Because the power of laughter and humor it's going to be a fun show and you're going to see my silly goofy side today and also it's just a nice change I think from all the heavy duty stuff and serious stuff we've been talking about on the show so sit back relax and enjoy this is again Cecile Aarons owner of transcend therapy you can visit us at transcend therapy c a that Com transcend their p.c.a. Dot com for more information about our practice and you can also access our podcast on i Tunes Spotify and Anchor were all our previous shows including this one are available for you to listen to. Yep that's right my friends that's what we're talking about today why because there are many health benefits that laughter and you can bring Plus it just feels darn good then that make you want to laugh just hearing that that's what laughter can do it's actually known to be contagious and there are now they're trying they're able to map in the brain how and why that happens which I think is so fascinating so a field of science called Psycho new role immunology was a big words there this is where scientists study the mind body connection and how certain processes. A factor immune systems well that field of science has found that laughter changes our brain chemistry it can boost our immune system it helps us release emotions like fear anger anxiety and basically just improve the overall quality of our life and our health. There's now a lot of scientific research to prove this but it's not like we really needed scientific proof right I mean we know this that you know on an on an innate level we know how good laughter feels we know how good it feels to be light to be playful to be silly to be goofy The research is really just cherry on top and by the way before I forget some of the information I'll be referencing today is from the University of Michigan you have them Health dot org which is a very credible source laughter online university I kid you not that is the name of the organization there's a lot of interesting research over that on that site if you want to check it out and those are Institute so I truly believe laughter is the language of the soul babies left as early as 3 to 4 months old it's one of the 1st and most natural things we do as humans and it truly is one of the most awesome moments in a parent's life a little sidetrack here I sing and write songs are used to anyway and 99 percent of the songs you hear on this show are from and by your strewing Anyways one of my favorite songs I wrote is called giggle giggle which I wrote for my son because that's how touched and moved I was by his laughter and I think many parents and teachers can relate to that feeling if you enjoy kids you all know what I'm talking about speaking of children did you know that children laugh about 300 times a day and adults only about 15 times a day. 300 times a day isn't that just so magical but it's really sad that apparently adults only laugh 15 times a day like what happened what happened to us and there are probably many people who don't even laugh that much probably a laugh a lot less than that especially if you know you're suffering from major depression and or anxiety or some other psychiatric condition or you're just plain going through a rough time in life so how can we cultivate laughter and a healthy sense of human or especially if we're feeling sad stressed or overwhelmed well by doing the things you find fun being with people you enjoy if you don't know what you enjoy or what fun is to you you know take take yourself out somewhere and just start discovering that for yourself and sometimes you have to be intentional about it you have to seek it out. I know for me for myself one of the things I do is a huge component of myself care is watching funny shows and stand up comics. Doing that it just like cracks me up it's so fun and funny so something like that you know might be a good a good start for some of you who don't know how to cultivate this in your life and you know at 1st you might start off thinking you're faking it or you're forcing yourself to laugh but the truth is most you find something funny you are going to laugh just guaranteed parts of your brain will be activated and you are just going to laugh it's such a wonderful thing to have happen to you. There it is again people there is that laughter So if you're just tuning in this is Cecile Aaron's with get mental where we talk about all things mental health and deconstruct indeed stigmatized conversations about mental health and we today are talking about the power of laughter and humor and the benefits of that to our mental health and our physical health actually so in my office I intentionally sprinkle humor here and there of course when appropriate right timing is everything so I do that to create separation between one's thoughts and narratives that is the stories that people have about their situation which we all have our own stories so I do that to create separation between the story that one is having and what is actually happening I find that it helps us take a step back from the absurdity and ridiculousness of our own thoughts right thoughts and beliefs have an emotional equivalent which would then create our reality. Have you ever heard the saying perception is reality will that's why but when we learn to laugh with ourselves and not after ourselves a very important distinction then our narrative can change we can shift from a place of identification identification is when we believe our thoughts without any investigation without any questioning even without evidence right you're you've identified with your thoughts and we can move from that place to a place where we are more observers of our experience or we are witnessing what's happening to us hopefully with compassion and curiosity so that we can finally make room for more self love and self acceptance. And I realize that that may be a lot to digest so I will repeat the message I want to convey when we laugh with ourselves instead of at ourselves