How about a laugh, (hopefully)

Posted by Jake @jakedduck1, Dec 31, 2018

I believe laughter is the best medicine. Laughter has actually been scientifically proven to help people with depression issues.
Let’s give it a try so we can all get happy and feel better. Many Epilepsy forums I’ve been on had joke sections. I was probably the biggest joke of all since I didn’t get a lot of the jokes. They said the jokes couldn’t be above 4th grade level for me to understand them so my jokes may be rather simplistic but let’s give it a try.
Have a lovely day everyone,
Jake

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itchyd | @itchyd | Oct 19, 2023

In reply to @shirleyrawlins "My neighbor communicates with his garden. Yes, Jack and the beans talk." + (show)

Groan.

Good one!

itchyd | @itchyd | Oct 19, 2023

You're lucky you weren't kilt.

Scott R L | @scottrl | Oct 19, 2023

You're not alone. But I have found that finding humor in bad situations helps me cope. (So-called "gallows humor.")

If worrying myself to death over the world situation would help, I'd do it. But it doesn't.

Find peace and joy where you can.

Jake | @jakedduck1 | Oct 19, 2023

In reply to @scottrl "You're not alone. But I have found that finding humor in bad situations helps me cope...." + (show)

@lacy2
@scottrl
I have Epilepsy and find humor in those jokes. But I think a person has to fully accept their condition and be secure with it, and it's necessary to be able to laugh at oneself. Although I would never post such a joke because some do find them objectionable. I do actively seek out those jokes for my own entertainment. But I have been subjected to very cruel stigma attacks in the past. Maybe that has something to do with it or maybe I'm just weird, actually there's no maybe about that!
Take care,
Jake

sedama | @sedama | Oct 20, 2023

I have several family members coping with serious problems such as marriage separation, severe drug addiction and newly declared lesbian. As the mother/ grandma, I want to help but they are withdrawing from me. I have few friends and am elderly. What can I
Do?

Scott R L | @scottrl | Oct 20, 2023

In reply to @sedama "I have several family members coping with serious problems such as marriage separation, severe drug addiction..." + (show)

Just my opinion...

Sometimes the best thing you can do is to let them know "I'm here for you when you need me," and leave it up to them.

I know that sounds awful, but really try to resist the urge to jump in and "fix" things.

Obviously, you know your family better than I do, but sometimes people have a need to work things out on their own.

Right after my wife and I got married, we had a string of serious setbacks. (For one, just 13 days after our wedding I had a knee injury that put me in a wheelchair for four months.) We never sought help from anybody; it was tough, but we worked it out just fine. We grew stronger because of it, but we're both fierce individualists.

Life is tough. Be available for them, and let them ask.

I would love to hear from others on this.