How do you stop yourself from laughing when you're not supposed to laugh, but you just can't help it?

Answer 1

turn my head, cover my mouth with my hand and act like i'm coughing. this will only work 50% of the time. sometimes it makes it worse and i excuse myself.

Answer 2

I try to think about something really sad. But I have a bad habit of laughing at the most inappropriate times.

Answer 3

Take your attention off the situation. If you are at a funeral, say, and begin to chuckle (which can happen just because of the jumble of emotions), think about last night's episode of your favorite tv show, or things on your to do list. When you feel the urge go away, you can concentrate on the situation again.

Answer 4

That is bad & i have done that quite a few times!!
sometimes it's stress other times things are funny & nothing will work unless you think of sad or leave the room

Answer 5

you don't stop the laughter...i usually keep it going.....for a minute or two...after the fact......which usually makes someone around me laugh....then i start laughing again.... the person we are laughing at is now cryin' their eyes out...it's mean but that's the way of the world!

Answer 6

lmao the last time i had that kind of outburst was when my son had to get his first physical physical, and knowing how he is private about his privates when the doctor was telling him bend over and cough i know it is bad but i busted out laughing to see his expression but i left the room until i got it together

Answer 7

I hold my hands over my mouth and bite my lips to keep them closed.

Usually it just makes me start laughing hysterically though and isn't very effective.

Answer 8

Self control. Besides, if laughing at the moment is inappropriate, then you have to ask yourself why you would.

Answer 9

think of something sad, but even sad things seem funny when im trying not to laugh!

Answer 10

Pinch urself