hand with all of the other issues I have right now.

Maybe it as simple as if you are laughing, then you are not feeling all the negative things. Negativity has a way of steamrolling on you and sometimes it can be very hard to fight. It is kind of like that annoying friend that won’t go away. It just stays around, eating your food and ignoring your pleas to get the hell out.

When I talk about laughter, I don’t mean laughing at someone to be cruel. That is easy and whether you want to admit it or not, everyone does this to some extent. No, I mean the genuine, deep in your gut laugh.The one that makes you snort or just feel silly for even doing so. When someone makes a joke or an observation that you were not expecting, and that laugh just sneaks out of you.

I actually have a good friend that does this to me, I should let her know more often, how much I appreciate that. 

Yeah, it can be an amazing thing. 

As I said it also is a defense against all the negativity that you can have in your life. If you are laughing, you are smiling, and if you are smiling, you are not sad. It is a very simple thing, but one that you can lose touch with when you are dealing with stress and anxiety all the time. You have to try to fight the negative bullshit, as life can throw you some curves on occasion.

For me? I may have to find me a silly comedy this weekend to watch. Something that just for an hour makes me laugh and smile.

It is a start.