Laughter Therapy
Essay by karina28 • September 3, 2017 • Essay • 560 Words (3 Pages) • 984 Views
Two years ago my grandmother was diagnosticated with colon cancer. That was a devastating news for my family and of course for her, because she was afraid of dying at any time. My family was too concerned about her health so we decided to look for the best treatment for her disease. After three months of therapy, she felt her health did not improve, so one day my father took her to a doctor of alternative medicine. He recipe her some natural medicines but he also said something very interesting. He said that apart from the treatment that any patient may follow, it is important to keep in mind that environmental factors play a large role in patient’s recovery. That meant my grandmother had to forget that she was ill and relax. That is what she did and in three weeks she began feeling much better. Now she continues with her medical treatment, but she has a different lifestyle than before. She enjoys life more. There are many nonconventional treatments and one of them laughter therapy. In my opinion this treatment is good because it produces a general sense of psychological well-being.
Laughter therapy is an alternative treatment which can increase your overall sense of psychological well-being. Laughter is a great antidote to reduce the worries that we sometimes have in our lives since a simple laugh can give us the courage and the strength to find new hopes and reasons to continue living. It is important to enjoy our daily life, to laugh at anything because these simple actions attract positive thoughts to our mind. Laughing helps us to see life positively and this has benefits that we can see in our day to day for example some doctors say that people who have a positive outlook on life tend to fight diseases better than people who tend to be more negative. That is the reason why many people who suffer from terrible illnesses try to supplement their medical treatment with alternative treatments like laughter therapy. This therapy helps sick people change the way they look at life through fun and laughter as tools for healing.In addition laughing helps us deal with depression. When we laugh we produce endorphin, which is the hormone of happiness. That is why when we feel depressed it is advisable to laugh constantly to produce large amounts of this hormone.
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