Laughter Vs. Music

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.

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.

While laughter is a real joy sometimes I just can't find it in me to laugh.

Music always has an effect on me.

Why not laugh to music?

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,

Posted by Shadows
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.

I agree. It definitely can go both ways.

Hmm... tough... if I had to choose I'd say, laughter.

Thanks for the cool thoughts so far people 🙂

Laughter short term high.
Music long term solace.

Someone said something to the effect of, 'men need laughter sometimes more than food'. I agree.

Laughter, hands down.

Now if I had to choose between being blind or deaf, I'd probably go with blind..

I prefer silence *shrugs*

I cannot choose, they are both very integral parts of myself. They keep me on the status quo.

Cool avatar, venusianbull!

Laughter and Music are in the top 5 of forever favorite things 🙂

Laughter is a natural healer, when it's in good spirits and music can speak you in ways rhetoric cannot.

I use laugher and music daily.

Thanks Shadows! 🙂

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.

I thought x was that user.....forget his/her name, but would always hide their posts. Kept his comments very short, and was sometimes rather cryptic. You know who I'm talking about? Can't think of the name....Im not sure anyone was sure of the users sex.

Yes.

Not sure though. Doubt it.

You are right, Kunoichi! I saw all of the answers and thought we had to choose between the two.

Hmm, that makes the answer a little tougher, but I think I'd still go with laughter.

Yea, I don't know MM. I'd have to take a look at his previous posts, but I can't be bothered doing that right now lol. I think I saw him a few times and immediately thought of Chiron for some reason.

I've done that a few times with some of the users here...no evidence to support, just a feeling, and sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes I'm right.

I choose music that mirrors whatever mood I'm in. So if I'm down, the music will be too. Laughter, on the other hand...when I'm feeling blue, nothing can make me feel better than a good laugh.

I see many people around me listen to music that makes them DEPRESSED.
So I pick laughter for healing!
For overall emotional connection and all that emotional fuddy duddy I would have say music because there is always a song to relate to a situation.

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Posted by MorningMist29
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.

MUSIC IS THE SOUL OF LANGUAGE........ ENUFF SAID

got my ipod pumpin sum TOOL right now..... the music and I are at one with each other...