Feeling Unhappy? Laughter is the Best Medicine

Feeling unhappy?

We all do at times. It’s a key emotion within each and every human being. At some point in their lives, all seven billion people on this planet of ours experience unhappiness. It is a completely normal feeling, but it isn’t the most pleasant one in the world just the same.

To make things worse, unhappiness, more often than not, comes hand in hand with other equally negative feelings such as loneliness, anger, or sadness—making the whole experience double the fun!

Whatever might be going on in your life or inside you at the moment, it is vital to understand a key element before anything else. And that key element is this: you can’t be happy in life if you don’t know how to be unhappy.

While this article doesn’t deal with that issue specifically, I would like to mention it just in passing, as it is a related issue. That’s because, if you want to feel true happiness coursing through you, you need to understand and accept the balance of your whole being.

So few of us are aware of this and do not get what our bodies are actually doing for us when it puts us in a state of unhappiness. I have written an in-depth article about this, which I highly recommend that you read.

It’s one that even I often reread as a reminder to myself. 

Having said that, let’s dig deeper into the topic of this article and discover a cure that you can use, right now, whenever you feel unhappy.

When the unpleasant feeling of unhappiness lingers within us, the world can look pretty grey and off-color.

Often, we make ourselves feel even more down than we already are by watching a sad movie or TV show, or by listening to a depressing song.

It’s true that doing these things can bring comfort, as we recognize similar feelings within someone else and empathize, and this can help us to not feel so alone. But, this will not help to bring color back into your life, as you are feeding it the same kind of energy.

Just as you are what you eat, you also become what you put into your mind. If you feed yourself with more unhappiness, you will simply remain in the same state. But, if you feed your mind with something happy, a shift or change will take place within you. And you know one of the most effective ways to make that change?

Laughter.

Before we dive into how, let’s start with the why and the effects that laughter has on our body and mind. It’s quite remarkable.

The following has been taken from a scientific article on laughter. If you want to take a full look at the article, simply click “here”.