{"id":698,"date":"2014-12-04T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellness.winonastateu.com\/?p=698"},"modified":"2018-01-08T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T16:30:44","slug":"no-joke-busting-the-finals-stress-with-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/blog\/no-joke-busting-the-finals-stress-with-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"No Joke: Busting the Finals Stress with Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Minions<\/a>

Enjoy a good laugh this week!<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s heeeeerrreeee.\u00a0 It\u2019s the week before finals week and, as I write this, I can feel the campus slowly descending deeper into insanity. The weight of the semester has finally come down on us at once and everyone\u2019s stress levels couldn\u2019t be higher. We\u2019ve lived in denial over mounting to-do list for too long and now it\u2019s time to start replacing homework with vital components of daily life like eating, showering, or breathing. \u00a0Now it\u2019s time to roll out a mat on the second floor library and fight off the mounds of papers as theyinnevitablytrytoCONSUMEUSALIVE\u2026.<\/p>\n

Whoa\u2026 Let\u2019s just slow down for a second and take a breath. Finals can take a lot out of you, but they don\u2019t need to take your sanity.\u00a0 I think we need to spin the dial to the safe where we\u2019ve locked away our joy, and I when stress from my daily life keeps dragging me down I have always turned to comedy for relief.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no joke when people say, \u201claughter is the best medicine.\u201d In the short term, comedy can lighten the load mentally and actually lead to physical benefits by increasing endorphins, lowering blood pressure and acting as a muscle relaxant.\u00a0 But you didn\u2019t come here for a biology lecture.\u00a0 All of these facts that I ripped off from the Mayo Clinic<\/a> are here to make it clear that comedy simply makes you feel better.<\/p>\n

Comedy has always been something I have been passionate about, and I feel there is no better outlet for stress relief than laughter.\u00a0 Below are my personal favorites of every comedy medium I could think of that can act as an easy resource for you.\u00a0 If the stress from\u00a0exams is starting to bring you down, I encourage you to take 20 minutes away from your work and rifle through the lists.\u00a0These albums, books, movies and websites have never failed to make me laugh, even in the toughest times.\u00a0 Feel\u00a0free to disagree with me and get your own list going! You are by no means bound to what I think. There are thousands of others that I wish I could put down, but I would take up the whole week that you should be studying.<\/p>\n

Note: Most\u00a0contain some explicit material, but we’re all adults. Please listen to what you feel comfortable with.<\/p>\n

Caleb\u2019s Top Comedy Albums<\/strong> (Free on Spotify)<\/p>\n