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Can you laugh at yourself?
Sondra G21-Sep-21
In the form of a joke or a tease? Spoken by loved ones or, even, a stranger. Can you?
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  • Stephanie 630442
    Yes I do alot
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    • Heather N 69229
      Yep I can laugh at myself I do it everyday…I look in the mirror and go have a laugh or at least smile as I am alive and love the man I married and like what I am everyday…
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      • Melinda B 311794
        Depends. If the person is genuinely just having a laugh I can mostly tell. It is those grey areas when you're not really sure what the person means or if you're uncertain they are being just a jokester or malevolent that I have issues with. If someone is smiling and laughing WITH you, then there's no problem with my sense of humour.
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        • JANET R 328390
          Yes - I totally believe being able to laugh at yourself is very good for stress levels. Most of us have done something stupid (those who will admit it that is) and the very best thing is to laugh at yourself.................
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          • Priscilla R 316016
            Very often - specially if I have found myself doing a stupid thing.
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            • Judy T 470524
              Na, I am not that funny.
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              • Claude H
                Yep. I'm a fun guy
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                • mary c
                  i tend more to get angry at myself and tell myself i am an idiot.
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                  • JANET R 328390
                    Try laughing instead ...........much better for stress. Recently I put milk in a pot to heat up to make coffee - then went off doing something and forgot about it - wow........... what a mess - being able to laugh at myself a real plus!!!
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                • Imperia S
                  yes
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                  • Lynette P 425722
                    yes
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                    • Leanne B 76015
                      Absolutely all the time
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                      • Maria B 89860
                        I can try, everyone else does, it can't be that hard to do!
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                        • Paula J 395266
                          Oh yes. All of the time.
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                          • Stephanie G 107010
                            Yes I certainly can especially if I've already realised the solution or seen the humour in the trying
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                            • Dimitri T 100433
                              Of course we have to laugh at ourselves since laughing releaves tension & makes us happy
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                              • Beverly I
                                Yes if I"m with friends or family
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                                • Igor A
                                  Oh yes, especially when I try to accomplish something for a long time and with a lot of struggle, but suddenly it is so easy and I have been looking for the solution in a wrong place.
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                                  • JANET R 328390
                                    Soooo true.
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                                • Judy C 96642
                                  Yes sometimes ??
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                                  • Frank N
                                    Yes I can, but it doesn't happen very often because I'm not very funny
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                                    • Barbara T
                                      From a loved one yes but from an absolute stranger, probably no ........ but if I can laugh at myself initially with what I have done, I have no problem.
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                                      • Robert T 597718
                                        yes completely and utterly
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                                        • Lisa K 342136
                                          Sometimes
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                                          • Morton B
                                            Yes, although it depends a person make think they are teasing but sometimes tone of voice & body language say different
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                                            • PETER M 134659
                                              YES. INSIDE MOSTLY
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                                              • PETER M 134659
                                                YES, INSIDE MOSTLY.
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                                                • Louisa W
                                                  Most of the time.
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                                                  • Peter B 231413
                                                    Always
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                                                    • Greg B 520364
                                                      Yep shore can
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                                                      • Cathie G
                                                        me too
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                                                    • Kylie
                                                      Yes I sure can
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                                                      • Carolyn H 319412
                                                        Often and sometimes embarrassing myself.
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                                                        • Jenny L 591463
                                                          Yes because I am a nut and I can get into silly moods. I think it is important these days as there isn't much happiness around.
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                                                          • Josephina
                                                            :-) sounds a like me. really! :-)
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                                                        • APB
                                                          Yup...I love it...I laugh at myself sometimes without any help from anyone at all!
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                                                          • Maria B 89860
                                                            What about your three aides? You, yourself and you alone? I myself and me alone are quite conversant with that face.
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                                                          • APBMaria B 89860
                                                            There was a song by Joan Armatrading..."Me, myself. I"...that was good...I usually laugh at myself on my own....but it gets more complicated when I talk to myself...because then there probably has to be two of me....right?
