Laugh in inappropriate situations

[FriendlyShadow]

I feel guilty for sharing this. I was at a hair salon a couple of months ago to get a trim hair cut. The lady wanted to shampoo me first and we made in conversations with each other. Now, I said something about how I celebrated Christmas and my sister was making this delicious food (crackers/dip, chocolate fondue, stuffing marshmallow, ect) I said that the food was really addictive and I was afraid of gaining weight because I eat so much and yet I'm so skinny. She told me how she was celebrating her Christmas and she said something about how every time someone cooked her something for Christmas, she gained 20 pounds or something. That's when I started to laugh. I felt so bad afterwards. I apologized to her though about it but she didn't say anything. Sometimes, I guess I find it hard to know when a situation like that is serious and when it's supposed to be funny. I sometimes can't distinguish the two. I didn't know what to say. Maybe it's part of my anxiousness which caused me to burst out laughing. This isn't the first time I had done this. Has anyone else felt the same way? I felt humiliated with myself that day :sad:

 

[Silatuyok]

I think everyone does this from time to time, it's nothing to mull over. One time I turned around just in time to see my coworker slowly sinking to the floor. It looked so strange that I just burst out laughing, without even thinking to see whether or not she was okay or needed help. I felt pretty bad about that for awhile.

 

[LittleGloves]

Yes I can relate to you. When I become anxious, I start doing some silly stuffs and people tend to look at me. I also say stuffs which is humiliating too.

 

[DepravedFurball]

Classic conversation stoppers:

"I gained twenty pounds."

"I stopped taking my meds... homicidal tendencies be damned."

"You're sitting in it now."


Anyways... the endorphines that are released when you laugh help to combat sudden mood swings and anxiety.

Now you know.

Haha.

 

[JohnnAY]

My friend's girlfriend was running down a hill and trying to cute at the same time. She tripped and face planted into the dirt. I spit out my soda and couldn't stop laughing. My friend finally interjected saying "DUDE ALRIGHT, STOP".

I think you're okay.

 

[dottie]

I relate with your post a lot... people are often so hard to read...

 

[Froggy246]

Yea I would have laughed too, I don't know what the appropriate response would be to that one, that's really tricky, laughter seems the only option.

 

[Kiwong]

Laugh although your heart is breaking, in inappropriate situations.

 

[Livemylife]

It could be nervousness. I smile a lot due to anxiety and it causes people to misinterpret what I'm feeling. I feel bad when I smile during awkward situations because it only makes it worse. Honestly I can see why you laughed...she made what seems like an exaggerated statement. Otherwise she has a serious issue if she can gain TWENTY pounds because of Christmas....

I feel guilty for sharing this. I was at a hair salon a couple of months ago to get a trim hair cut. The lady wanted to shampoo me first and we made in conversations with each other. Now, I said something about how I celebrated Christmas and my sister was making this delicious food (crackers/dip, chocolate fondue, stuffing marshmallow, ect) I said that the food was really addictive and I was afraid of gaining weight because I eat so much and yet I'm so skinny. She told me how she was celebrating her Christmas and she said something about how every time someone cooked her something for Christmas, she gained 20 pounds or something. That's when I started to laugh. I felt so bad afterwards. I apologized to her though about it but she didn't say anything. Sometimes, I guess I find it hard to know when a situation like that is serious and when it's supposed to be funny. I sometimes can't distinguish the two. I didn't know what to say. Maybe it's part of my anxiousness which caused me to burst out laughing. This isn't the first time I had done this. Has anyone else felt the same way? I felt humiliated with myself that day :sad:

I doubt this is something you should still feel guilty over months later. People do a lot worse and sleep well at night.

 

[jaim38]

I remember smiling broadly in a funeral when everyone else was crying. It's so inappropriate. People looked at me like I was weird or something. When someone told me a sob story about his life in the past, I grinned which must have made him think I wasn't taking him seriously. I have since learnt not to smile in such situations.

 

[dottie]

I remember smiling broadly in a funeral when everyone else was crying. It's so inappropriate. People looked at me like I was weird or something. When someone told me a sob story about his life in the past, I grinned which must have made him think I wasn't taking him seriously. I have since learnt not to smile in such situations.

Oh God, I've been in a very similar situation, I don't want to talk about it in detail... I did not recognize it until after the fact and I felt bad for it. The smiling thing is an involuntary nervous tick that is out of control. The mind is on stimulation-overdrive so there's a big disconnect with facial expression and body language... unless I exert a lot of focus and energy to control it... and honestly, I never feel like I do have much control...

 

[Marc7]

Idk if you could relate but I laugh when someone gets hurt, someone's disability, the way somebody talks, or when I think of something funny randomly, idk if I'm being evil or it's anxiety or I'm just nervous.

 

[AGR]

I remember smiling broadly in a funeral when everyone else was crying. It's so inappropriate. People looked at me like I was weird or something. When someone told me a sob story about his life in the past, I grinned which must have made him think I wasn't taking him seriously. I have since learnt not to smile in such situations.

I was laughing my *** off at my grandmother's funeral,me and some cousins,but we were kids,thing is there was a guy,HUGE guy, with tiny clothes,well tiny for him and when he was carrying or lowering the coffin half of his body would show up even some **** crack and as we were kids we couldnt stop laughing....

 

[lilmutegirl]

Yes, I do this as well. Often, I laugh out of nervousness, or a smile if I do not understand what someone has said, only to realize later that it is not an appropriate reaction.
I have started (somewhat unconsciously) to not really react to what people say, so I have a blank face. I don't know that this is necessarily better than laughing in inappropriate situations, though.

 

[A Many Splendored Thing]

I was just reading a story about a girl getting tasered, fell to the ground, and became braindead. They were describing how the girl was no threat to the cop unless he thought running a few yards would kill him, and I laughed.

I believe it's a response to negative situations sometimes. When I was nearly run over by a car, I started laughing uncontrollably.

The brain is a very strange thing. There are neurons that fire when you see somebody fall. Neurons fire when you know somebody is staring at you. The brain can also place you in somebody else's shoes, albeit with only the information it has.

Surprising things are funny. So you laughed at something you thought was funny, it happens.

TLDR: Chimpanzee's hurl poop to show affection. Ok, I just made that up. If you laughed, I give my condolences.

 

[HexNoir]

I would have definitely laughed in that situation, life's too short not to. If they didn't appreciate it, I'd make something up like "Well, I gain 50 pounds...". It all depends on their tone though.

 

[montejocarlo]

i do that too & so do many other people i know. in my experience, it's not advisable to apologize after laughing. it usually makes things more awkward.

 

[FriendlyShadow]

i do that too & so do many other people i know. in my experience, it's not advisable to apologize after laughing. it usually makes things more awkward.

Yeah, but I just didn't want to seem like I came off as disrespectful to her. I didn't want her to feel like I actually find it funny that she gains weight and think I was being rude for thinking that.

 

[Predacon]

I think everyone's laughed inappropriately at one time or another, sometimes the absurdity of a situation overwhelms you.

 

[Steiner]

I laugh when I am anxious. Then I get even more anxious because I laugh. Sort of like that fat person cycle.

The eating because they are depressed and being depressed because they are eating.