Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
no, this is not a post calling for jokes. i quite seriously believe that laughter is the most powerful medicine in the cosmic pharmacopeia. this is a grimly serious discussion of how/why/where that is true, most especially for managing my anxiety.
not all humor is medicinal. at the start of my active therapy in 1972, sarcasm was my most developed form of humor. my sarcasm was typically mean-spirited with cutting edges designed to wound. my first step toward developing a medicinal sense of humor was to remind myself constantly that "sarcasm" is the greek word for tearing of flesh. i still need to remind of that more often than i wish. old habits die hard.
at present i believe that a medicinal sense of humor is humble. compassionate and gentle. no inuendos of superiority. no attempts to predict the future. no name calling. just a gentle summary of just how silly life can get. don't worry. be happy.
thoughts? opines?
this is a serious post, but balance in all things, especially seriousness.
q: why is six afraid of seven?
a: because seven ate nine.
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Once again I've had a fever today. I'm not going to the hospital because that's a huge waste of time but I did schedule a dr appointment for Wednesday afternoon.
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...and another day closer to Fall! Tra la la la la...Next month there is a Sasquatch Festival in my city! We're excited to go and get our picture taken with Bigfoot. Really!Have a great day, everyone -
Yes, laugh a lot!
I do though have a pretty dark sense of humor sometimes. My siblings do as well. Think we got it from my mom. It’s definitely a coping strategy for us. We laugh at things sometime where other people might think, sheesh, what the hell is wrong with you.
Plus, smiling and laughing just makes me physically and mentally feel better.
My husband and I laugh a lot with each other and at each other. I mean there are some days where that’s probably the only thing that keeps us going.