Laughing when in very bad pain

[Alan tm]

I've hurt my back this weekend .Very painfully.
But when in extreme pain I laugh . Crazy laughing isnt a sign that says help me
This is really bad .
My partner that wasn't very helpful anyway ( another story in it's self )
She thought it very odd .
In extreme pain I don't have a pre set list of emotions
It is what it is

 

[Tom]

I've seen that before. Its really not weird. Laughter is the best medicine as they say. Except if it makes it hurt more.

 

[Bolletje]

I laugh my way through emotional pain. I joke about minor physical pain, but when it gets really bad I don’t laugh anymore.

 

[Progster]

Laughing about pain is a good way to distract yourself from it.

 

[Voltaic]

i hit s tree skiing not to long ago. crash was big enough to break my pole, and send my skis flying off of my feet. i was laughin in pain. i felt i really had no other choice besides crying, i had to express my pain somehow.

 

[Alan tm]

Yes it's laughter as an extream reaction , nothing I can control.
The laughing can even make the pain worse.
I have also laughed when extremely upset emotionally .

 

[Nervous Rex]

I do that. It makes everyone else wonder if I’m really hurting.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

A couple months or so ago, someone accidentally poured a spoon of hot soup right off the stove onto my hand and I laughed. If I stub my toe or something, I am liable to end up walking around with a involuntary Cheshire grin on my face for a bit until the pain subsides even if I do avoid actually laughing. Of course, I grin and laugh frequently due to an easily triggered sense of humor too so it is often difficult for others to know if a extra wide grin or a laugh is genuine amusement or if it is a pain response or a fear or anxiety response. I call it a highly animated poker face.