our story can change it can change from this is so hard to maybe I can do this or I can try or from this is hopeless to maybe maybe it's not that bad Ok I'm trying I'm not trying to over simplify our human suffering as I know these feelings can feel so real to us but really you know it's not like laughter will magically make it go away but what it can do is it diminishes the hold that our thoughts and emotions can have on us right odds are that compelling and when you don't examine it you just start to believe it like it's a fact so humor and laughter can help us loosen up and not take ourselves so seriously. So if you or someone you know is struggling with depressive thoughts feelings of inadequacy stress anxiety just hopelessness helplessness constantly negative and irritable call us 619-823-1382 or e-mail us at transcend therapy at gmail dot com and we would be more than happy to support you and break and healthy patterns of thinking remember thoughts have an emotional equivalent thoughts are powerful so make sure you keep your thoughts in check and laughter can help you do that so other things research has found to be true about laughter is that the funnier the content the more blood flow to our brain which is always a good thing it can have an instant relaxation effect it improves brain functioning and protects our heart isn't that great increases oxygen in our blood and here's a really awesome fact laughter increases the killer cells and these are cells that destroy tumors and viruses in our bodies it increases killer cells it increases disease fighting proteins in the body and it also increases t. Cells and t. Cells are critical to our 2 healthy immune functioning so all of that just from laughter from laughing from being silly from laughing out loud. So more specific to mental health. It can reduce feelings of stress depression anxiety it can elevate our mood increase our level of energy it can decrease social anxiety just think about like an awkward social situation room maybe you started off feeling nervous you walk in there and somebody cracks a joke or maybe you crack a joke and it just like loosens everybody up and all of a sudden you just feel less anxious you feel more relaxed it can facilitate and often facilitates social bonding and intimacy right it helps relationships get closer and stronger it can foster in my opinion self acceptance and self-love because you're not taking yourself so seriously and I think another interesting fact is it stimulates get get this guys it stimulates both sides of the brain. Which is known to be really helpful in facilitating clarity creativity and better problem solving I think that is amazing and the reason I. I think I find that really fascinating and relieving is because I do this treatment called e m d r And I've talked about that here before it stands for I movement the sensitization and reprocessing and e m d r is a trauma specific intervention but we also use it to you know help people with unpleasant emotions and triggers etc But what it does is it actually stimulates both sides of the brain that's a big promise of m.t.r. And we know from that work of that it does help people heal and recover and put their experiences in its proper perspective and integrate that that trauma or you know horrific painful memory and so there is something about stimulating both sides of the brain that really really helps us as human beings so laughter can do that right that's really cool you don't have to be you know in in an office with me Percy for you to be able to do that. So clients in my practice who have a healthy sense of you are and you know have access to that laughter part of themselves I find that they tend to recover quicker and bounce back from tough times a lot sooner and with far less complications they just don't seem to get stuck for too long by the way did you know there is an activity or practice called Laughter Yoga. I kid you not Laughter Yoga guys I don't know if I'm quite ready for something like that but it sounds very interesting what it is is it's a group of people who get together physically or digitally and basically they just laugh for no reason I mean they just you know plug in or walk in and people are laughing some are giggling some are laughing out loud I actually listened to it over the weekend just to kind of see what it was like and. Just laughing about it I mean just thinking about it makes me laugh it was it was contagious and laughter actually is known to be contagious I'm going to talk about that in a in a few minutes so imagine right walking into a room where people are giggling and laughing there is no way you won't end up laughing yourself which brings me to my next point laughter especially roaring laughter is apparently more contagious than a cough a sin a sniffle or a sneeze it's more contagious than the cough Iris Isn't that fascinating so cool this is what science is now able to tell us these are things you know we know about laughter I mean we don't know that it's that powerful but you know we innately know that. How good it feels and how good it can be for us right but now science is really strong it's starting to track this in a real way can you play that song one more time thanks. Thank you thank you thanks. Thanks thanks thanks to you thank you write. Thank you very much thanks. Thanks thanks. Thanks thanks thanks. Thanks. Thanks thanks so much and contagious right that song just lifts mine and hope you all are having fun with me here to day I think laughter like music are such powerful mediums in transforming our souls like I said there's just a certain magic to about it as Mark Twain said when you laugh your mind and body and spirit change when you laugh your mind and body and spirit change and don't we all know that to be true so that song that we just played is called Clay that's the title of the song and I thought it would be the perfect musical complement to today's topic also because side note. You know this is a self funded show and we can afford to play