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5 Ways Taking Improv Comedy Classes Helped Me With Stress, Relationships, And PTSD (Yes, Really!)

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Aren’t you dying to know what I have in common with Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, and Keegan Michael Key? We all took improv comedy classes!

And I bet you’re also wondering how improv comedy is good for your health.

Well, it’s a well-known fact that laughter therapy is really good for you. It can even help with stress, your relationships, and post-traumatic stress.

Our final night of improv comedy classes ended in a public performance and it was awesome. (I'm the third from left in the blue plaid shirt.)

If you’re thinking I’m crazy, delusional, or worse — I’m here to prove you wrong.

A good laugh has great short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it doesn’t just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body. Source

I had just gone through a break-up and was looking for a pick-me-up and a way to meet new people.

I’m kind of the most introverted extrovert I know. I define being an introverted extrovert as loving my alone time (I can sometimes hibernate for days), but when I’m out and being social I thrive and enjoy it a lot (in small doses). Can you relate?

Here are the 5 ways that taking improv comedy classes helped me with my stress, relationships, and PTSD:

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