What are the negative affects of not laughing?
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your general health declines. laughing is one of the best excercises there is.
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There is no such thing as someone losing his sense of humor unless you suffer brain damage... so keep it up... keep laughing as hard as you can, infact it helps in overcoming stress...
768140
EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH!!!!!!!\n\nCONTINIOUS LEARNING MAKES U MAD!!!!
489583
YESSSSS!!!!!!!! actually laughing is good for the heart.  So keep laughing!!!!!
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Stress Symptoms\n\nStress usually first affects the inner emotions. Initial symptoms may include the following feelings:\n\n\nAnxiousness\n\n\nNervousness\n\n\nDistraction\n\n\nExcessive worry\n\n\nInternal pressure\nThese emotional states can then begin to affect a person's outward appearance:\n\n\nUnusually anxious or nervous\n\n\nDistracted\n\n\nSelf-absorbed\n\n\nIrritable\nAs the stress level increases, or if it lasts over a longer period of time, a person may begin to feel more severe emotional or physical effects:\n\n\nExcessive fatigue\n\n\nDepression\n\n\nSometimes even think of hurting yourself or others\n\n\nHeadaches\n\n\nNausea and vomiting\n\n\nDiarrhea\n\n\nChest pain or pressure\n\n\nHeart racing\n\n\nDizziness or flushing\n\n\nTremulousness or restlessness\n\n\nHyperventilation or choking sensation\nIn most cases, these symptoms are very minor and don’t last very long. If they become more severe or increase in frequency and severity, seek medical help.
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Actually it depends on many factors. Some people just rot their teeth, others lose much of their mental capacity. Had a friend that Sniff Glue when we were young, he a nice person never start trouble, but, he real slow on thinking now and if we not around him for awhile he forgets who we are. Never makes it to the punch line on a joke either, because he forgets what he is talking about if the sentence too long. As far as physical health he great. BUT, just knowing what may or may not happen will have no bearing on getting a person to quit, they have to want too first.
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Never had a negative effect.  When most people aren't feeling well the first few things they want are a not bath/or shower .... warm good meal.... and some sleep.
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No, not at all. Laughter is one of the best cures and remembering something funny from the past is quiet normal, even if you are all by yourself. Its always good to have a chuckle everynow and then, even if its something about yourself. Remembering something that you might have done differently or some situation and laughin at how stupid you acted/behaved then and what you would have done now, totaly normal or just call me crazy then, since i do it too. :P
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I have smoked for years and I would say the only side effect to quitting has been moodiness and irritability.  I was really cranky and upset for about two weeks.  But now that I don't smoke I definately feel better.  I think my only funny stories are just being paraniod.  Walking into a store and feeling like everyone knows you are high.  \nI think while smoking I was happy and peaceful.  Nothing bothered me at all.  But when I wanted to smoke or I hadn't for a day or so, I had a short temper.
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This was an interesting question for me.  I did a bit of looking and this is what I came up with. Hope it answers your question.\n\nFrom MSNBC "Why do we laugh?" http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3077386/\nA big mystery: Why do we laugh?\nContrary to folk wisdom, most laughter is not about humor\nBy Robert Provine, Ph.D. (Special to MSNBC.com)\n"Very little is known about the specific brain mechanisms responsible for laughter. But we do know that laughter is triggered by many sensations and thoughts, and that it activates many parts of the body."\n\nPleasure and Pain\n"How much affect do other people have on what we find funny? That's what researchers at Melbourne's Latrobe University have been investigating"\nhttp://abcasiapacific.com/nexus/stories/s883200.htm\n\nHere's a slightly different angle,\nTHE PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF LAUGHTER\nhttp://sulcus.berkeley.edu/mcb/165_001/papers/manuscripts/_116.html\n\nThis one is an _old_ article, but I thought it was interesting,\nHerbert Spencer:   THE PHYSIOLOGY OF LAUGHTER [First published in Macmillan's Magazine, March, 1860]\nhttp://www.mt.tama.hosei.ac.jp/~hhirano/academia/laughter.htm\n\nCase Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH even has a course on it!\nUSSO 214 - Laughter \nTom Bishop, Department of English\n\nWe love to laugh. Laughter can be exhilarating, cathartic, embarrassing, debilitating, punitive, liberating, grotesque, or helpless. This course is designed to explore the universal (we believe) human phenomenon of laughter from a number of different perspectives, not all of them areas of expertise of the instructor. We will be interested in such questions as: How do we laugh? Why do we laugh? What makes us laugh? What physiological, psychological, social, and political work does or might laughter do? Do other animals laugh? Do the gods laugh? How do artists and performers make us laugh? Are there kinds of laughter? Has laughter changed across time? Across space? Is laughter gendered? Is there a specifically Roman, Japanese, or Southern laughter? Is there anything that can’t or mustn’t be funny? What is the opposite of laughter? The course will involve a series of readings and discussions—but also a series of jokes, stories, excursions, interviews, and performances. We will want not only to analyze laughter, but also to do it—and to induce it.  http://www.case.edu/sages/sem_0304.htm
