Kia Ora all,
::) For some reason I can't deactivate this new account as yet, [and couldn't reactivate my old one]so you will have to put up with me a little while longer >:-) ;) ;D..........So.......
::) How important do you think it is for a trans-person to have a sense of humour before during and after transition ?
::) And in a more general sense.... Is it good to have a laugh?
Unlucky people ... But Funny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nwa7XKiwTU&feature=related#)
::) But where does one draw the line when making a joke? [Bearing in mind if it's about other human beings*even fictional ones* someone, somewhere can possibly relate to the situation and take offence]...
::) OK we all know that it's not good to have a laugh at other people's misfortune/expense,[even if the situation does have a funny side to it] but when is it OK and when is it not OK ?
::) Some members no doubt are very 'moral' about this kind of thing whilst other are more relaxed...But I wonder how many times we couldn't help but laugh at another's misfortune...
::) I guess for the time being I'm still a forum junkie, but I'll go cold turkey when deactivation finally happens...
Happy Mindfulness :)
Metta Zenda :)
It is extremely important! there's just too much that we go though that will depress, anger and frustrate us in our life.
Him in the mirror often gives me a good laugh(or cry). :)
This was one of the issues touched upon by Eysenck, when he created personality sub types according to fixed scales.
I seem to recall, he demonstrated that sense of humour is individual, but he suggested it was essentially genetic. For everyone else, it's just flawed.
I recall, a number of cartoons which he showed. We had to pick the one we found funny. I just couldn't stop chuckling at an image of a refreshment queue inside a cinema, where one of those in line was a king, complete with crown, while his queen sat in, what was presumably, the royal box. It later occured to me that this could also have been interperted as two people playing King and Queen, lording it over others, but still having to visit the refreshment queue like everyone else. I confess, I didn't find that perpective funny at all.
I recall, once, a patient who had manic depression with rather dramatic extremes. In his manic phase, I quickly discovered some of the things he found funny. Then in his next depressive phase, I discovered he still reacted to that type of humour.
Do you think sense of humour might be a necessary component of human personalities?
There doesn't appear to be much evidence for it in other animals, particularly. Many animals seem to have, which might be termed, rather agressive moments of humour. I had a cat that would make sure he was noticed, sometimes. If I was sleeping he liked to jump on me then run away. If I was watching TV, he would stand in front of the screen. He was easily distracted by being fed, even when he was clearly not hungry. That could be humour, or simply passive agression. Or perhaps they are the same thing?
be intersted in your thoughts.
Life is far too absurd not to be approached with a loaded sense of humour.
Hey everytime i sit on the chamberpot i have a big grin on my face ;D
Quote from: Zen on January 28, 2012, 10:05:42 PM::) How important do you think it is for a trans-person to have a sense of humour before during and after transition ?
lol ! THEY Are The Serious Ones who really need "sense of humour"! i live in "the south" where proper class war "ma'am & sir" is
INSISTED upon and every time they make a mistake it just makes me SMILE ! Your BAD not mine now get over it (usually in silence for otherwise "highly ignorant, self-righteous people" just hate to admit it when WRONG!)
Its important and I have a good sense of humour so long as its something I've said or done that you are laughing at. Just don't laugh at me.
Quote from: Zen on January 28, 2012, 10:05:42 PM
Kia Ora all,
::) For some reason I can't deactivate this new account as yet, [and couldn't reactivate my old one]so you will have to put up with me a little while longer >:-) ;) ;D..........So.......
::) How important do you think it is for a trans-person to have a sense of humour before during and after transition ?
::) And in a more general sense.... Is it good to have a laugh?
Unlucky people ... But Funny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nwa7XKiwTU&feature=related#)
::) But where does one draw the line when making a joke? [Bearing in mind if it's about other human beings*even fictional ones* someone, somewhere can possibly relate to the situation and take offence]...
::) OK we all know that it's not good to have a laugh at other people's misfortune/expense,[even if the situation does have a funny side to it] but when is it OK and when is it not OK ?
::) Some members no doubt are very 'moral' about this kind of thing whilst other are more relaxed...But I wonder how many times we couldn't help but laugh at another's misfortune...
::) I guess for the time being I'm still a forum junkie, but I'll go cold turkey when deactivation finally happens...
Happy Mindfulness :)
Metta Zenda :)
Yay! See? It's a
sign! You are simply not meant to leave this place. ;D
As for whether humor is important for a Transperson; Definitely.
Without it, many T-persons would simply not be able to handle the day, in my opinion. Not to mention, that lacking humor risks turning the trans into a bitter and nasty person that hates everybody.
So yes, humor is very important.
As for having a laugh, yes, it is supposed to be healthy from a biological point of view, and I would assume also very much so from a Mental point of view.
Kia Ora Spacial,
You might find this little snippet of interest...
"The story of Laughter Yoga starts in 1995, when Doctor Madan Kataria, a GP with a practice in Mumbai, India, was reviewing the considerable body of medical research which established the broad-ranging benefits of laughter. These benefits were not simply a sense of 'feeling good'; there were measurable improvements to physical, mental and emotional states for people who laughed often.
