By Jack Morris
Laughter can be the best medicine. In sickness and in health, your state of being can determine so much of your life. However, society doesn’t always recognize that the psychological portion of a person’s health is as important as the overall health condition of the person. If this is all too familiar to you, then here are some useful things to remember.
Patch Adams:
A few years back, a movie based on a true story of a doctor who dressed up in ridiculous outfits as he made his rounds was made. His primary goal was to better the health of his patients, but he also wanted to simply see if he could lighten their somber moods and make them laugh. Starring Robin Williams, the movie shows how this doctor conquered many illnesses that other doctors could not figure out, simply by adding the gift of laughter to his treatments.
The Wrong Side of the Bed
Everyone knows that if you get up in the morning and just feel “off”, you may very well continue to feel this way all day. Something as simple as a bad hair day can spin a lot of women out of control. That’s why many hair dressers actually work exclusively with cancer patients to create wigs and new looks for people going through chemotherapy. This way, the psychological part of their healing process can be as strong and swift as possible.Joy is Contagious
If the environment of an office is negative or lacking in support, this can many times bring down the whole working environment of the office. Negativity spawns negativity. Likewise, positivity can create positivity. If you see a person smiling warmly at you, many times it will lighten your mood and make you feel happier. Much is the same with illness and patients. If they hear gloom and doom all day, their general well-being is going to be sad and depressed. Depression can wreak havoc on any individual, but in an already ill patient, it can have an even more dire effect on an already comprised body. If the same patient can be positive and maintain some happy thoughts, it’s likely that their body will heal more quickly.Many studies have been done to prove this very fact ,and hopefully many more will be conducted to prove that the psychological side of illness is just as important as the medical and clinical.
Jack Morris writes about health, education and psychology. His proudest piece is on the Best Online Psychology Schools.
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