Sad clown paradox
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMEDY AND MENTAL DISORDERS SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
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Sad clown paradox is the contradictory association between comedy and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. These comedic performers are characterised by feelings of deprivation and isolation in their early lives, where comedy evolves as a release for tension, removing feelings of suppressed physical rage through a verbal outlet.