I Use Humor As A Defense Mechanism Chandler
Counsellors can help clients learn to take themselves less seriously and even laugh at some of the foolishness of their behaviour.
I use humor as a defense mechanism chandler. Humour as a defence mechanism. I m like the bing bing bing you re like the boom boom boom song. I do try to avoid joking around during serious moments since i m now aware of my usual habits. Therapeutic use of humour can result in a client s putting problems into perspective.
Spinning a traumatic experience in a way that provides comedic relief might be just what the doctor ordered whereas poking fun at another person s expense in the face of uncomfortable circumstances can prove destructive. What are defense mechanisms. One of my siblings and cousins were gathered around to say our goodbyes and out of nowhere i commented on the lipstick on her teeth. Only two of them laughed and the rest stared at.
Andrea cairella recommended for. I use humor as a defense mechanism i can t stop. The dressing gown that carol is wearing at the end of the episode is the same one that monica wore in the one with the prom video s2e14. George vaillant described the use of humor as a mature defense mechanism a primarily adaptive technique to help us to cope with tense or stressful situations.
Finding humor in the face of adversity is a defense mechanism that can be used for both good and evil. The first time chandler mentions the use of humor as a defense mechanism is to susie moss in the one after the superbowl part 2 s2e13. Looking for a funny aspect in an environment in which we lack control can help us to endure it and can even be an altruistic act in helping others to better cope as well. I didn t really notice it until i was at my grandmother s funeral when i was 13.
His conscious feels really bad about it so it decides to do the opposite and start doing really friendly things. Chandler bing the friend who opens up duration. And no i don t have a cure or solution to these inappropriate nerves. Chandler only seemed to have one true friend during his college years ross but over time he became friends and later fell in love with monica.
Till today i still use humor as my coping mechanism and my parents barred me from going to funerals in the future. Chandler shows this because what he did was betray his friend. The clip below shows when chandler tells joey the truth and this shows that chandler does not use the defense mechanism denial.