Intense Chronic Seriosity--an affliction that causes people to smile too little and frown too much--is an epidemic in our society. Laughnosis is the cure. Unconditional Laughter--that is, laughter that occurs because we decide to laugh, rather than because something is funny--has the amazing power to help us change our own brain chemistry, which leads to instant changes in mood, behavior, and outlook. In this book, hypnosis practitioner James Hazlerig shares practical laughter exercises he uses to help his changework clients take charge of their neurology and ultimately their lives.