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Joking About Your MG
There are times I use humor to make people more comfortable about my MG. But sometimes, when they try to make a joke about it, I get annoyed.
Is it ever appropriate to make jokes about health issues and disabilities? Do you make jokes about your own health? How do you react if someone makes a joke about your condition?
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As a pastor, I’m in front of people all the time. I have good days and bad. My MG is generalized and affects my speech first of all. I make the best of it with humor and speak as long as I can do so plainly. Folk take it well and seem to understand.
I have not had others make jokes at my expense and don’t know how I would react. I’m sure I would not like it and would struggle with a good response. I guess I would try to assess whether they were trying to be helpful or hurtful. Some make poor jokes when they don’t know how else to respond.
I do believe that self-depricating humor works well and keeps you from feeling sorry for yourself. I think others appreciate the honestly and the attitude.
Laughter is a great stress reliever and ice breaker. It can also disarm the critic. Use it if you are able.
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I often use humor around others in regards to my MG. It puts others at ease. I like to laugh because life is short. Except some days I don’t feel well, and it’s harder to laugh about it, so I don’t. I just try and be honest
I don’t mind people close to me, like my husband and kids, laughing WITH me about MG, but they haven’t ever laughed AT me about my MG. Just like I would never laugh AT another person with any other illness or disability.
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