Is it normal for horrific pictures and videos not to disturb/upset me?

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Graphic photos and videos of things like the holocaust, murders, executions, dead people, injuries, abuse, and other gore does not bother me at all. I do not feel sad or grossed out. A friend showed me the 2girls1cup video, and was baffled at how I could laugh at it.
It's not that I'm an uncaring person. I would NEVER intentionally harm another living being, and I am not a masochist. I'm just not bothered by it. Is this normal?

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  • AnonKid
    14 years ago

    Perhaps the internet has desensitized me but I find myself laughing at many of the events you described. I'm a black guy and I can't help but laugh whenever I hear a racist joke or see Roots or the holocaust. Whats worse is I feel worst about myself than the events in the video. That because I'm laughing I'm somehow confirming all my innocence is lost.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    Some things bother me and some things don't. It's normal.

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  • annon0000
    12 years ago

    I do not get bothered either, we gotta be strong in the mind and stomach if war ever broke out. I dont laugh most the time I say wow, I really don't like the animal cruelty videos either

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  • devilonyourshoulder1
    12 years ago

    I'm not bothered by these kind of images either. 2girls1cup i thought was fake so i didn't really react much, but photos or videos of death and stuff doesn't really affect me. The only thing that really gets to me is Happy Tree Friends; haha every time I try to watch to see if I can get to the end I always cover my eyes or close the computer and run. Guess harm to fuzzy little animals is something I can't handle. =0

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  • Diyogom
    12 years ago

    I'm not bothered by gore, but stuff like 2girls1cup and goatse disgust me. I also never actually laugh at gore, I just don't see humor in it. For some reason I like it though. No idea why. As for the messed up sexual fetishes... I just can't watch them. Again idk why.

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  • Legion
    12 years ago

    Its possible to be de-sensitised to that sort of thing. I know someone who used to go to funerals and not feel sad because he went to so many of them.

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  • MrsEdGein
    13 years ago

    I love looking at that stuff too and I find the more gory something the more I love it.
    There are some good sites that are devoted to that stuff, www.bestgore.com is a good one for example.

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  • Ryuhei
    13 years ago

    nope im the same way

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  • tori
    13 years ago

    That's ok. Maybe you can have the job of coroner. It takes alot of stomach for that. Someone has to do it.

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  • Proudfear
    14 years ago

    your completely normal , u just can stomach things better than others.

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    I think it's perfectly normal. There's no need to waste your time being sad and depressed about an event that's already happened. At least that's what I think. "A friend showed me the 2girls1cup video, and was baffled at how I could laugh at it." Haha, I don't laugh at fetishes but knock yourself out.

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