other artists on the show at this time right so I'm glad that I have my own music anyway I chose the song play because I truly truly believe laughter and I have and a healthy sense of humor is the adult version of play we all started off innocent Think about it silly fun little creatures and somewhere along the way for reasons that may not be entirely our fault we ended up losing that sense of fun and play and we just you know learned to take ourselves and each other way too seriously. We need more laughter everybody imagine I had this thought the other day Imagine if our political leaders on Capitol Hill started their day with intentional laughter right say you know. They they had they had a comic to to do like a skit for 1015 minutes right Monday to Friday each morning before they start tackling the serious issues of the day or they watch something funny you know maybe just maybe that will help them loosen up a little which will give them as the research says access to that part of their brain that is clear calm and creative right and help them problem solve effectively God knows we need a lot of that in our country today I think that would be a very interesting experiment of course is not going to happen partly because I think we are you know just not ready to take the research on laughter in Yuma that seriously the irony right now there's all this research research showing the benefits of it but you know even a lot of people in and academia. Are not taking it very seriously it's almost like they you know think that oh you know if I if I did research on laughter or Sean Laughter That's just that's just that's them fairy academic that's that's the irony of it all sometimes it's not that complicated so I'm reminded by a story I heard from a psychiatrist in one of my trainings many years ago were his thing was that he would advise his patients to. Focused on their diet and exercise 1st before he would prescribe them any psychotropic medications which I thought was very responsible and ethical of him by the way However what's interesting is he said many of his patients didn't take him seriously and did not follow through with this advice because according to his words it was too simple and it was free isn't this so true for most of us that you know sometimes. We complicate matters right and you know sometimes the the answer is that simple and it's right under our nose but for those of you whose mood and thought patterns seem to be more persistently negative or depressive then that's when therapy might be really helpful laughter could be kind of this parallel thing you do on the side but you still may need to see somebody. A professional to really help you with managing some of these real symptoms especially if your symptoms are rising to the level where it's really impairing your functioning affecting your life and affecting the relationships you have with your loved ones so if that is you or someone you know. You can contact us and we will be more than happy to do an assessment with you and help you if you think we might be a good fit Ok. Transcend therapy ca dot com is our website so we have to take into account the the number of seconds for all those little clips right. Doesn't need to be that precise I can make it work because they are not that the laughing and stuff yeah the song it's like the difference between them so I'll take in account for that of . Ok you using your time rather Yes What do you have there. 22 Ok cool may not have a whole lot of material Ok. 321 mikes are hot. So we have a question here from Jimmy in Lamaze he asks when is laughter appropriate and when is it not because I have been told that I can sometimes come across insensitive and unfeeling I do not mean to hurt others feelings and I want to be more cognizant of the situation I am usually just trying to help well thank you for your question Jamie the fact that you're asking tells me you're probably not as incensed insensitive or and feeling as you think it can sometimes be tricky I think to to discern when it's appropriate to joke about something or make light of a situation I think a good rule of thumb is being aware of the other person's pain level and if you if you have a hard time discerning that just look at the body language you know are they crying Do they look visibly upset right like think of it as like a continuum of pains you can tell when you're really paying attention you know if if someone is mildly upset moderately or super duper severely upset right so watch for cues. And you know even though you may not think it's really upsetting. That's not your experience that's their experience that's their perception of what's happening so for example because I don't really know the specifics of your situation if your friend is really upset about a breakup but then the person he or she with was really not a very good or healthy partner and you and everyone else except him or her knows this is for the best that may not be the time to crack a joke or make light of the situation I think generally speaking it would be best to save the joke and the playfulness for later when they've had a little bit more distance and healing and perspective from that situation I guess what I'm saying is you know timing timing is key the other thing you can do is apologize to me once you realize that you did something like that or that you did it again just own up to it right maybe let them know you're working on it show empathy sure more hopefully that should help and another thing to consider is perhaps looking at your own capacity to tolerate uncomfortable or unpleasant emotions because in my experience a lot of times when people have this pattern of joking around all the time but it's also partly you know to help them manage their own discomfort because it's hard to see someone in pain or distress or sadden you know you don't you know most people just don't know what to do with that so just something to think about right are you using humor or jokes to cope with your own anxieties or discomfort. And