This goes in the mental part of the forum because:

a -you can´t make fun of it here, according to black mambo
b- it could mean that i´m slightly insane (but probably not)

SPECIALLY with people I don´t know very well, or people I am meeting for the first time, or work people this is becoming a problem. I am concerned because I have freaked people out with my laughter before.

There are certain things I find incredibly funny that seem to disturb people. They make me nervous and make me sort of itch inside and I can´t help but laugh hysterically.

It concerns me because I know someone who laughed hysterically at a funeral. She couldn´t help herself and I don´t wanna be like that.

Example n. 1:

One of the people involved in this story simply chose to never speak to me again because they found it so disturbing that I laughed.
I met them that day and they were talking about this japanese serial killer who ate people and became a celebrity.
He was interviewed in japanese tv and he said it tastes like pork.
That made me laugh for at least 15 minutes, and every half an hour I would laugh again. With tears.

Example n.2:

Friends talking last weekend and one of them said something about a man who shot himself in the head and managed to survive and is a teacher. He said he wears a wig to hide the fact he is missing part of his head. I laughed again and everyone looked as if they weren´t pleased. I had to apologyse.

Example n.3:

Like when we´re in the metro and it stops and you get a warning that you´re all gonna be stuck there for a while and people get all moody and mad I start laughing too and I dont like the way they look at me obviously.

So what I mean is

is that normal?
are there any tecniques so I can stop myself from lauging when it´s not appropriate?

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I have a friend who does that, laughs at the most inappropriate times, I think it stems from nerves, if anything. The only technique I could think of would be "aversion therapy", stick yourself with a sharp object when you feel an inappropriate bout of laughter coming on, and you might be able to condition yourself not to do it. Other than that, I'm drawing a blank....

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you know its funny you say that because one of my most notable bouts of inappropriate laughter was when i had broken my leg and the nurse lady was having big problems sticking me with the iv and blood was getting all over the place and i could not stop laughing. and she was like "um its weird that you're laughing right now."

so i guess what i'm saying is sharp object therapy can backfire on you if you think getting poked with sharp objects is funny.

kr is being ridiculous and didn´t show my thread and now there are 2?

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i want to have this merged

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