Laughter Vs. Music

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Random thoughts for you all:

Laughter and music can do amazing things on their own. Both of these two things are healing in nature and are excellent for the soul.

My question is: Between laughter and music - Which holds greater power/health benefits?


I can't decide myself. I don't know if I could pick one of the other.

I love the feeling of tears coming down my eyes, my stomach cramping, and frantically gasping for air to breath as a result of laughing so hard. Heart beating so fast, you'd swear you just hit the gym. To laugh so hard you feel like your projecting out invisible beams of happiness to all that is around you... But I also can't under appreciate the feeling you get from listening to the right sounds. Like if you jam with some friends and it sounds JUST RIGHT... or you go to a live performance, it's right in the middle of that breakdown/solo/whatever and you get covered in goosebumps as you feel a warm wave of abstract bliss permeate every fiber of your being.


🙂 Interested in hearing back.
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LAUGHTER! Thats my answser anywho. NOTHING beats laughter pains! I totally agree that its healing. I can be at the highest level of rage, but if you crack a joke...its over.

I love those times when you're laughing so hard you, but you're in an area thats supposed to be quiet! Somehow that makes the laughter all the stonger. Then you start to feel your eyes water up and a tear slips out.

For me, music can control my emotions. I could be in a good mood, but hear a sad song and I could immediately turn sad. So I don't like the control it has over me. I do like it though when I feel upset, but I just can't get it out. So I put on a sad song and I can use it to kick my emotions into high gear so that I can cry and get it all out.

I know this is off topic, but recently I've been FASCINATED by how smells can affect my mood. For instance, the smell of dogs...I mean in a big way...literally makes turns my mood into total peace and happiness. It literally feels like I did some massive drugs. Its nuts. I actually did some research and learned that smell is the sense most closely tied to memory/emotions.
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hose between them either. I am right there with you on all of this:
Posted by zjv

I love the feeling of tears coming down my eyes, my stomach cramping, and frantically gasping for air to breath as a result of laughing so hard. Heart beating so fast, you'd swear you just hit the gym. To laugh so hard you feel like your projecting out invisible beams of happiness to all that is around you... But I also can't under appreciate the feeling you get from listening to the right sounds. Like if you jam with some friends and it sounds JUST RIGHT... or you go to a live performance, it's right in the middle of that breakdown/solo/whatever and you get covered in goosebumps as you feel a warm wave of abstract bliss permeate every fiber of your being.




and shadows,
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For me, music can control my emotions. I could be in a good mood, but hear a sad song and I could immediately turn sad. So I don't like the control it has over me. I do like it though when I feel upset, but I just can't get it out. So I put on a sad song and I can use it to kick my emotions into high gear so that I can cry and get it all out.
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This works both ways. I always have music going and while it can influence your mood, I still choose what songs come on. Even after the most stressful day I can head home, set an atmosphere (I agree 100% on what you said about smells too), put on some music, and just kick back and let the problems melt away.
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Posted by kunoichismile
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Laughter short term high.
Music long term solace.




^Exactly^. 🙂


Plus, the right kind of music can induce laughter.

Not too sure if laughter can induce music, unless we're speaking metaphorically....
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But w/o laughter, music can't induce it because it won't exist.


Atleast, that's what I thought the OP meant. You had to choose either or.
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Posted by kunoichismile
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Well there is laughter yoga.....





Haha! I saw that in a yoga documentary recently.

Awesome. 😄
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The part of the doc you're talking about, specifically the part they're laughing... I must have watched that segment like 3 times in a row.

Seeing other people laugh is awesome. It makes you want to join in. I love walking into a familiar group who are already in stitches and it gets you going before you even know what's so funny.