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Humor & Well-Being

Humor & Well-Being

Have you ever had those days when everything seems to go wrong? The kind of day when you spill breakfast on your perfectly planned outfit of the day; when you tell a joke in a group of people and nobody seems to get it; or when you are walking down the street and you trip and fall in front of a crowd of random strangers, wishing the earth could just swallow you whole? Chances are, most people have experienced something like this at least once if not multiple times in their lives. While these moments can feel like the worst personal disaster at the time, a slight change in perspective can turn them into hilarious stories you later laugh about with friends.

Life is Better When You’re Laughing

Life is Better When You’re Laughing

The amazing thing about humor is that it can take many different forms. Humor can include laughing at a joke or smiling while reading an amusing story.  Humor can have numerous benefits. These include an overall increase in happiness, forgiveness, belongingness, social connectivity, and higher life satisfaction (Satici, 2020). While the exact reason that humor has such a positive impact on people's lives is not proven, researchers have speculated on why humor is so efficient. Humor can have such an impact on our lives. Through my studies and my own personal experiences, I have seen how beneficial humor can be especially when coping with difficult circumstances. As people learn more about humor and the positive and negative effects it can have, I hope that others will be able to implement it into their own lives and see the positive effects for themselves.