He/She deserves the life time achievement award if he/she can erase depression and bring light to a depressed soul.
Dear Abhijit Mitra,
Laughter opens the heart of man, it reveals the natural beauty. Laughter banishes any doubts of a person.
Depressive disorders harassed. Feeling helpless and hopeless, and it seems that you are worth nothing. Negative thoughts and feelings cause people to give up. It is important to understand that these thoughts - of the depression and, as a rule, does not reflect the real situation.
Do not make the depressed person to do too much too soon. Man in depression and in need of entertainment companies, but many demands or expectations may increase the feeling of despair.
Laughter is incredibly useful. It is scientifically proven that it normalizes blood pressure, improves concentration, reduces stress and helps fight depression.
Best regards, Shafagat
Dear Abhijit Mitra,
Laughter opens the heart of man, it reveals the natural beauty. Laughter banishes any doubts of a person.
Depressive disorders harassed. Feeling helpless and hopeless, and it seems that you are worth nothing. Negative thoughts and feelings cause people to give up. It is important to understand that these thoughts - of the depression and, as a rule, does not reflect the real situation.
Do not make the depressed person to do too much too soon. Man in depression and in need of entertainment companies, but many demands or expectations may increase the feeling of despair.
Laughter is incredibly useful. It is scientifically proven that it normalizes blood pressure, improves concentration, reduces stress and helps fight depression.
Best regards, Shafagat
FOR A DEPRESSED PERSON TO LAUGH OUT STRESS:
7 Funny Short Jokes to Make a Sad Person Smile and Happy:
Husband: One short cup coffee..
Wife: What?? Ask again!!
Husband: can I get for you, dear?
Wife: OK, that's better..
2. Patient: I have one problem..
Doctor: which problem?
Patient: When I talk I cannot see the person.
Doctor: when it happens?
Patient: On the Phone.
3. Man: There is short dead beetle in my soup.
Waiter: Yes, boss, they are not very good swimmers..
4. A gentleman is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her fortieth birthday. He says
"So what would you like, my dear? A Jaguar, a Sable coat or a diamond necklace?
She says," If you don’t mind, I want a divorce."
He says, " I wasn't planning on spending that much."
5. Old man: this dish tastes funny.
Wife: Funny? Then why are you not laughing?
6. Wife to Husband - "You know you remind me of the Ocean! "
Husband: "What you mean wild and untamed!”
Wife: No, you make me sick!
7. Man: Waiter, this coffee is like mud.
Waiter: Yes sir, its fresh ground.
TO HELP THEM OFF DEPRESSION METHODICALLY
1-Be clear in your mind that they need medication and therapy, and project this. Encourage them to continue both. Make it clear it's now the new routine.
2. There should be Guide Dogs for the Depressed. If the depressed loved-one or client in your life doesn't have a companion pet, give them a well-trained, easy-to-manage, older one. This is particularly important if they live alone. Specify that you will take care of the dog in terms of vet care and bills, and provide a starter-kit--huge bag of dog food and container, food and water dishes, bedding, etc. In other words, make it easy for them to accept this healing gift. I have a depressed coaching client in Manhattan suffering the aftermath of Nine One One who mostly talks to me about her beloved companion dog. I consider “Cody” part of the healing team for this woman.
3. Make any decision you can for the person. In other words, don't say "Would you like to go out for dinner tonight? Where would you like to go?" Say instead, "We're going to Bijan's tomorrow night for dinner. I'll pick you up at 7:00. Just wear your jeans." Once there, offer to order for the person.
4. Speak in normal, modulated tones. Avoid an overly-'compassionate' look of concern or a patronizing tone of voice. If they have trouble making a decision or remembering something, keep your eyes from looking overly concerned or worried. This will only add to their worry and confusion.
5. Just be with them. Don't hover, try to cheer them up, argue, try to 'get a rise out of them,' or ask them 'talk about it.' Cognitive processes are slowed, and emotionally, they're in conflict. Under those circumstances, it's difficult to talk. It's hard to connect with people, even best-beloved ones, when you're clinically depressed--hard to maintain eye-contact and to follow long sentences and thoughts. A metaphor I use is play lacrosse with them, don't face off with them on the football line. Be 'around' them, not 'in their face.'
6. Don't put them in a position that would arouse emotions. Celebrations, holidays, receiving gifts, or a long discourse on foreign policy all require a level of involvement the depressed person is not capable of.
7. Be grounded and stay centered yourself. Remind yourself of your love for them that will endure "even this."
8. When the person begins to heal is a wonderful time for them to have a coach
Depression is not only a state of humor. Yes, depressed people can laugh. Who has never heard the famous phrase, "Only you to make me laugh today"? At times laughing is a bad sign for those with depression. They can be in the euphoric stage of this problem. The best help for those people is taking them to a good psychiatrist.
Excellent !!!!! Ibrahim !!!!!!! Your jokes are really brain shaking!!!!!!!
Dear Prof Abhijit, let the depressed eat and drink good and healthy food, listen to good classical music (I attach a paper of my literature review), and let them listen to good jokes, or even to read funny things. I love to read Readers' Digest, there's a small section 'Laughter, the best medicine'. However depressed, or sad, I will laugh. Besides, depression is bad for the brain and for our health. Let us help ourselves, and pick ourselves up after every fall. The test of character is not that we do not fall, but whether we can pick ourselves up again.
