Why do people have a dark sense of humor and joke about injuries they or someone else had? Am I the only one that finds that stuff really disturbing?

[WhiteBoyChill]

I just can’t understand why people burst out laughing when describing injuries or painful experiences they or someone else they’ve known had sustained.

Like whether it be the time my teacher laughed about hitting his head and it bleeding and not thinking to call the ambulance until several hours later.

Or even just a guy detailing cruel animal experiments performed in labs.

Or whether it be a guy talking about a surgery he underwent.

I just can’t understand why people laugh about this stuff.

Because whenever it comes up it just puts these gruesome images in my head. But to see people just laugh about this stuff is really disturbing.

I usually have to end up leaving the room because I feel sick to my stomache.

What the f*ck is wrong with people?

[boggboss]

Nothing is wrong with people it tends to be used as a mechanism to dealing with stressful situations

[inhua]

some people take this step further and wish harm on the people they hate

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

People can be far more disturbing than you’d like to imagine.

[Potteplante]

Sometimes I'd rather laugh than cry so dark humour it is.

[WhiteBoyChill]

But how can a person sustaining serious bodily harm be considered funny?

[WhiteBoyChill]

Isn’t concern or compassion for that person’s well being a more healthy and appropriate response?

[Potteplante]

No compassion is going to get my fiance and daughter out of the ground. I can sit and cry about it - or find a way to cope with it. You're dictating how I should cope with my loss - where is your compassion there?

[WhiteBoyChill]

I don’t know what you’re talking about quite frankly. You’re saying you laugh at the thought of their deaths?