![]() ![]() Most of us have watched horror movies, even ones that are meant to be totally serious, and laughed at an intense death scene. In the perceived absence of other outlets-especially because so many people are extremely uncomfortable crying around others-laughter might be all they have left. They aren’t sadistic, and they don’t suffer from antisocial personality disorder. ![]() Rather, laughter is more like “a steam gauge, where a buildup of feelings prompts an outburst.” This is why some people smile or laugh at funerals or when they’re around a friend who is crying. "The common misconception about laughter is that laughter is, for the most part, a response to humor," researcher Diana Mahony told ABC’s Joseph Brownstein in 2008. ![]()
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