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VULGARITY: What's Its True Power?

This Jungian Life Podcast

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The Power of Humor in Dark Circumstances

Humor, like gallows humor, is a coping mechanism used by people in challenging situations such as emergency workers and doctors. It allows individuals to engage with difficult emotions by turning them into something funny, enabling them to maintain positivity and resilience. The ability of humans to shift from a sincere response to tragedy to finding humor in the situation is seen as remarkable by Peter Berger in his book A Rumor of Angels.

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