It is a well-established fact that humor helps us get into better health. It is a good way to get close to people and socialize well. Also, there are results that show improvement in memory and reduction in stress too. Cracking jokes about yourself and being humorous about yourself is not a cup of tea for everyone.
People with fragile egos can never even think of doing this casually, they will take it too seriously and find it a self-demeaning behavior.
People do find chances to laugh in the happy and fun situations of life, but laughing at yourself? Maybe not a cup of tea for everyone. However, making fun of yourself and finding a beam of light in your flaws can be very beneficial for you.
Let’s see what are the benefits of laughing at yourself and making fun of yourself.
The Benefits of Making Fun of Yourself
Gained self-esteem
You might think that engaging in self-deprecating behavior will reduce the level of your self-esteem and make you question yourself, which is hardly ever true. It is important to never take humor seriously.
People end up cracking jokes about themselves to make others feel comfortable at times. This is a well-known fact, when you know someone in front of you is better than you at a certain skill, you end up questioning yourself. To make others laugh, and not take questions about themselves, you laugh at yourself and make other people laugh.
This eventually helps you gain confidence and self-esteem at a good level. Humor is a good defense mechanism for people who depict self-deprecating behavior.
Most of the people who use humor on themselves have been through tough stages in their lives which made them strong enough to happily demean themselves to make others laugh. (if you are one of them, just know that you are doing good in life)
Better social life
As said above, people with self-deprecating humorous behavior are usually successful in making others comfortable around them. This has a huge effect on their social life. People love spending time with them as they don’t feel judged around such people.
Everyone prefers a gathering or social life where they can freely be themselves and are not made fun of for the way they are or the way they carry themselves.
People who are comfortable cracking jokes about themselves are often seen and felt like open-minded people. They pass out a vibe that confirms that they are not serious with what they are saying, which makes people feel that they are fun personalities and prefer spending their time with them or staying around them.
Reduced stress
A well-established fact is, that people who laugh, and people who stay happy are less stressed as compared to people who are serious all the time. There is a very thin line between making fun of yourself and demeaning yourself.
Once you start cracking jokes about yourself and are comfortable with your humor, you hardly take things others say to you seriously. Eventually, you don’t feel bad about what others think of you and talk about you as you are clear about your self-image. This helps you pass a vibe where you are carefree and makes you stress less.
The better expression of emotions
Well, let’s say “It is no joke to crack a joke on yourself”. People open up to their weaknesses and accept them at a certain point, which gives them the courage to casually take humor on themselves.
This procedure where they process and accept their emotions further becomes an advantage for them for any kind of emotions. They accept what they feel and can express it better compared to others. They are not hesitant with what they feel, be it any emotion, love, anger, sorrow, etc.
Conclusion
There is a very thin line between making fun of yourself and demeaning yourself. Cracking jokes about yourself and behaving in a fun way with others passes a positive vibe and creates a friendly environment. But on the other hand, if you cross that line and start demeaning yourself in front of others.
Once you start walking on that path, an unsaid thing announces that people are allowed to talk that way to you too. Indirectly you are opening doors for others to step over you in a demeaning manner. So, a minor suggestion would be to keep the level of humor just enough that you can take coming from others too. Moreover, most importantly, be yourself, Love yourself!
