The Healthy Compulsive Project

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


Listen Later

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.  

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Healthy Compulsive ProjectBy Gary Trosclair

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

29 ratings


More shows like The Healthy Compulsive Project

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,147 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

44,014 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,103 Listeners

The OCD Stories by Stuart Ralph

The OCD Stories

763 Listeners

10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,769 Listeners

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

2,502 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,362 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,459 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

7,042 Listeners

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg by Spencer Greenberg

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

131 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,145 Listeners

This is Ashlynn by Ashlynn Allen

This is Ashlynn

232 Listeners

Search Engine by PJ Vogt

Search Engine

4,470 Listeners

The Dr. Psych Mom Show
with clinical psychologist 
Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten by Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten

The Dr. Psych Mom Show with clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten

131 Listeners

The Headlines by The New York Times

The Headlines

578 Listeners