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                                                          • Maria B 89860APB
                                                            Yes. In brief the flesh and the soul.
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                                                        • Jennifer 634374
                                                          Every day!!
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                                                          • doug m 408074
                                                            Yes, often!
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                                                            • Lynn A 461499
                                                              It depends on who is laughing at me and the relationship I have with them. With a loved one who I trust I can laugh at myself but if it is a stranger or someone I don't really know, I sometimes don't know how to take what they have said, so that can be harder. I often laugh at myself though and the strange things I do and say, at times.
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                                                              • Grommie
                                                                I tend not to, because dogs are so sensitive, if you laugh around them, they think you are laughing at them... don't they, Grommie?
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                                                                • Matt M 461986
                                                                  Sometimes, but generally I'm that guy who will just be sitting there stone faced like I'm in a funeral when someone else tells a joke, but laugh at things others don't. I just have a different sense of humour than most people I'm around...
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                                                                  • Robin P 447811
                                                                    yes
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                                                                    • steve k 299091
                                                                      its waaay better if you can....better for your own wellbeing
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                                                                      • Phyrephly
                                                                        agreeeeeeddd!
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                                                                    • Kristina
                                                                      I have, its not hard to do.
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                                                                      • Phyrephly
                                                                        I find it hard not to laugh at myself, most times. ;}
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                                                                    • John W 577766
                                                                      I have to because no one understands my humour
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                                                                      • Charles C 68798
                                                                        There are time when i do and i don't know i'm doing that it's hilirous ha ha ha!!!
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                                                                        • Margi
                                                                          most days
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                                                                          • Ivan S 396292
                                                                            Yes, we all doing stupid things from time to time and after that we have to award ourselves with laugh. Few days ago I put meal in the fridge instead in microwave and I pressed start for microwave. You can laugh too.
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                                                                            • Paul J 94868
                                                                              Yes,usually...
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                                                                              • Larry S 382961
                                                                                A great Irish comedian once said “ if you can’t laugh at yourself you need to loosen up”.
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                                                                                • Melissa C 607868
                                                                                  Yep, always!!!!
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                                                                                  • JULZ
                                                                                    all day every day
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                                                                                    • CHERRY BLOSSOM
                                                                                      Yes i laugh at my own jokes, as i am the only that think they are funny.
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                                                                                      • roger l 315504
                                                                                        Yep, if I couldn't I'd feel like I was not part of the group. My real problem is that I find that I'm often laughing at myself because I'vestuffed up something that I used to do easily just a few years ago,
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                                                                                        • Joe B 288252
                                                                                          Always….several times a day…..when you’re old it doesn’t matter. Look on the bright side….lol
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                                                                                          • Alan P 162916
                                                                                            I am the only one that understands my jokes so who else would laugh at them jee it makes me feel good
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                                                                                            • JANN R
                                                                                              Yes I can laughing is the best medicine
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                                                                                              • Darren S 116121
                                                                                                yes,for sure,if you cant laugh at yourself theres no hope for you,everything would be way too serious,I also call myself a D##Khead 50 times a day for doing something dumb
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                                                                                                • Elizabeth J 447888
                                                                                                  Oh yeah, I have plenty to laugh at.
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                                                                                                  • Sonya F 68771
                                                                                                    Yes I can, and if I dont laugh I would cry
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                                                                                                    • Joy L 68767
                                                                                                      You bet, I have been laughing at myself for years. If you don't laugh at yourself who will.
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                                                                                                      • Stephen F 84899
                                                                                                        Yes I have
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                                                                                                        • Smiley
                                                                                                          Yes, i have found that being able to laugh at myself actually puts off those who try to hurt you by saying cruel things. If you can make fun of yourself, it makes bullies think twice about saying lies or hurtful things as they probably won't get the reaction they hoped to get out of you.
