ByPatricia A. Adams, B.J., M.Ed., LPC
Life is full of surprises good and bad. Even when we are asked to list our traits the negative usually outweigh the positive. Why do we let the negative aspects of our lives rule our choices and decisions? Somehow we give more power to the dark side of life. We tend to obsess about things we have no control over or let our family or neighbor ruin a perfectly good day when there is always a different choice or response we can choose.
Some of the best comedians in our culture have come out of sad and depressing childhoods. A few examples are Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Jim Carrey, Tyler Perry and a host of others. Obviously they developed a sense of humor as a survival instinct and were able to turn it into a career but the odds of that happening for most of us is very slim. However if you came from a family that told jokes or funny stories you have some experience. Or if you read the comics, watched cartoons or saw funny movies as a child you were also turning to humor for a reason.
Research has been done on people with various health problems to show how humor can address them in a non invasive way and naturally remove some of the anxiety or depression that accompanies a serious medical situation. With new technology there are websites devoted to the use of humor as a healing factor. Following is an article that explains one professional's dedication to that theory.
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