Anxiety To Stress, Psychological Impact Of Victims Who Make Fun Of Joking With Inappropriate Words

JAKARTA - Joking is fine, but there is a limit. Included in throwing words. Because, joking sentences that cross the line, can have a psychological impact on someone who accepts it.

Clinical psychologist from Padjajaran University, Anggie Harmalia M.Psi, said that joking sentences that have crossed the line can have a psychological impact on someone who receives them.

"The impact on the joke recipients if the jokes received cross the line can reduce self-confidence, trigger stress, anxiety, and or other psychological stress," said Anggie as reported by ANTARA.

The Clinical Psychologist from the Three Generation Psychology Center said someone who was offended by the jokes could also have an impact on the emergence of behavior to avoid other people so that it could interfere with relationships and cause trauma.

Anggie said jokes that go beyond the limits are usually thrown by someone with the characteristics of physical, intellectual or a person's social status.

Doubles are not in accordance with context and are pronounced in people who are not familiar with the perpetrators as well as a sign of jokes that cross the line.

In addition, Anggie also said that someone who uses stereotypes such as gender, race, religion and certain social conditions can also be considered a joke of lack of empathy, and ignores the reactions of people who are made objects of jokes even though they seem uncomfortable.

"Appropriating the recipient's reaction, if the joke recipient looks uncomfortable but the perpetrator continues the joke," he said.

Anggie also suggested that there be limits to jokes so as not to lead to insults to someone, namely avoiding sensitive themes such as trauma that is not pleasing to someone, avoiding discussing race, religion or physical shortcomings, and adjusting them to a familiar relationship between the giver and the recipient of the joke.

So that jokes continue to prioritize empathy, understand the context and situation of the place, and be sensitive to the recipient's reaction.

The use of public situations or personal experiences as an object of jokes will be more neutral and minimize offending or hurting other people's feelings," Anggie suggested.

So that the recipient of the joke does not get carried away by feelings, he can politely reprimand the perpetrator if he feels it is disturbing. Anggie also suggested diverting the mind from the joke sentence that was uttered and focusing on developing self-confidence and tolerance for humor.