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                                                                                                          • Alan A, 2527- NSW
                                                                                                            Yes, if you can not laugh at yourself, you take the fun out of live. Ha Ha. I have stuffed up again.
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                                                                                                            • Colin L 88398
                                                                                                              If you can not laugh at yourself you have a very big problem.
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                                                                                                              • MoB
                                                                                                                Absolutely, if I can't laugh at myself then who can I laugh at. It's good for your mental health to have a good laugh at yourself now and again. I have been teased and joked about most of my life, I am short, a bit overweight (not much) a redhead and grew up with a family of jokers.
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                                                                                                                • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                                  yes
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                                                                                                                  • dale k 247571
                                                                                                                    often
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                                                                                                                    • Asesh S
                                                                                                                      Yes and it is a definite yes.
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                                                                                                                      • Julie K 348980
                                                                                                                        I do it all the time.
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                                                                                                                        • Martyn L
                                                                                                                          I'm not talking...you've upset me. Kidding..of course I can laugh at myself.
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                                                                                                                          • lulu
                                                                                                                            Yes.
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                                                                                                                            • Frosty
                                                                                                                              looking back at your life. You can laugh at your self for the stupid things you said or did. this is good for ones well being
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                                                                                                                              • Bill B 394870
                                                                                                                                Of course, Take yourself too seriously and you die!!!
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                                                                                                                                • CINDY Z
                                                                                                                                  Usually.
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                                                                                                                                  • David C 471262
                                                                                                                                    absolutly
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                                                                                                                                    • SueM2
                                                                                                                                      Constantly!
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                                                                                                                                      • Tupulua S
                                                                                                                                        Yes, signs of happiness to yourself He who is happy laughs louder
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                                                                                                                                        • Tavi
                                                                                                                                          Yes, I can and have...
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                                                                                                                                          • kristian s 513441
                                                                                                                                            I laugh at yourself sometime.
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                                                                                                                                            • Sheree T
                                                                                                                                              Yes I sure can. And I will give as good as I get sometimes too.
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                                                                                                                                              • LESLEY S 385154
                                                                                                                                                All rights h time
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                                                                                                                                                • Helen F 631077
                                                                                                                                                  Sometimes
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                                                                                                                                                  • Chosen
                                                                                                                                                    I am a laugh.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Julie 330321
                                                                                                                                                      If one cannot laugh at ones self it would be acVERY SAD DAY, LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU CRY AND YOU WILL OFTEN CRY ALONE. HUMOUR HELPS THE WORLD GO BY
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                                                                                                                                                      • Tina 423889
                                                                                                                                                        All the time.
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                                                                                                                                                        • BLACK LIVES MATTER
                                                                                                                                                          Never take life SERIOUSLY (NOBODY gets out ALIVE (ANYWAY)). I can DEFINITELY laugh at MYSELF ( and quite often) - I DO)!!
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                                                                                                                                                          • Irene S 534601
                                                                                                                                                            Yes I can laugh at myself, I often do. However I don't tolerate jokes about my looks or weight.
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                                                                                                                                                            • JAMIE D 156261
                                                                                                                                                              sure. give stick to people, you have to take it sometimes too.
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                                                                                                                                                              • Sandra H 2204 NSW
                                                                                                                                                                My shoes were hurting me the other day and I had to sit down - then I saw the problem - I had them on the wrong feet! Couldn't stop laughing at myself.
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                                                                                                                                                                • David L 76026
                                                                                                                                                                  Absolutely. I muck up so often that humour is a blessing no matter from whom, mostly myself
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Rhonda D 522615
                                                                                                                                                                    Mostly. But if it is super mean......no.
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Linda C
                                                                                                                                                                      I often find myself amused by me. I can also have the mickey taken out of me as long as it is not spiteful or nasty because if it is then I am not amused. I often have a giggle with no one around as I have done something a bit silly. I don't take myself all that serious these days.
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