<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Humor creates a momentary alternative to the loop.... > Humor creates a momentary alternative to the loop. A ridiculous image or shared laugh does not solve the underlying problem, but it can loosen the certainty with which distress claims that no other state is possible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection - Workbook|Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Humor creates a momentary alternative to the loop. A ridiculous image or shared laugh does not solve the underlying problem, but it can loosen the certainty with which distress claims that no other state is possible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-humor-creates-momentary-no-state-possible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->