Depression is the outcome of happening unexpected things to expected one.
First depressed person should be relieved from their small, small expectation and compelled to laugh you failure in group. This will help in relieving depression and can loudly laugh.
Investigation reveal that comedians are brilliant, angry, suspicious, and depressed, and that most are men.
http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/The-great-comedians-Personality-and-other-factors.pdf
Not sure following can help:
I feel such an individual needs to be encouraged and get occupied doing something.
Old adage is that laughter is the best medicine.
Have you thought about a joke for today?
Can we be conscious about our levity?
The question of how angels can fly? Is answered simply......they take themselves lightly!
When my friend and I both had our fathers suffering from massive strokes it does not seem like a time to rejoice. Yet but God used that calamity to allow both of our fathers to come to Christ and both passed in peace. Hallelujah.
When I came to identify my father after his passing he was frozen and will a smile. My mother who did not have a close personal relationship had a tortured look at her passing. The director said to me is this your father for identification and nodded yes.
After a while I started to laugh.... here I was preparing for the funeral and arrangements of incineration according to h(H)is wishes he wanted cremation and the ashes be spread on the earth he loved as a farm boy.
I started to laugh the director was startled he said so well what's so funny I had realized my Dad had decided he wanted to be cremated and I was being faithful in all the arrangements in Asheville North Carolina. The Lord works through adversity for His Glory.
Depression is the state of mind of an individual passing the phase of his lifeline .It may be the cause & the reason for which individual is passing .
It is the phase which remains as a cause of depression .The result & nature of depression varies with the change of the nature of his depression the cause may be death in the family , setback in the services & professional career which he has not expected ,financial loss ,disputes with the close family & such other related areas.
In the situation of depression we can not effort to make a change & make the situation light by making the joke for changing the atmosphere .
It is not at all the right way he has to change his thinking ,has to take a recourse of inspiring atmosphere & if necessary power of prayer -meditation & such other practices .
This is my personal opinion
It's very important to find replacement - a defensive reaction of organism to eternal soul pain,to stress as irritant.It may be crying,smiling,laughing."They represent a large and complicated set of reflexes".Even if we look at the mirror and smile it will help to recover the balance.A smile can express support,admiration,love,rapture in socializing.As a rule,human beings try to cover their pain from others and use smiles as masks."Laughter is supremely irrational and crazily diverse.Our emotional expressions are part of our evolutionary heritage.Long before written symbols our ancestors communicated by gesture,having personal space.The brain is geometrician: it computes spatial bubbles,zones and perimeters,and it deploys defensive manoeuvres to protect those spaces.This mechanism is necessary for survival".("The first smile.Why do laughter,smiles and tears look so similar? Perhaps because they all evolved from a single root" by Michael Grasiano).
https://aeon.co/essays/the-original-meaning-of-laughter-smiles-and-tears
http://theoryandpractice.ru/posts/9542-pervaya-ulybka
If laughter is as beneficial as I think just about everyone agrees then why is the expression of it seen as irrational to some?
Are we afraid of what others might think if we just let go? Do we fear not being controlled in our expression?
Besides laughter there is no problem with music, singing and dancing. Yet, I think we do not do these positive things because of fear of judgment.
We are spectators who do not always participate. Yet the get gain is in participation with spectating being the lesser part.
I believe we need to develop safe zones when people can participate. If people do not express themselves in a concert hall then why not emphasis small familiar group settings.
Depression is a very individual vocation and when we group up are we not more able to overcome our challenges.
In a World of such need is it selfish to depressed when there are so many in worse situation then ourselves.
As a small boy when I was fearful and could not reach a state of peaceful sleep my mother would suggest visiting a beautiful garden. As I would follow my mother's thoughts wandering through the imaginary garden it became real and before I knew it I was secure and asleep.
When we become aware that this present thought determines our next moment reality we start to see the optimistic even when wrong will lead a better life than a pessimistic who cannot help to project their reality just like the optimist.
No matter what thoughts fly through your minds we have capacity to screen them in many ways. Contemplate and meditate on all that is good. Will it help? One thing I know it cannot hurt and that's an improvement.
No matter how bad we feel about our plight there is someone near in worse situation by aiding that person you will both be lifted.
Depression is a phase with its period of time and it occurs as episode with intervals. Every human has his part of humor in some form which has to be timed and reacted to positive action of making that person to observe, i am sure he or she will enjoy the happy part within him.
In addition,
Reassure him of the rewards of a patiently persevere believer, according to the Scripture he believes.
Dear Maria,/All,
Thank you for the jokes.Humor is a medicine.It's so merry to find a witty partner with humor, play of words.To give compliments,find a beauty in every personality is very important.Sometimes,only one word can encourage a human being and make laugh.I found this joke very good.
http://memesvault.com/funny-christmas-joke/
This is great. Thank's God that there are people working on stuff like this.
"Humor in your head".To A.N.Timofeev,"There are only 2 species,who can laugh- monkeys and rats".I'm sure,a good joke extends life.Smiles and laughter of people and animals arouse a smile and a good mood in response.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieP3lpyOHtU&feature=share
http://akomblog.org/2013/01/30/humor-its-all-in-your-head/
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