----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 4:10
PM
Subject: Re: terrorist role play
Reacting to impossible situations with humour is definately
a coping mechanism.
I have seen it frequently in hospitals especially in
area such as Trauma units and intensive care were the staff are sometimes
faced with the worst. Some outsiders may consider the humour 'sick' but
nursing and medical staff, I feel, would on ocaassions go insane if they
didnot laugh at some of the situations they find themselves in. It is not they
do not have feeling and do not care - rather they do and laughter helps to
relieve the sterss of it all.
Biologically laughter rleasses anti stress
hormones into the system so it is a real way for the body to cope
physilogically
Pamela and power
