Anxiety decreases with laughter therapy

• May 2, 2024

The laughter is a liberator of anxiety that decreases the blood pressure , invigorates the heart and releases endorphins that generate a sense of fullness and peace. At Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) has the participation of groups that go to the hospitals of the organism to practice laughter therapy, affirmed María Lydia Rodríguez Moreno , Chief of Social Work General Hospital of the National Medical Center La Raza of the IMSS. Rodríguez Moreno, said that this treatment is an activity of interaction between 2 or more people, in order to improve the mood of transplant patients, as well as in the services of oncology and hematology, among others:

"We have noticed that children between 6 and 10 years of age are the main beneficiary beneficiaries of this therapy. laughter therapy they are trained to perform the treatment through direct contact with patients, in an environment of respect, with which they manage to spend a pleasant time through laughter. "

This interaction is carried out through exercises and group games, which enhance the immune system , using techniques that help to release tension of the body as body language, dance, games, breathing exercises and massages. The sessions of laughter therapy They are carried out two or three times a week. Social worker Rodríguez Moreno commented that laugh it is an incentive for people, which motivates them to continue carrying out their activities; is antidepressant and, therefore, generates positive thoughts and actions: "Laughter is not exclusive to patients who are hospitalized, but to the population in general, since current lifestyles, especially in large cities, cause stress that derives, mainly, in health problems. "The head of Social Work of the General Hospital of the National Medical Center La Raza, recommended laughing daily, at least 10 minutes a day, since this reduces the levels of anxiety , strengthens muscles of the body, strengthen your immune system and it makes you feel fuller and happier. In addition, it improves the function of circulatory system and gives you a better break .

In this regard, the expert in laughter therapy, commented that a child laughs on average 300 times a day and an adult, between 15 and 100 times. The little ones laugh more, because their vision of the world is very different from that of adults. In contrast, an adult is constantly stress for the responsibilities and obligations that it is acquiring; However, both children and adults have the same ability to laugh so many times they want and with it to prevent health problems.

Video Medicine: Laughter Yoga for Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sylvie Dagenais - Douville, Canada (May 2024).