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.
2006-11-02 23:44:30 · 25 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
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
2006-11-02 23:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by clubsandra 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-11-02 23:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by gyalcee1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-11-02 23:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by calito 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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..
2006-11-02 23:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by scrapper723 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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...
2006-11-02 23:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Joyce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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?
2006-11-02 23:49:28 · answer #6 · answered by Jhan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-11-02 23:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think perhaps a nervous reaction, certainly she is not serious laughing as in she finds this humorous. God bless
2006-11-02 23:53:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-11-02 23:47:14 · answer #9 · answered by Liggy Lee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-11-02 23:53:58 · answer #10 · answered by peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