how humor became your coping mechanism for stress 👇🏼 using humor as a defense mechanism is a deeply ingrained survival strategy 🥹 this strategy often develops in environments where anger, criticism, or unpredictability felt unsafe 😮‍💨 if humor is your go-to response to stress, you may also be experiencing: ✨ difficulty expressing your own discomfort or needs ✨ prioritizing others’ comfort over your own ✨ feeling unable to be serious or vulnerable ✨ suppressing personal emotions ✨ feeling po