if this is sometimes the case for you there are little tricks that you can you can say to kind of help that situation you can say things like I'm sorry you're going through this or I'm sorry or hurting it's also Ok to say I don't really know what to say it's Ok to say that I don't really know what to do but please know I'm here to help you right I don't really know what to say but I'd like to know how I can support you or I want you to know I'm here for you just tell me how high can help so you know you don't have to have all the answers that's part of I think why people get so uncomfortable supporting somebody is because they think they always know what to do or what to say you know you could just admit that or share that and partner with that person in figuring out how to help them best and usually that person will give you an indication of what they need. Sometimes you just need to listen you don't need to do anything for say You just need to validate right like oh and yeah I hear you yeah that's that's really sad that's really awful things like that can be very very validating and supportive. So I hope this helps you Jimmy without really you know like I said fully knowing the specifics of your situation I do appreciate you contacting us with that question though and by the way guys on that note if you have any questions mental health related or there's current events going on that you're impacted by you can e-mail us transcend their p dot com and I would be happy to answer those questions in either on the show or e-mail you back with a brief answer or you know give you resources and so forth Ok so if this issue persists for you Jimmy call us we can help you unpack the why the was the how. Maybe help you improve your relationship with others if this continues to be a problem and just help you gain further insight into what it is really that's happening with you why you might have a pattern of of doing this Ok thank you so. All right everyone we have reached. Inspiration corner. I always look forward to this part of the show because I think it's just really cool to be able to showcase real life stories of real people their struggles and how they over com how they've overcame and how they continue to overcome and by the way you guys I promise to have some music for this segment and that I deliver. I love that beat her to see my nephew because remember you don't have the budget to be to be getting music from artists out there so that music is courtesy of my nephew tech music production Yay So a client story I'd like to showcase today there's a couple but the 1st one is that of a recently separated former Navy young female who is currently undergoing a divorce Unfortunately she ended up deciding to leave her marriage because of relationship abuse so good for her for doing that because you know that's not an easy feat and for some of you who remember my talk on that the to sickly they say it takes about 7 times to leave this woman took one time so pretty remarkable. And in addition to that she also has a history of developmental trauma what we mean by that is abuse and neglect that occurs you know during childhood. She's a resilient tough funny fun woman intent on not seeing herself as a victim very kind very generous and really her energy her fun energy stands out her capacity for laughter her healthy sense of humor I really believe are protective factors Ok as a result she is bouncing back from all of these adversities in less time than is usually the case with far less distortions and complications by distortions when I use that word that means. Cognitive errors that means faulty thinking right so someone in her case you know could easily fall into the trap of thinking you know there's something wrong with me I'm never going to find love of the world so whatever the story is it's easy to fall into that false black and white thinking when you're in a lot of pain and when you feel like life isn't being fair to you but she really has very only mild versions of that and when she recognizes that we're very easily able to get her out of that. And she's just coping very well overall she's not out of the woods right like many of us who've done the work you know it takes time it's a process but as far as how she's processing the divorce she's doing really really well in that area there are times when she uses you or to distract to distract from our work to distract avoid feeling unpleasant feelings but she knows this about herself and when I call her on it we both end up having a good laugh. It's really sweet actually and then we end up having are sharing this you know authentic moment in therapy which is their pubic. Laughter In a way helps us keep the sessions real you know keep it real There's a reason that that saying is so popular we can all relate to that and we all know how good that feels when someone keeps it real so we have that kind of relationship in session the she still struggle with anxieties about her future yes the she still sometimes have a depressive limiting beliefs yes but they're getting to be far less frequent and when she has those moments they just you know like a mission before don't seem to stick around for too long she can unstuck herself a lot quicker using the tools she's learned in therapy and just because of all her other personal strengths that already existed prior to her naturally sunny disposition and sense of humor are just tremendous facilitators of healing and growth for her so she she is really an inspiration. To another client that comes to mind is a gentleman in his fifty's Oh man this guy is so awesome he's he's a fine gentleman kind caring and loving he gives back to his community so much he's a great leader in his field. But unfortunately as you might aswell if you solve our lies in therapy well which also is a stereotype by the way that's that's a myth that just because you've had this great life you can't be in therapy No because life can still happen to you. Regardless of the found foundation you were given