Do you ever smile or laugh?

I sometimes smile when I am expected to, especially when people are looking and when not doing so would bring me bad consequences. However, when that's over, I immediately return to my normal state, that is, deadpan face. Laughter? I cannot even remember the last time I laughed. Possibly years, or more.

However, when talking to myself, in my room, I sometimes smile broadly and even laugh. The other day, when thinking about the bloody"falling in love" affair I felt so much self pity than I started to laugh nervously in the middle of the street. It was as if I were laughing at someone else's disgrace. It got so bad that I had to cover my mouth with both hands to stop it getting worse, especially when I started to weep at the same time. I think that was a nervous crisis of sorts. First time it happened to me. Any experiences with this sort of stuff out there? Am I going crazy?

I hardly ever smile at people my age or younger...

I feel more comfortable and relaxed around older people, probably because in my eyes, they aren't so immature and are wiser and more experienced in life. You can learn things from them. (In most cases for me)

I laugh if I find something cute or funny.... which usually isn't something someone else finds funny... unless its laughing at "American Idol" rejects.

But there are times when I just start smiling or laughing to myself, usually when I'm off in my own world... and then people who are around give me crazy looks...

to smile and to laugh are 2 seperate things(4 me any way)

a smile is a social thing.

to laugh is more of an emotional thing




i laugh about every 5 minutes. my laughing is something that i can say i identify with strongly.(Doesn't feel Foreign or forced). Dont know why laughing has a different reaction than any other emotion. Im sure there is a logical reason behind it though.


To smile is different. you smile when you say hello. or when your nervous.

But there are times when I just start smiling or laughing to myself, usually when I'm off in my own world... and then people who are around give me crazy looks...

Yeah i do that a lot. Its cause what ever the subject is you can relate to something that happened to yourself. There called. inside jokes everyone has them. Some more than others. i sort of have instantaneous connection between things i see and hear. im so aware at it i know immediately that the question is "do you have a family" instead of "do you want insurance" Funny things like that make me laugh. Also the fact that one would assume you would find insurance a good investment to begin with.LOL

I do smile and laugh together. Like, if I smile it's probably because something amused me.

Smiling for any other reason, I can't do. I don't understand how to look pleasant. It seems ridiculous to me that I can't. It's the main thing people point out to me, which gets tiresome, and it is sad that I spent so much time trying to figure it out. I have to be conscious of my face to make sure I don't look like I want to kill myself/other people. I could be in a pretty good mood but my face shows the opposite. Ugh.

goddamn wrote:I do smile and laugh together. Like, if I smile it's probably because something amused me.

Smiling for any other reason, I can't do. I don't understand how to look pleasant. It seems ridiculous to me that I can't. It's the main thing people point out to me, which gets tiresome, and it is sad that I spent so much time trying to figure it out. I have to be conscious of my face to make sure I don't look like I want to kill myself/other people. I could be in a pretty good mood but my face shows the opposite. Ugh.

hehehe, "pleasant", reminds me of me. I laugh to myself all the time from random thoughts I have, though I tend to keep it to myself.. the laughing, that is. I'm pretty entertained by my own brain for the most part.

I have a very dry sense of humor, so I do laugh quite a bit. I especially love a vague reference. For instance, I loved the show MST3K because of all the little quips that were references to something else. South Park is also good at this. During one episode a character quoted a line from Aliens by saying, "They mostly come at night, mostly." It was said so subtley and quick that most people would not even pick up on it. I like that. Bill Murray's recent films feature a lot of subtle jokes as well, which I like.

In school, I never smiled much and I was actually singled out by a teacher (in a light jesting way) about it. She always was trying to get me to smile. A few times she managed to get me on it, but I would always reply, "It was a fake smile." And it was. I generally only ever smiled to not appear so odd.

I have to be conscious of my face to make sure I don't look like I want to kill myself/other people. I could be in a pretty good mood but my face shows the opposite. Ugh.

in philosophy this past week i learn how to put into words how i am most of the time.


The definition of evil...is the absence of good!

Thats it! Freaking light bulb went off in my head.

Sardonic wrote:I have a very dry sense of humor, so I do laugh quite a bit. I especially love a vague reference. For instance, I loved the show MST3K because of all the little quips that were references to something else.

MST3K is awesome. They don't show it here, so I've had to download episodes and import DVDs. But it was worth it. South Park is good too.

goddamn wrote:I do smile and laugh together. Like, if I smile it's probably because something amused me.

Smiling for any other reason, I can't do. I don't understand how to look pleasant. It seems ridiculous to me that I can't. It's the main thing people point out to me, which gets tiresome, and it is sad that I spent so much time trying to figure it out. I have to be conscious of my face to make sure I don't look like I want to kill myself/other people. I could be in a pretty good mood but my face shows the opposite. Ugh.

Same, although I don't bother trying to look "pleasant", better off not worrying about that. If it's not involuntary, it's silly and crap, definitely not worth bothering about all the time.

i laugh at things like films, tv shows and the like.

like sardonic, i have quite a dry sense of humour, i like sly references too.

but the things that make me laugh are often classic humour - i love things like blackadder, fawlty towers and stuff.