Humor Therapy

Welcome to Humor Therapy

Laughing is found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being.

Laughter is infectious. Hospitals around the country are incorporating formal and informal laughter therapy programs into their therapeutic regimens. In countries such as India, laughing clubs -- in which participants gather in the early morning for the sole purpose of laughing -- are becoming as popular as Rotary Clubs in the United States.

Humor is a universal language. It's a contagious emotion and a natural diversion. It brings other people in and breaks down barriers. Best of all it is free and has no known side reactions.

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Humor Therapy

Laughter Tips for Relationships


  1. Laugh together for 5-10 min. each morning.

  2. Do one loving and light-hearted thing for each other each day.

  3. Point out the day's absurdities to each other.

  4. Seek out the humor in serious situations and share it with each other.

  5. Put more fun into sex.

  6. Consciously smile at each other more.

  7. Stay playful in your interaction by keeping your voices and body language playful.

  8. Renew your "real vows" once a week. (See The Belly Laughter Workbook.)

  9. Take turns being responsible for the humorous thought for the day.

  10. Giggle together right before going to sleep.

  11. Play "Teasing Telephone Tag" by leaving outrageous messages.

  12. Have a laughter match to see who can laugh loudest and longest.

  13. Surround yourself with flowers. "The earth laughs in flowers." Emerson.

  14. Practice laughing without control. Spit out food, wet your pants, wet each other's pants.

  15. Echo each other's laugh. Laugh each time your partner laughs.

  16. Count the number of times you laugh each day. Compete and share them.

  17. Tell each other how much you enjoy the other's laughter and sense of humor.

  18. Develop a fictional phone menu for different laughs. Press 1 for giggles, press 2 for chuckles, press three for guffaws, etc.

  19. List the positive things in your day each day and read them to each other.

  20. Play together one hour a week. Examples: Sing, dance, race each other, give exaggerated hugs, count smiling faces when driving together.

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