you know if you live long enough you're going to experience some things some tragedy loss or just something you deem painful and hard and that's why you're in therapy there's no shame in that but anyway back to this gentleman. Unfortunately for him he's had his share of unmet needs growing up his parents were not very attuned to his needs and. You know pushed him really hard to the point of sometimes being super critical of him that's probably why he's such a. So successful in a way because you know he had that drive very early on but anyway all of this stuff in his childhood led him on this path of attracting emotionally unavailable women in his life. His parents tended to just focus on achievement and you know accomplishment and kind of forgot the emotional component of of his life. So in addition to going through a painful divorce we went through that together he ended up finding. This woman who at 1st it seemed like a really super healthy are much healthier relationship than his previous relationships because after the divorce iii got together with another female and she ended up being emotionally unavailable as well and now this new person. You know was a path was a way that he broke the pattern because she was a lot more nurturing and available than the other women in his life but unfortunately even healthy relationships can end and so this relationship just ended and then on top of that he got laid off from this high executive high paying job he sighed coming but you know it happened and so he's going through a loss after loss after loss right and he still manages to laugh and smile and laugh with himself not at himself sometimes we're just you know laughing for a couple minutes in session just about the absurdity of his situation and the fact that he can do that you know. Is really remarkable and I truly believe it's one of the things that helped him balance back because he could be very severely depressed right now a lot of people would have a hard time like getting out of bed and doing stuff I mean this guy's not letting anything drag him down you know I mean. He's not denying his feelings he's not repressing them he's processing them and he's you know we're working on helping him give himself permission more to feel some of the unpleasant feelings because sometimes you know the tendency is to use the human or to distract himself and not feel the pain so you know he's working on that but he really truly is able to take a step back from his own story most of the time feel his feelings not over identify with them like a talked about before and he's able to be you know what we call the witness and the participant what that means is he's able to feel his feelings and know that you know this this is what's happening to me right now this is my life right now but he can also step outside of his own frame and see himself from the outside so that's what we call dual attention by the way guys which is critical to healing recovery and growth and his sense of view mirror is really one of the key things that allow for that dual attention and that's already something he you know that was part of his personality when he came in and when I know is that I just tried to enhance that in session and use that positively in session to again help him move through this you know unfortunate set of circumstances with less damage to his self-esteem. So the other thing that I want to spend a few minutes on is. This this idea that a friend of mine brought to my attention because I was telling him about what I wanted to talk about today and he you know started asking me about this idea of false happiness and basically what he's saying is is that he knows a lot of people who especially on social media will put Trey how much fun they're having maybe like big smiling faces laughing having a great old time and then you know some of them get some of them he knows are really going through a rough time and not really as happy as they portray themselves to be on social media so he wanted to know like what is that what does that say about their mental health which I thought was very interesting and fascinating because we all know that I think we all know those people sometimes you know you might even do it yourself right. And I'm not saying you know I'm not here to judge I'm not saying oh God you know if you do that something's wrong with you but really it's just about having an awareness of why you're doing that and what is 1st of all social media is a whole new topic I'm going to talk about that that baby that beast. In like very very soon but. You know social media is not the best setting to be really focused processing your emotions on I know a lot of us you know post here and there and oftentimes there are the really good parts of our lives but. You know if it's if it's not excessive My personal opinion that is fine you know is probably not doing a whole lot of harm but if it is something that you find yourself doing a lot. It might be helpful to really to talk to a therapist about it and I'm not just saying that because I'm a therapist and you know I'm being biased but it really is I say that because there's usually reasons why you feel the need to do that and my suspicion is it's probably not helping right is probably helping kind of like a Band-Aid approach for a few moments but you're not really treating the source of an happiness and also the more people need to do that the more it can indicate that they're really trying to cover or compensate for feelings of inadequacy feelings of unworthiness and it's you know it could be just attention seeking I'm sorry to say there's a lot of that going on in the media that false Social Media false happiness as my friend coined it which I thought was very appropriate right there's a lot of that falsity going on that attention seeking. And that's not to the laughter the that's not what I'm talking about here that's not an appropriate use of laughter or joking around again if it's just you know for fun fine but if it's a pattern and deep