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I feel I've regressed 20 years in the space of 15 minutes. We then test out different types of laughter: light chuckles, hearty chortles and full-on deep belly laughs. In humour therapy, you have to fake it to make it, so we all start off quietly fake laughing and, pretty soon, the situation is so ridiculous that the laughter - to my surprise - becomes genuine.
Humour therapy can be given in a group or individually. I return the next day for a one-on-one session with Carrie. She teaches me to transfer my laughter to my stomach, neck and shoulders, where I'm told my stress resides. Yes, I feel foolish and yes, my face aches but my body parts are happy. There's this huge grin on my face and soon I'm bent double in giggles and just can't stop. See laughingmatters. Laughter therapy. Laughter not only provides a full-scale workout for your muscles, it unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins.
What's more, your body can't distinguish between real and fake laughter - any giggle will do. What is it? Is there any evidence? Where does it come from? Who can do it? What results can I expect? Contra-indications Laughter therapy is quite vigorous and can leave you feeling light headed, especially if you laugh lying down. Resources laughternetwork.
What better time to test it out? First, she takes me through a warm-up of practising laughter consisting of a few 'ho ho hos' and 'ha ha has' — an exercise I genuinely laugh through out of sheer embarrassment.
It's absurd but I stick with it. For 20 minutes I sit in front of my computer watching Bianca pull silly faces and guide me through fake laughter and breathing exercises. One minute I'm fake laughing, pretending to turn the ignition in my fake car which I pretend to drive with a big, fat, fake smile on my face; then I'm a rag doll, arms limp as a noodle, throwing my head back and cackling like a witch before turning into a laughing Dalek.
I snort laugh as I pretend to talk through my hand puppet while Bianca leads me up an octave of "eees" which sees me squeal at the top of my lungs like an animal.
I reach my hands up in the air, slowly lowering them to my chest before inhaling deeply with my eyes closed. I feel silly but I'm relatively relaxed. I look around my bedroom. No one is here. I feel utterly mad but my heart rate is steady and my eye is no longer twitching.
Could this actually be working? It is said that laughter is the best medicine and studies do show that it has a positive effect on your mental health. It also releases endorphins, which can help when people are depressed or in an uncomfortable mood.
The benefits of having a good laugh are physical, psychological and can even improve your social relationships. It's also been claimed that our body's response to laughter is similar to the effect of exercise. One study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that case studies who had watched a comedy had the same levels of stress hormones in their blood as those who had just worked out. When we experience anxiety, we have increased levels of stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, which are counteracted by the endorphins released when we laugh," he adds.
Dr Paschos continues: "Laughter improves your mood, lessens stress and helps us connect with other people, and it can also be beneficial for the immune system. Once I stopped feeling ridiculous, I realise the therapy session did actually make me feel calmer. The muscles in my face, neck and shoulders relaxed and I felt less on edge.
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