02 Jul 2015, 11:39 am
I have a nervous laugh, sometimes a giggle can help me to release some of that nervous energy. Laughing at odd times happens when I notice something contradictory, or when I think of an answer I want to give, but respond in a more appropriate way. Mostly I giggle at the mental imagery I associate with a statement.
An example from this week.
Therapist: 'What do you think you can do to achieve xyz?' Me: 'Hmm I'm really not sure' (thinking a personality transplant would sort that out, what a cliched thought, but imagine if that was possible, what would it entail... funny mental image... little giggle)
Therapist: 'So, what think you can you do to work around the executive functioning issue you described?' Me: 'Hmm, being organized, a new diary?' (thinking a brain transplant would sort that out... funny mental image combining both thoughts, linking that with some other things ....and uncontrollable laughter, because its a really inappropriate time to laugh, and knowing this made it worse) She is used to me now, and understands that I am taking the therapy seriously. 
02 Jul 2015, 12:08 pm
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02 Jul 2015, 1:02 pm
It's as if the more serious or quiet the scenario is, the funnier small things seem...
One time, when I was about 11, our whole class had been misbehaving all day and we knew we were in trouble. The teacher was in the middle of chastising us and, because she was so angry, mispronounced a word but apparently I was the only one who found it immensely humorous. She was already at the end of her tether so luckily she didn't catch my suppressed giggles.
Maglevsky, I'm not sure that I can personally relate to the 'liberation laugh'. Perhaps that's because I haven't often had the experience of overcoming fear / inhibitions. I think I've seen it in others though.
That's exactly what happens to me! The more serious the situation the more I laugh. I don't know why that happens.
I laughed at a funeral once.. The casket had been knocked over and the body fell out and hit the floor with a very loud thud - the church was in absolute frenzy and I was just there laughing until I had tears in my eyes, it was so bad I had to excuse myself and stand outside.
It also happens when I am in the face of danger too. I remember laughing maniacally as the whole school ran for the fire exit during a fire. I don't understand what was so funny but the panic and the chaos just set me off.
02 Jul 2015, 1:06 pm
It's as if the more serious or quiet the scenario is, the funnier small things seem...
One time, when I was about 11, our whole class had been misbehaving all day and we knew we were in trouble. The teacher was in the middle of chastising us and, because she was so angry, mispronounced a word but apparently I was the only one who found it immensely humorous. She was already at the end of her tether so luckily she didn't catch my suppressed giggles.
Maglevsky, I'm not sure that I can personally relate to the 'liberation laugh'. Perhaps that's because I haven't often had the experience of overcoming fear / inhibitions. I think I've seen it in others though.
That's exactly what happens to me! The more serious the situation the more I laugh. I don't know why that happens.
I laughed at a funeral once.. The casket had been knocked over and the body fell out and hit the floor with a very loud thud - the church was in absolute frenzy and I was just there laughing until I had tears in my eyes, it was so bad I had to excuse myself and stand outside.
It also happens when I am in the face of danger too. I remember laughing maniacally as the whole school ran for the fire exit during a fire. I don't understand what was so funny but the panic and the chaos just set me off.
I had a similar experience at a funeral. The coffin had been lowered into the grave and people were filing past to throw in a handful of soil. It was a wet day and someone slipped on the mud and fell headfirst into the grave, on top of the coffin ... I had to stuff a handkerchief into my mouth to muffle my laughter.
02 Jul 2015, 1:10 pm
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02 Jul 2015, 3:15 pm
It's as if the more serious or quiet the scenario is, the funnier small things seem...
One time, when I was about 11, our whole class had been misbehaving all day and we knew we were in trouble. The teacher was in the middle of chastising us and, because she was so angry, mispronounced a word but apparently I was the only one who found it immensely humorous. She was already at the end of her tether so luckily she didn't catch my suppressed giggles.