down inside you know you're really struggling you're not going to find the answer out there right our life truly changes from the inside out so. Really Give yourself the gift of therapy if you don't have anybody to talk to about your issues or your struggles and it's really not as bad as you think you're literally coming to an office just talking and if that person is a good fit you're going to feel comfortable you're going to feel your guard is going to get a drop it's not going to be this like weird experience. So that's all I want to say about that. So laughter can be disarming it can make us feel less defended. Against each other and against ourselves it I believe it makes our heart softer it helps us let go of the armor that we all carry around because in that moment of laughter with somebody we're reminded of our humanness over a true nature perhaps maybe even our oneness another client that comes to mind is. Older female client and her case is actually the opposite she laughs too much like I have to stay focused in session because if I'm not I can get easily carried away with the jokes and because she's very good at it. And I end up like sometimes getting lost and you know I have to be like Ok I focus what are we really here for she's that good. But you know the ups and she you know we have this this banter and we have this relationship again like the other client I can color on it and she can redirect and focus but. She has this ability to talk to her loved ones because a lot of the stuff we're working on is family issues and when she 1st started she really didn't have a voice she didn't know she could talk about her needs she didn't know she could say ouch and something heard right so that's that was the work that we did is to just 1st allow her to have her feelings and then give her permission to actually negotiate her needs. And now that she's there what she found was using laughter and light heartedness when she's talking to her loved ones about what's going on. Has been really effective and she discovered that for herself and it makes sense because that's her personality so when she and she has this tendency to talk in 3rd person which I think is really interesting but it works right it does arms her her significant others and you know especially her relationship with her daughter her daughter is very. What's the word easily dysregulation she's got some things going on the daughter and so she can be hyper sensitive to any criticism or perceived criticism concern because sometimes she's just giving her like feedback and you know the daughter can easily get upset so she started using this 3rd person approach with her and it has really really helped her relationship with the daughter and the daughter is now you know able to hear mom without being super defensive. And mom uses that this bird 3rd person strategy but also just a lot of humor and at the end you know they just end up having a good laugh sometimes so that's the power it can have when you know how to use it appropriately when you're timing is is you know are appropriate but if all else fails right you can just you know laugh laugh with yourself not at yourself because really a lot of times the struggle that we think is real is being perpetuated by the stories and narratives were telling ourselves about the situation or about that person or about your own self it's just you know in. In my own practice with for my own mental health there's a statement that I say to myself and it is real but not true and this is a mindfulness based practice by the way. Real but not true and I learned that from one of my favorite humans Tara Brock She's a psychologist and Buddhist teacher but it's such a powerful way to just remind ourselves that we're you know one of her having all of these intense emotions oftentimes it's because we falsely identified with the feeling with the story that we have and when you take a step back you can recognize that the feeling is real but the story isn't true real but not true if there's anything I want you guys to take away from today is that laughter is or wonderful and real but not true those words and laughter can really help us get to that place a lot quicker right because it instantly relax is it gives us access to that part of our brain that is calm creative and that that break can allow you to separate from your thoughts. So you more in laughter can be cultivated. It's available to us all the time and if you're not that kind of person you might be thinking you know that some are personality this is who I am that's fine I'm not saying fake it what I'm saying is seek it seek it experience it the way that it looks to you and you might just end up having unexpected fun and it's simple and it's free final words guys laughter is humanizing it's neutralizing It's a powerful equalizer right it affects its effects are universal it transcends culture race class social strata gender sexual orientation political beliefs and so forth I believe laughter is the dance sorry laughter I cry. I came to the statement and I thought it was so powerful I believe that laughter is the music of our dance to belonging and acceptance right laughter is the music over a dance to belong in acceptance so go ahead laugh it off be silly be goofy go be playful just because and or for no reason at all whatsoever because you might just have some fun so thank you for being with me this hour. And next week we will be talking about a not so funny episode on teen suicide. But a much needed conversation to be had and I'll be bringing in a guest who specializes in working with teens so stand by for that but thank you for being with me this hour check out our podcast get mental You can find that on Spotify anchor or i Tunes And also if you'd like to become a sponsor or make a contribution or get more information about our practice you can visit our website at transcend therapy ca dot com transcend therapy ca dot com or email us at transcend therapy at g. 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