I haven't always found that to be the case of people I've known like that, although it might be true sometimes (I think it might be somewhat true for me). I think one of the things is that people who might be prone to depression through a lot of deep thinking and questioning will work themselves towards an existential crisis of the kind where they find life and the very nature of existence to be absurd.
That kind of tendency to see everything as absurd might become a source of laughter at some point. I think that's how I do it. I started questioning everything to the point of constant tightrope-walking the fine line between immersing myself in the world and finding it completely absurd... and my way to find some semblance of sanity in the whole process was to equate absurdity with funny. The more I did that, the more I found the world funny, and the less I became upset about the idea that life is absurd. :-D Instead I found joy and humor in it.
Do you like absurd types of humor? I find I especially love the absurd... the non-sequitur that comes out of the blue -- Mr. Oizo kind of humor. Because sometimes it's like life is so weird that the non-sequitur almost seems to make just as much sense.
Not in every case, but it has been proven that those who are deeply depressed or simply upset, some have the mentality that is if they laugh, no-one else will notice how much they are suffering and in turn will reduce the sadness around them, believing they can get some kind of happiness around themselves by not bringing others down with them.
These types of people can only be helped if a close friend actually knows their situation and cracks past that barrier and gives the person a way to channel that sadness outwards and not bottle it up.
So is it true? Yes, but not for every person who does it, but certainly a number of them.
Well I hope you find someone who is able to stand beside you, friend or lover, who can help you with such feelings, physical interaction is better than just messaging, I really do hope you manage to open up about it
You should! Try small, try talking to family more often, then try talking with some people on phone, then try once or twice talking to people outside the house and so on and so on :)
Hmm... Try bringing up small topics that upset you and test if your friends are able to comfort you in those topics, don't go for topics that are very upsetting, just go for ones that make you a bit upset, that way you can see if the support from your friends can relieve the sadness of that subject ^_^
You know what I mean, when a person helps you in a situation that you can't handle on your own, either physically, emotionally or both at the same time.
I can kinda see two categories of people who laugh a lot/at anything: 1. Fakely optimistic people who are uncomfortable with difficult topics and laugh nervously or as a feeble attempt to seek a funny narrative where there is none.
2. People who have been through enough in their lives (not age, but experience) to be able to genuinely laugh at and find humour in some of life's darker experiences.
Sometimes things are so bad, you have a choice to either laugh or cry. And crying sometimes isn't your best option at the moment - so laugh it off, do what needs to be done, and cry later.
I find most folks with strong senses of humour have had "tough" lives. They're not necessarily depressed or sad, though.
I have the same problem, but I don't think it's necessarily restricted to just people like me but it is more prevalent with such people than with anybody else. I do it a lot just to hide the pain and try prevent others from sharing that pain because I don't think they deseve the same shit that I have. It makes things lighter for everyone.
On the other hand, you could just have a wide span of humour or can't take many things seriously and be easilu amused or got a luahj from... or come off as awkward because you don't laugh enough or are uncomfortable and do it for the sake of it.
I agree the happiest of people are the ones that are hurting the most because they know what it's like to always feel pain, how dark the world can be and just want to do what they can to make others happy so that nobody ever has to feel what they feel all of the time
I had really bad depression and anxiety and was always happy... still am like that and nobody knew how bad I was or what i was going through because i could hide it so well.
In many cases I think it's true. Doesn't mean because you are an person who laughs a lot of likes to joke, that you're depressed. I personally try to make others laugh because I'm unhappy and don't want anyone else to be. So even if I can just make them laugh a few times the hour we talk, I am glad I made them feel happy even just for a while
I don’t know about sad, but but intuitively I try to stay as far away from my bosses when you can hear them laughing a lot from afar because that always seems to proceed them getting really mad about something. I think they do it on purpose sometimes to disarm you into a false sense of security. I know that may not exactly be an answer you are looking for, but I hope it helps.
I don't know honestly. I knew an extremely happy/bubbly girl in school and never saw any sign of it being a facade. I did not know her intimately of course, (though she wanted me to for the record) but I remember a friend saying that he was suspiscious of her because, quote, "no one can be that happy all the time without hiding something".
I feel you are projecting more than analysing. I have met a lot of people in my life, you will come across people who seem empty or missing characteristics you value. A sense of humour is one such characteristic that doesn't mean you are hiding misery behind a smile, even though that maybe true for yourself. If you can use laughter to handle pain or sadness, rather then wallowing in self-pity, then your a lucky man.
Uhh negative, someone who laughs could depict happiness, sadness, or even nervousness. Some have an awkward laugh they make to fit in with others, it may be come off as a social awkwardness or timid. It just how their body reacts to the situation if they have anxiety or trauma it ultimately depends.
I believe that people who laugh more, in general, are more depressed. They seem to be more in tune with their emotions and surroundings. They feel things more deeply then others. I can't really explain why I feel that way, its just what I've noticed over the years.
Some people mask their sad feelings with happy ones I think the question could have had more details to make the answer more simple. I think you can mask any emotion with laughing.
I actually laugh easily and I love to laugh. It doesn't have much to do with me being sad. Crying has to do with that... Laughing stirs up endorphins and makes you feel better. So it's all good.
I can't force or fake a laugh. Unless something's funny, I can't do it. So I laugh at what I think is humorous. Really deeply and loudly if my funny bone explodes...
I think it could be true for certain people, false for others. Sometimes laughter is just laughter and not everyone in tje world suffer from depression (though most 16 year olds do, so don't worry about it).
Um could be a misconception/misunderstanding the person if you assume this is what's going on. You never really know what a person is going through? They could just be a jolly person or very sad.
This may be true for some people, but human behaviour is incredibly varied, and influenced by many things. Have you spoken to anyone else about feeling depressed?
Robin Williams laughed a lot. He was a great comedian. But deep inside, Robin was a sad man. He was old and increasingly sick when he killed himself in 2014.
I know I am. I'm literally always laughing at everything, it's one of the only semi-emotional responses I'm really capable of giving anymore tbh. Don't do depression kiddos. Lmao
People who fake laugh, maybe, but real laughter can't be faked. People who laugh a lot tend to be good-natured people who are happier in their lives. People who never laugh are mostly people who have no sense of humor.
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