Second reply! -- I went away to think about all this.
I am not sure "black dog" is the only form of clinical depression. (I've had what I'd call black depression 2 or 3 times, briefly; it was hormonal in origin.) But I do share your view that Laughter Therapy (to coin a term) might anyway not be helpful for some people and could even make some people worse (because they'd feel they couldn't join in and would feel more alone and "unusual", or whatever), a bit like group therapy in general, perhaps.
jayann (not verified)
May 13, 2006 - 20:27Second reply! -- I went away to think about all this.
I am not sure "black dog" is the only form of clinical depression. (I've had what I'd call black depression 2 or 3 times, briefly; it was hormonal in origin.) But I do share your view that Laughter Therapy (to coin a term) might anyway not be helpful for some people and could even make some people worse (because they'd feel they couldn't join in and would feel more alone and "unusual", or whatever), a bit like group therapy in general, perhaps.
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