Is. it normal to smile uncontrollably to piss people off??

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I have a problem that ruined a big part of my life. Since around 2002 I started getting the strong urge to smile whenever it was inappropriate to do so. That urge evolved to the desperate need to do the smiling thing whenever I am dealing with someone important in my life. For example I would hear about the passing away of a friend's father and in the funeral I would't be able to hold this smirk that creeps up to my face whenever I am talking to someone, especially relatives of the deceased. Unfortunately this systematically destroyed my social life. I suspected that it was OCD, or maybe I'm possessed.. What do you think?

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Yes, heaps of people do it.

    It's not worth the risk though, it's a 50-50 thing.

    You see, one person might get really bugged by it, another may just wreck that smile.

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  • epic562
    10 years ago

    Sounds hilarious, you just need a new social network. A group of peers that shares your sick sense of humor.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I do this too. Its not on purpose either. I have a hard time controlling my facial expressions and they are often not congruent with how I feel. It does cause some problems but I also get told often that I am impossible to read. I seem to have minimal body language and facial expression and what I do have seems mostly random. I am not very good at reading other people either. You may have some sort of neurological issue that causes this because its not too common and most people don't understand. Unfortunately there isn't much that can be done about it. For me its just automatic.

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  • patriot9878
    10 years ago

    You might want to change that.

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago

      I don't think the OP is doing it on purpose.

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      • robbieforgotpw
        10 years ago

        I power sharted my shoes full

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        • ChaoticBunny
          10 years ago

          O_O Oh dear... Lol

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  • Dib
    10 years ago

    It can be one of two things (or I guess both or maybe something else).

    You can either not know how to handle serious situations so you just sit there and smile (one of my friends does this occasionally)

    or you're just a sadistic bastard. Which is okay too, we all have a dark side.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Thank you for your feed back. I thought of the second possibility, but knowing what I know about myself, I become quick to dismiss that possibility. This issue is seriously out of my control. Something tells me to just smile whenever it's hurtful the most to others, especially when they are close to me.

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      • twinklesstar
        10 years ago

        Maybe its your way to avoid the issue. Whenever I talk about my fathers death theres that big smile on my face . Frankly my smile is even bigger then when I am actually happy. Also, I got that bad habit to laugh when bad things happen . But I guess to have those reaction is some sort of defense mecanism , sort of if I smile its the same as nothing really happened. It's the ultimate way to banalize the situation. To make it ok and reduce the impact the situation have on you.

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  • Holzman67
    10 years ago

    Lmao

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    Careful you might end up losing some teeth.

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  • J3553
    10 years ago

    Well, you're not possessed.

    But you're probably insane for even considering that.

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  • ChaoticBunny
    10 years ago

    The same thing has happened to me. We were watching this documentary in class on WW 2 back when I was in high school and I suddenly started laughing and I couldn't stop. I know those people went through hell and I'm usually a caring sort of person, but its like my brain went weird or something... O_o

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  • wii3willrule
    10 years ago

    Wait, that's not normal?

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  • tag1226
    10 years ago

    I do to faces 1 is troll face 2 I put my lips in so u can't c them and smile without opening my mouth make angry eyes and put my head forth

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  • Mersaphe
    10 years ago

    It's a little weird but more of a social expectation or convention that people react in appropriate ways depending on the circumstances. I used to smile and laugh as a child when I got caught doing something bad. The way I see it is kind of like a reverse psychology mechanism going on. It's similar to, for example, an to slap someone in the face after instead of shaking their hand when you first meet them. Your brain is playing tricks on you and constantly resorting to the worst case scenario possible.

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  • Magyc
    10 years ago

    Maybe its because your thinkibg something funny in your head. Hopefully....

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    • Chaosmuffin
      10 years ago

      I agree with this
      Damn I hate when that happens to me..

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      • Magyc
        10 years ago

        I know, right?

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