Cognitive reappraisal and distracting yourself are a couple of methods that may help you avoid an awkward moment. In A ...
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Do you laugh when you're uncomfortable? Here's what this mechanism is trying to protect
Perhaps this has happened to you before: at the exact moment when you should have cried, sympathized, or remained serious, you found yourself laughing. An embarrassing, uncontrollable, almost ...
Many lay publications and websites claim that laughter is equivalent to some forms of aerobic exercise. A quick search of the Internet using the Google search engine, using the terms laughter and ...
Laughter may not be the best medicine after all, and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper recently published. Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can ...
Prior posts in this series have explored some of the many factors influencing the perception of vulnerability, the amusement it sometimes fosters, and the desire to express this feeling through ...
While laughter is a universal joy, extreme fits can rarely lead to serious health issues like fainting, irregular heartbeats, or even oesophageal rupture. A BMJ study highlights these risks, ...
This Sunday is World Laughter Day, a 16-year-old holiday puffed into existence by the guy who created something called “laughter yoga.” That means that all weekend long we’re going to be bombarded ...
Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ. Researchers from Birmingham and ...
Laughter may not be the best medicine after all and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ. Researchers from Birmingham and ...
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