The Magic of Smiles and LaughterWorking in an unhappy environment is
detrimental to your health.How Jokes WorkThe basis of most jokes is that, at the punch line, something
disastrous or painful happens to someone. In effect, the unex-
pected ending 'frightens' our brain, and we laugh with sounds
similar to a chimp warning others of imminent danger. Even
though we consciously know that the joke is not a real event,
our laugh releases endorphins for self-anaesthesis as if the
joke was a real event. If it was a real event, we may go into
crying mode and the body would also release its endorphins.
Crying is often an extension of a laughing bout and is why, in
a serious emotional crisis, such as hearing about a death, a
person who cannot mentally accept the death may begin
laughing. When the reality hits, the laughter turns to crying.The origin of human laughter is as a
primate warning signalThe Laughter Room
the 1980s, several American hospitals introduced the
concept of the 'Laughter Room'. Based on Norman Cousins'