Menopause Jokes: Laugh Away your Menopausal Symptoms

The importance of menopause jokes: Your menopausal symptoms are directly affected by how much you laugh and how much you appreciate menopause jokes. Chronic emotional stress is like a black widow spider. She will eat you alive after she has had her fun with you.

Being under duress serves a healthy purpose when it has a short duration. The hormones released during the flight-or-fight response can prime you for fending off that mugger in the back alley.

However, when the stress response is constantly or frequently activated in your body and you must sit perfectly still while you are dealing with your irritating boss, or you have prolonged insomnia, your menopausal symptoms will become more bothersome. For example, your hot flashes may increase in duration and frequency and your menstrual period may become heavier.

In addition, cortisol, the hormone released when you're anxious, will increase your belly fat, which is all ready a challenge for the menopausal woman.

Although exercising is a well-known healthy outlet for your raging hormones, chuckling will have the same relieving qualities. So, if you cannot get to the gym, at least make sure you can throw a good belly laugh at your own or other people's menopause jokes.

Dr.Eva Ritvo author of The Beauty Prescription talks about the importance of menopause jokes.

Dr. Eva Ritvo M.D., Psychiatrist states, "When you laugh your muscles relax, your stress hormones decrease, your immune function improves, your blood pressure lowers, your pain triggers go down, your blood sugar levels lower, you forget your problems and your skin appearance improves. This is all research proven."

Giggling is especially important during the menopausal years because of the added stress that midlife brings. Not only are you challenged by your changing female hormone levels, but some of you are dealing with midlife issues such as empty-nest syndrome, caring for aging parents, or dealing with problematic marriages.

Laughter really is the best antidote. And menopause jokes are totally free!

If you really cannot find any funny menopause jokes, then put your energy into spending time with hilarious people, or watching a comedy.

Remember to poke fun at your own imperfections and those of others (you may not want to do this to their faces), because if you know and can accept that we are all deeply flawed, then there is no reason to try so hard to be perfect.

We have all heard the advice that we should get rid of toxic people who vacuum all the humor out of our lives. I take issue with that because everyone is toxic at different times. If I listened to that nonsense, I would have emptied my life of all living things by now, including myself, my plants and my dog. It is far better to be kind and generous with your friends and time, and help others to rid themselves of toxicity with a good joke.

If it's not funny--just fake it.

If you are still having a hard time seeing the funny side of life, then fake it, after all, women are quite good at that. Your body cannot distinguish between real or fake laughter, so it will trigger the same positive hormonal response. Your menopausal symptoms will ease and you will look and feel fabulous.

So, come up with a good menopause joke and share it with us, if you like, on the form below.

Some ideas for menopause jokes

Tell us the most inopportune time you had a hot flash and what you did to conceal it.

Tell us your most embarrassing moment that has to do with the change.

Tell us anything your spouse, children, parents or inlawas have said to us that is funny about your change.

Tell us ingenious ways you deal with the symptoms of menopause.

You can leave your name or you can remain anonymous. I will never publish your email address.

All your comments will come to me first, and I'll check them, remove any personal information, and then publish it within 24 hours.

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Here is a little humorous slide-show I have put together to help you to laugh away your menopausal symptoms.

INCOMING JOKES

September 17, 2010: *%!* it all!! by anonymous.

Response from Glenda:I wish you would expand on that thought.

September 28, 2010:

I had a hysterectomy 15 years ago, but they left me with my overies. Then 5 yrs after that they removed one overy. Life has not been a bowl of cherries for the last 6 months. (probably longer) Stress is my middle name. I took in a foster child for over a year. I had him when he was 14 months old. In June of this year Children's Aid let him go back to his Mother. My heart broke. We still see him often which is also so difficult. I thought that I was going crazy. But last week I had blood work done, and low and behold... I'm in the middle of menopause. Plus my Husband has a testosterone level of 2.3(very low) We are trying to hang on together but its hard. We need to find more to keep us occupied, and laugh more. I'll be 50 in January. Next they'll be telling me I have Osteopoosis to along with my fibromyalgia and chronic depression. There are some menopause jokes in here somewhere.

Glenda's response: This would definitely be classified as dark humor. Isn't it so true that a number of factors can hit you so hard in mid-life, and then menopause (and your husband's andropause) is on top of it all.

It is sweet sorrow that you had to return your foster child to his mother. I think foster parenting is the most selfless thing to do. God bless you.

Please read my article on depression. If it lasts too long or goes too deep you should seek advice from your doctor.

I hope you come back often to tell us how things are going.

Thank you for your contribution.

January 9, 2011

My husband ALWAYS turns the electric blanket on every night before I come to bed. One day I bought a full body sweat suit. I asked him to put it on. He did, just to humor me. I had the bed awaiting. He crawled in and I jumped in on top of him to make sure he stayed as long as it took for him to realize: Now you know how I feel! We both had a good laugh and now he just puts on more clothing realizing I am already down to the birthday suit ans I can not peel off the skin!

By Rebecca Wampler, U.S.A

Glenda's response: Thanks, Rebecca, for this. This is hilarious! I love your idea. Maybe others should try this one!

Here's another one from Rebecca Wampler:

January 13, 2011

I walked 1.60 miles at 5:30 a.m. in my pj's. I was pouring down sweat! It is 8 degress, snow flying. I needed to cool down I stepped outside; the snow shovel screamed to be put to work. For the next 25 minutes I shoveled snow without a coat, hat or gloves. A lot of my husband's to do list is getting accomplished by a menopausal wife. I came in the house and I was still pouring down the sweat. The sweat was dripping from my breast, I thought I sprang a leek! What more was I going to experience in this change over, it is the PITTS!

response from Glenda: Don't you just love the line, "A lot of my husband's to-do list is getting accomplished by a menopausal wife." Also, I can just picture you in your p.j's shovelling snow at 5:30 in the morning.