{"id":1691,"date":"2011-04-01T07:09:03","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T07:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2011\/04\/on-april-fools-day-laugh-peopl.html"},"modified":"2011-04-01T07:09:03","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T07:09:03","slug":"on-april-fools-day-laugh-peopl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2011\/04\/on-april-fools-day-laugh-peopl.html","title":{"rendered":"On April Fool&#8217;s Day: Laugh, People, Laugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, I go over a few of my humor rules&#8211;like you can make fun of yourself all you want, but unless you share the same neurosis with someone, you CANNOT make fun of him. The video was a response to all the folks I offended in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/video-being-married-to-a-manic.html\">the interview with Eric and Mr. Guardian Angel, &#8220;Being Married to a Manic Depressive,&#8221;<\/a> when I used the term &#8220;whackjob&#8221; to describe MYSELF. I sincerely apologize for offending anyone by my use of that term. But here is why I use the language I do in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">&#8220;Beyond Blue,&#8221;<\/a> and the importance of humor in my recovery from depression and addiction.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7XSqo1S9mY8&amp;hl=en\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7XSqo1S9mY8&amp;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p>To get to my <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=7XSqo1S9mY8\">YouTube video, &#8220;Beyond Blue: Humor Heals,&#8221; click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beyondblue1\">Click here to <b>subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\">click here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyond_blue\">click here to join <b>Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. 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