# Is it possible to be mildly depressed and still have a sense of humor? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-mildly-depressed-and-still-have-a-sense-of-humor/499256 "2009-06-09T21:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-mildly-depressed-and-still-have-a-sense-of-humor/499256/41 "2009-06-12T21:31:01Z")
> [@Black\_Sunshine](#): > > I’m fairly certain that I don’t suffer from depression, but I’ll add this: Some of the times in my life when I’ve laughed the hardest have been at funerals and visitations. Yeah, it seems like the absurdities in life are so much more noticeable at funerals, I found myself stifling a few giggles at my grandfather’s funeral just moments after breaking down in tears. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-mildly-depressed-and-still-have-a-sense-of-humor/499256/42 "2009-06-12T22:17:27Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > So, I’m going out on a limb here and assume the answer to my question is a tentative “yes”. 😃 > > Thanks everybody! If by tentative you mean unanimous, then yes. I’ll add my yes vote, too. Like everyone else has said, it’s a skill that doesn’t depend on being happy and it’s a way to self-medicate the depression. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-be-mildly-depressed-and-still-have-a-sense-of-humor/499256.md?page=2)