One thing people I know have mentioned they like about me is my sense of humor. I like to laugh. A lot. But something I've noticed in the last week or so is, for lack of a better term, an increase is the intensity of laughter. Where I might be giggling at something previously I'm outright laughing. A couple of times, when relating something humorous to Dee, I've been laughing so hard I could barely talk and was gasping for breath. Last night I was watching Robin Hood, Men in Tights, a movie I've seen many times, but I was laughing like I had never seen it before. I understand, of course, that HRT has a profound effect on emotions but I've never heard this mentioned. Has anyone else experienced something like this?
I have always had a quirky sense of humor but some where along the line it has gotten worst. I lived by myself through the transition so I don't know exactly when it happened and I can't say if it's because of the HRT or as the result of a better state of mind. If you need somebody to verify the degradation of my sense of humor, ask Mariah. We Skype enough that she can certify that I am certifiable. :icon_yes:
I'm one month on spiro only, and yes, my emotions are all running closer to the surface. I'm happier, I laugh more easily, and I cry more easily. Yup, funny stuff is funnier, and I find myself laughing at what I used to think of as 'groaners'. I'm actually a bit frightened of what will happen when E gets added to the mix.
Laughing, Crying, And EVERYTHING else in between.
Don't over think things. I have learned over the years with any Mel Brooks movie, no matter how many times you think you've seen it, there is ALYWAYS some sight gag or some line you missed. Even my wife who has a photographic memory will concur
Full disclosure. My wife and I are both whacked, by the "standards" of others. In totally separate situations, out to the movies, it was us, and us alone that broke out in full belly laughs with "Insert Brains in Slot After 5:00 PM", later followed by "Abby Something"
Maybe this why some 30+ years and all the crap I am dragging "Us" through we are still together?
You can't take life too seriously if you are going to wind up dead in the end
It has been three weeks on spiro and e now. I have never been too emotional, but it is surfacing now and all quite unfamiliar. But I can say I have been much happier in the last couple of weeks.
Jo