Why do people laugh when you tell them something serious?
I've got a friend (once again), who, every time I tell her something serious or sad like an illness or something bad that may have happened to me that day, she laughs. She does this all the time. If I get stuck somewhere or end up in a difficult/dangerous situation, she laughs.
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she is either a really bad friend OR she is like a lot of people who when is serious situations that they arent really sure how to respond to, will laugh it off to try and ease the moment
its a nice way to break the tension and to avoid the topic all-together.
not a good friend you have there.
It's maybe just a nervous reaction.
Maybe its her way of coping with what you are telling her, like a safety thing, if she doesn't laugh she will cry!
Either that or you are just one of those people with a funny voice who manages to get themselves into hilarious mishaps!
it may be nerves or she's just not a good mate!
I guess the kind of laughter is the issue here. If she is laughing nervously, it must be she doesn't know what to say or do. But a real laugh means you are better off keeping away from her, what do you think?
Some people usually tend to deal with stressfull situations or sad ones by laughing, so as not to really deal with it seriously. I believe it is a psycological issue
my housemate does the same thing. I tumbled down the stairs and she laughed at me.
I think it's her one of her coping mechanisms..nervousness.plus she is somewhat callous.
I wouldn't want to have her as a best friend, nice she might be in other ways.!
Hold on.she doesn't laugh when i tell her serious stuff..opps.but if someone laughs when i tell them serious stuff, i will never share my heart with them again.
nervousness, it is a nervous reaction for that person to take in what you just said to then either as shock or not knowing what to say to the matter at hand right away
I think perhaps a nervous reaction, certainly she is not serious laughing as in she finds this humorous. God bless
just nervous laughter. nothing meant by it just a way of dealing with serious moments that they would feel awkward with otherwise.
You pick strange friends - if your close to this "friend" - lead them to a "shrink" .. it sounds like your friend is suffering from "nervous energy" - this needs professional help! Believe me! - this friend will have a very difficult life if she doesn't get some help.
She might feel uncomfortable and not know how to react.
If I'm scared by something I sometimes laugh.
Or, of course, she could just be a mean person.
It is a defense mechanism to deal with a situation that is scary and terrifying.
If, by laughing, we defuse it, we can handle it better.
My daughter has a nervous laugh in a tough situation
it is human nature to find humor in truth and reality, as that sometimes the truth and or reality are quite unexpectadly so outragious as to be funny. also in human nature we often do find it delighting when we see others in pain. part of our savage side of our psyche. so when your best friend slips on a grape and falls on their tushy, you laugh don't you even though you care a great deal about them. and be honest !
It is probably a fear of feeling helpless about not being able to help you; or understand the situation you are in. Tell her that you are serious and wish she would be more sympathetic and not laugh..
This is usually a nervous reaction. A lot of people laugh in these types of situations as they may not have a answer and do not know what to say.
Or they are so used to being the comedian!
nervous reaction
lmao - it's an evil streak. I'm afflicted with the same condition.
Some people can't help it. They laugh when they don't know how to react. its a nervous reaction.
Would you prefer they cry?
You have to laugh to keep from crying right?
i know, when i told my best friend that my brother wrecked the car, flipped it, and had to crawl into the back seat to kick out the window and get out and the car was on fire when he left, she laughed. i was like "it's not funny." maybe they don't care or it's just their way of.answering u? maybe? but i know wat u mean, i don't know why she laughed and the same with ur friend. i guess its their way of just not being sad or upset? hope i helped!
Nervous reflex ; immaturity or both .
Its just a way to ease the tension of the moment. Just like when you tell someone that someone has died, and they say 'Oh No, you're joking'.
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she is either a really bad friend OR she is like a lot of people who when is serious situations that they arent really sure how to respond to, will laugh it off to try and ease the moment
its a nice way to break the tension and to avoid the topic all-together.
not a good friend you have there.
It's maybe just a nervous reaction.
Maybe its her way of coping with what you are telling her, like a safety thing, if she doesn't laugh she will cry!
Either that or you are just one of those people with a funny voice who manages to get themselves into hilarious mishaps!
it may be nerves or she's just not a good mate!
I guess the kind of laughter is the issue here. If she is laughing nervously, it must be she doesn't know what to say or do. But a real laugh means you are better off keeping away from her, what do you think?
Some people usually tend to deal with stressfull situations or sad ones by laughing, so as not to really deal with it seriously. I believe it is a psycological issue
my housemate does the same thing. I tumbled down the stairs and she laughed at me.
I think it's her one of her coping mechanisms..nervousness.plus she is somewhat callous.
I wouldn't want to have her as a best friend, nice she might be in other ways.!
Hold on.she doesn't laugh when i tell her serious stuff..opps.but if someone laughs when i tell them serious stuff, i will never share my heart with them again.
nervousness, it is a nervous reaction for that person to take in what you just said to then either as shock or not knowing what to say to the matter at hand right away
I think perhaps a nervous reaction, certainly she is not serious laughing as in she finds this humorous. God bless
just nervous laughter. nothing meant by it just a way of dealing with serious moments that they would feel awkward with otherwise.
You pick strange friends - if your close to this "friend" - lead them to a "shrink" .. it sounds like your friend is suffering from "nervous energy" - this needs professional help! Believe me! - this friend will have a very difficult life if she doesn't get some help.
She might feel uncomfortable and not know how to react.
If I'm scared by something I sometimes laugh.
Or, of course, she could just be a mean person.
It is a defense mechanism to deal with a situation that is scary and terrifying.
If, by laughing, we defuse it, we can handle it better.
My daughter has a nervous laugh in a tough situation
it is human nature to find humor in truth and reality, as that sometimes the truth and or reality are quite unexpectadly so outragious as to be funny. also in human nature we often do find it delighting when we see others in pain. part of our savage side of our psyche. so when your best friend slips on a grape and falls on their tushy, you laugh don't you even though you care a great deal about them. and be honest !
It is probably a fear of feeling helpless about not being able to help you; or understand the situation you are in. Tell her that you are serious and wish she would be more sympathetic and not laugh..
This is usually a nervous reaction. A lot of people laugh in these types of situations as they may not have a answer and do not know what to say.
Or they are so used to being the comedian!
nervous reaction
lmao - it's an evil streak. I'm afflicted with the same condition.
Some people can't help it. They laugh when they don't know how to react. its a nervous reaction.
Would you prefer they cry?
You have to laugh to keep from crying right?
i know, when i told my best friend that my brother wrecked the car, flipped it, and had to crawl into the back seat to kick out the window and get out and the car was on fire when he left, she laughed. i was like "it's not funny." maybe they don't care or it's just their way of.answering u? maybe? but i know wat u mean, i don't know why she laughed and the same with ur friend. i guess its their way of just not being sad or upset? hope i helped!
Nervous reflex ; immaturity or both .
Its just a way to ease the tension of the moment. Just like when you tell someone that someone has died, and they say 'Oh No, you're joking'.
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