What seemed to be lacking was any organised way of getting these benefits to people. He decided to see if a method could be developed which would encourage people to laugh more. He started by asking people in his walking club to tell each other jokes and funny stories. This however was not a useful approach; they soon ran out of jokes, and some people found certain jokes unacceptable. After considering this problem he got the breakthrough: that the benefits of laughter did not require anything to be funny; that is, it worked just as well even if you laughed for no reason.
What was useful was laughing in a group; making eye contact; physically moving the body while laughing; and laughing out loud. He developed a broad structure for laughter sessions, comprising a number of short laughter exercises, interspersed with deep breathing to clear the lungs (the yoga aspect), followed by a winding-down process so that people are grounded when they complete the session. The laughter exercises have their inspiration in the observation that children laugh several hundred times a day; adults only a few dozen times. So, many of the exercises focus on creating a form of childlike play amongst the participants!"
Benefits of Laughter Yoga with John Cleese (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEfjVnYkqM#)
Laughter Yoga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZevaWIjc3w&feature=related#)
::) At one of the weekly meetings I attend with some Buddhist friends, a friend suggested for a change we do laughter meditation, so he got us all to lie down on the floor with our heads resting on the stomach of the other person forming a circle and all of a sudden he started laughing and the laughter vibration would ripple around the circle, as ones head felt the stomach rumble with laughter this would start them laughing creating a chain reaction...If one has not experienced this I would strongly recommend it, it's a real laugh... ;) ;D ;D
::) I've always had a good[some might say a warped] sense of humour, even during my dysphoric state I could still find something to laugh about...Laughter tends to fire up certain 'feel good' chemicals within the brain instant 'mood changers'...
::) Over the years I've developed the 'habit' of not only looking towards the positive side of things, but also where possible the funny side of situations too...
::) And like all things/situations in life it's all about 'perception' and how we 'choose' to perceive them...
::) However I have found at times I do have to tone down my sense of humour somewhat especially around certain people, I can sense that they are not going to see the funny side of the situation...In fact some people it would seem lack what I would class as a sense of humour...
::) In regards to the animal kingdom, have you ever watched Monarch butterflies at what looks like playing a game of tag...Seeing them fluttering about dive bombing, darting out the way of each other, it really does look like they are have fun, however according to some entomologists it is in fact defensive war game 'maneuvers' a built in mechanism to help them escape predators...Have you also watch puppies and kitties at play or for that matter most sentient beings/creatures ? They also seem to find a way to relax and chill out by enjoy themselves...
::) I think it's to do with how ones brain is wired, some of us are 'naturally' wired for fun...But the good news is we all have the ability to change the wiring at will...
::) After all, laughter is and as always been the best medicine...
Metta Zenda :)
Well, if you're staying you used up your one Goodbye. Hugs, Devlyn
Quote from: Devlyn on January 29, 2012, 05:15:06 PM
Well, if you're staying you used up your one Goodbye. Hugs, Devlyn
Kia Ora Devlyn,
::) Sorry, but I can´t deactivate my new account just yet...I need 15 posts to do so...So your goodbye´s on rain check for the time being... ;)
Metta Zenda :)
Quote from: Amazon D on January 29, 2012, 06:38:42 AM
Hey everytime i sit on the chamberpot i have a big grin on my face ;D
Kia Ora Amazon,
::) What can I say....."Sh..t Happens !" And if it didn´t we would all be full of it ;) ;D ;D
Metta Zenda ;)
Quote from: Bishounen on January 29, 2012, 11:06:17 AM
Yay! See? It's a sign! You are simply not meant to leave this place. ;D
As for whether humor is important for a Transperson; Definitely.
Without it, many T-persons would simply not be able to handle the day, in my opinion. Not to mention, that lacking humor risks turning the trans into a bitter and nasty person that hates everybody.
So yes, humor is very important.
As for having a laugh, yes, it is supposed to be healthy from a biological point of view, and I would assume also very much so from a Mental point of view.
Kia Ora B,
::) Reminds me of the song ¨"Hotel California" ...You can check out but you can never leave! ;) ;D
Quote from: Keaira on January 28, 2012, 11:51:02 PM
It is extremely important! there's just too much that we go though that will depress, anger and frustrate us in our life.
My thoughts exactly.
Kia Ora,
::) How boring life would be without a sense of humour :icon_suspicious:....Could you image a world without laughter ? :o :icon_yikes:
Metta Zenda :)
I think it's really important. Take Rosanne Barr for example. She can find humor in anything especially in "Rosanne". Got to laugh every now and then to keep somewhat sane.
very, Very, VERY important...
without humour you will find it ever so tough to survive this situation.
Gotta be able to laugh at your own predicament - laugh and jiggle your girlie stuff :-)
He, he,
Axélle
I have laughed at myself many, many times. It keeps us from being stressed and cynical about people and life.
:)
It is important for everyone to have a sense of humor. I probably laugh more than most people I know, but I tend to look on the bright side. Sometimes I just crack up for no reason. This morning I broke into a fit when I was making my coffee for no reason aside from thinking to myself 'Damn, I just made the sh*t out of my coffee'.
Seriously though, the world is far to crazy to not laugh at. I mean, I don't think any book or movie could come close to how bizzare the world is.