Maglevsky, I'm not sure that I can personally relate to the 'liberation laugh'. Perhaps that's because I haven't often had the experience of overcoming fear / inhibitions. I think I've seen it in others though.
That's exactly what happens to me! The more serious the situation the more I laugh. I don't know why that happens.
I laughed at a funeral once.. The casket had been knocked over and the body fell out and hit the floor with a very loud thud - the church was in absolute frenzy and I was just there laughing until I had tears in my eyes, it was so bad I had to excuse myself and stand outside.
It also happens when I am in the face of danger too. I remember laughing maniacally as the whole school ran for the fire exit during a fire. I don't understand what was so funny but the panic and the chaos just set me off.
I had a similar experience at a funeral. The coffin had been lowered into the grave and people were filing past to throw in a handful of soil. It was a wet day and someone slipped on the mud and fell headfirst into the grave, on top of the coffin ... I had to stuff a handkerchief into my mouth to muffle my laughter.Oh my..That poor person.
Hahaha I probably would have laughed hysterically if I was there.
Humour always presents itself in the most unexpected of places! XD
02 Jul 2015, 4:29 pm
Liberation laugh - I had not heard of that but it is a fascinating concept. I have noticed that some people have a "tell" when they are lying because they will quietly snicker to themselves while doing it. I now wonder if it is somehow a type of liberation laugh.
Funerals - just the other day I stumbled upon YouTube videos of bodies falling out of coffins. The reactions of those around is so funny to me. Also, a scene from Absolutely Fabulous that I crack up just thinking about is when Edina and Pats show up drunk to a funeral and do classic stumbling pratfalls into the open grave. 
02 Jul 2015, 4:45 pm
I love that show, very funny scene
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02 Jul 2015, 4:52 pm
I had a similar experience at a funeral. The coffin had been lowered into the grave and people were filing past to throw in a handful of soil. It was a wet day and someone slipped on the mud and fell headfirst into the grave, on top of the coffin ... I had to stuff a handkerchief into my mouth to muffle my laughter.LOL...both those stories are hysterically funny. I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from laughing...actually, if it was my mom's side of the family, everyone would be laughing and cracking jokes about it, and it would probably become a story to be retold over and over with new jokes for years to come.
03 Jul 2015, 2:04 am
Funny stories everyone
They're reminding me of a scene from a movie / show I saw ages ago, but I can't remember what it was. I vaguely remember some people carrying a casket, I think down a flight of steps, but they tripped and the body flew out right into the air. Does anyone remember that? It's bugging me now!
03 Jul 2015, 6:32 am
03 Jul 2015, 7:32 am
03 Jul 2015, 9:23 am
They're reminding me of a scene from a movie / show I saw ages ago, but I can't remember what it was. I vaguely remember some people carrying a casket, I think down a flight of steps, but they tripped and the body flew out right into the air. Does anyone remember that? It's bugging me now!
Actually I sort of remember this too, but I can't remember what it was in. In the UK there have been several series that have this sort of black humour. 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Monty Python' spring to mind, but they're quite old so maybe it was something else, or as you say, a movie. Funerals make good material for comedy.
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03 Jul 2015, 3:52 pm
04 Jul 2015, 10:13 am
They're reminding me of a scene from a movie / show I saw ages ago, but I can't remember what it was. I vaguely remember some people carrying a casket, I think down a flight of steps, but they tripped and the body flew out right into the air. Does anyone remember that? It's bugging me now!
Actually I sort of remember this too, but I can't remember what it was in. In the UK there have been several series that have this sort of black humour. 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Monty Python' spring to mind, but they're quite old so maybe it was something else, or as you say, a movie. Funerals make good material for comedy.
I can't seem to find it anywhere but it probably was something from that Monty Python era. But I was only a kid when I saw it so who knows! Thanks anyway
(Perhaps I'll ask about this elsewhere because I don't want to hijack this thread.
)But yes, funerals do indeed make good comedy material!
04 Jul 2015, 8:40 pm
