Ep. 95: No Laughing Matter: What Being So Serious Does to Your Life

The Healthy Compulsive Project
12/08/2025 17 min Episodio 95
Ep. 95: No Laughing Matter: What Being So Serious Does to Your Life

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Seriousness is an occupational hazard for obsessive-compulsives, Type A's and perfectionists. Being serious can hurt relationships, mental health and physical health. Yet many of us feel duty-bound to be serious, and we lose out on the benefits of humor and laughter--which can melt the rigidity which comes with being so serious.  

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