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Stress, inproper diet, lack of water and lack of physical activity can all increase anxity and depression.  When the body is weak the mind will weaken as well.  Also you can also triggering a fear recation in your body.  Too much fear with out dealing with the fear will cause the body to strain since you are in the flight or fight mode.  That and additional stress will cause muscals to tense up causing the chest pains.  The best way to dealing with fear is to identify it, learn about it, and then confrot it.  It also could be overwhelming stress caused by working a job that doesnt fit your personality. for example a introvert working with many people at the same time or non stop for a long period of time.  Introverts need time alone to recharge and extroverts need fast pace situations with lots of stimuli to get energized.  The best thing to do is learn more about your self and your needs.   I hope I help you a bit.  I know how you feel.  I have the same problem (except for the low blood pressure).  I have been dealing with it for about 6 or more years now.  I have made some progress but some of the things I am still working to improve.  Good luck.
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pros.......NONE\ncons.......rough skin, faster aging, brown teeth, bad breath, lung disease, persistent cough, deepening of voice, frog voice, increased risk for lung cancer/mouth cancer, addictive....
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When you're too tired to laugh anymore.
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the negative affects outweigh the positive ones by far. I would suggest phenegran and soda crackers !
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I will guess the last part is the significant part of the question.  A bad relatioship is treated in the brain the same as trauma, but has an added component of self-doubt and feeling of inadequacy and self-loathing.  So, the major negative components emotionally are depression, which is an inhibition of various neuronal areas (it isnt particularly well understood).  Rest assured, if you are feeling emotionally devastated, it has a biochemical reason-just because thoughts and emotions are variable and somewhat controllable doesnt make them non-chemical.  For any depressing event, there are a few things that help to bring your brain chemistry back in order (or, in other words, make you feel better).  Social interaction is extremely important, as this is the primary way humans and other social animals deal with stress and loss- you dont even have to necessarily talk about the breakup or terrible things that happened, just being accepted and loved and interacting is important.  Get a lot of exercise-wear yourself out.  This is a very powerful treatment for depression and anger, and helps to calm your mind.  If you can, exert control on where your thoughts go-cognitive therapy doesnt have to be directed from outside.  When you start to notice your thoughts going in a bad direction, find ways to redirect it, to see the thing that is hurting you in a different light- This is the great therapautic angle of philosophy and religion...when you feel battered and abused, you may think that there is a higher reason you are being put through this, and it is a better way to think-or you may think of the horrors that others have lived through, so you can be objective about your own trials (without dismissing them).  You may realize the truism that we grow most, in intellect, wisdom, and strength, by being put through emotional pain, because it forces us to introspect, to come to grips with situations, and to learn ourselves...None of these things will cure you overnight, but they are all helpful and will speed your return to balance.  All of us have endured things, done things, that later we could not beleive, and later felt anger and guilt for-it is part of the human condition...not that it makes your own personal pain any less, but at least you most of us have been there.   I really hope this helps-good luck.
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Being sad or depressed over a long period will affect your health in so many ways. It lowers your immune system so you are more likely to pick up bugs/viruses. Can reduce appetite, or do the opposite and make you want to binge. Can make you unable to sleep, or unable to stop sleeping. You can develop skin problems such as eczema- the list is endless.
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uclers could from stress. but if you have one stay away from spicy food, sour things, and things like vinegar. also depending on how bad it is, carbonation may hurt it also. eat healthy (a lot of fruits and vegetables) and try to keep your stress level down.