How can a lack or a loss of sense of humor affect a patients mental health?
Without humor one s thought processes are likely to become stuck and narrowly focused leading to increased distress. Since humor helps pull one out of emotional distress, the lack of humor would eliminate a healthy way for one to feel better. A lack of sense of humor is directly related to a lower self esteem. A healthy sense of humor is related to being able to laugh at oneself and one s life. Laughing at oneself can be a way of accepting and respecting oneself.
