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6 Reasons To Laugh At Yourself
Putting yourself at the end of a joke has its advantages.
Laughter is one of the most powerful emotions. It’s a burst of happiness and provides a number of health benefits. But there are still other ways where you can gain more from laughing. That is laughing at your own expense.
Even though your mistakes in the past were bigger at the time, those events can have more comedic twists to them as time moves on. And it’s recalling those kinds of events where cracking a self-deprecating joke could have several benefits for you.
Boosts Emotional Well-Being
A recent study that was published in “Psychology and Individual Differences” found that people who routinely poke fun at themselves tend to have greater levels of emotional well-being:
“In particular, we have observed that a greater tendency to employ self-defeating humor is indicative of high scores in psychological well-being dimensions such as happiness and, to a lesser extent, sociability,”
This is interesting because studies in the past mentioned that this method tends to have negative psychological traits, contributing towards anxiety and lower self-esteem.
