Is laughter used to protect our true feelings?
You know those people who laugh at everything, especially things that are meant to be sad?
Why do you think they laugh at other people's misery or sadness? Is it because they do not want to let other people know how sad they are, so instead they laugh at it in order to cover up their true emotions?
Yes, it's possible. I had a classmate in high school. He used to laugh all the time. He looked careless and happy. First we thought he is either oskol or has a reach happy family. Then we understood that what stupid mistake had made. Our consultant in school told us (he wasn’t supposed to) that he has a very poor family. His father was unemployed, and his brother had to sell drugs in order to provide the family. My classmate actually used laughing as a tool to hide his miseries and pains in life. This is all real.
I think it's true especially in Asian cultures. Asian people laugh at things that Western people don't normally laugh at, because it is rude to explicitly show negative emotions. In Asian culture, one is considered barbaric when he or she loses his or her temper in front of others, so to mask the anger, he or she laughs. Also, Asians tend to feel uncomfortable about dwelling in sad things, so to cheer up the other person, they laugh so as to tell them, "It's not so bad, don't be so sad, come on and lighten up!" It is a well-meaning form of consolation in Asian culture, although it can indeed be disturbing for the Westerner who prefers to have his or her sadness acknowledged and approved. For Asians, the ability to laugh at uncomfortable situations is some kind of symbol of strength; it's like, "This situation may be bad, but it is not bad enough to take away my joy."
Yes, on one hand I agree, it can be some form of covering up of the true emotions. However, on the other hand, I don't think it's so much about insensitivity or fakeness, as it is about the different ways different cultures manage negative emotions.
Yes, on one hand I agree, it can be some form of covering up of the true emotions. However, on the other hand, I don't think it's so much about insensitivity or fakeness, as it is about the different ways different cultures manage negative emotions.
Sometimes. As for those who laugh at others misfortune, I believe there are numerous personal issues the individual feels uncomfortable with. Fear, relief, envy, insecurity, sadness; notice I did not include mirth in this list. I love to enjoy a hearty laugh. But I never find joy or comfort from someone else's misfortune. Inappropriate laughter is a strong indication of masking the individuals true emotions. I just watch, listen, and wait.
not always. i always laugh at sad movies or horror films, because i have an overactive imagination that comes up with funnier situations that could've happened instead. and also i'm really analytical so sometimes i'll laugh at a bad facial tick or expression in a movie, or maybe a special effect that was meant to be scary but that was OBVIOUSLY done by amateurs. it looks bad though because mostly everyone else i'm with doesn't catch those things until i point them out, so it seems like i'm just laughing out of fear/anxiety.
other times, like when there's an awkward silence at a party- i just get this gigantic urge to start laughing, just to break the silence. my throat starts feeling weird, like if i don't swallow or do SOMETHING i'll stop breathing.
:D hope i helped
other times, like when there's an awkward silence at a party- i just get this gigantic urge to start laughing, just to break the silence. my throat starts feeling weird, like if i don't swallow or do SOMETHING i'll stop breathing.
:D hope i helped
I laugh at things that are unexpected, clever, absurd or ironic, like everyone else on Earth (that I know).
They laugh because it is funny to them, but to you it may not be so. The way people act and express themselves depends on how they were raised or grew up.
Yes I think a lot of people laugh when nervous.... But when its a true laughter I always feel great afterwards