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Laughing Your Way to Stress Management
Prepared by: Steven D. Mueller, Ed.D.
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Laugh - Laughter is contagious. |
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In adversity, use humor to cope, to survive, and to grow. |
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Do the things you love to do, even if they appear absurd to others. |
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Laughter is usually relaxing, allow it to come, don't suppress it. |
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Be aware of incongruities and absurdities in situations, and laugh at them. |
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Adopt an attitude of playfulness so your mind is open to silly or outrageous
thoughts. |
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Take your responsibilities seriously, but don't take yourself so seriously;
you don't have to be serious to be responsible. |
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Practice laughing at yourself. Make fun of your own foibles. |
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Practice injecting laughter into serious situations. |
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A sense of humor sees the fun in everyday experiences. It is more important
to have fun than to be funny. |
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Recognize what makes you laugh and put more of it in your life. |
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Adapted Wrom: SNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISH
1982.
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In Pursuit of Leisure "USA Today", October 1, 1985. |
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"Laugh It Up", American Association of Therapeutic |
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Humor Quarterly Newsletter.
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Bailey, Janet, "Laughter", McCalls, August, 1988. |
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Hageseth, Christian. A Laughing Place, 1988 |
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