Is it normal to suddenly feel like laughing at something sad?

I've noticed that when I'm extremly upset. Like... Getting my pap smear, or seeing my daughter get vaccinated, telling someone someone died. Or talking about cancer. I always feel like laughing. Idk why?
It's not funny... But, I just feel like laughing. It's so odd. Is it normal?

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  • shortstuff=D

    when my math teacher said i was gonna get hit by a train. i just laughed idk

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  • yeah its nervous laughter alot of people do it. it doesnt make you a bad person dont worry

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  • thinkingaboutit

    Its called comical relief. When something is so sad, or makes you feel so bad, that your body can't help but make you smile (releasing happy neurotransmitters).

    They often use this kind of ploy in tragic movies to keep the audience from getting too emotional lol.

    Its normal, its a typical human response to distress.

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  • stars_mari

    That's exactly the same way I'm, I can't hold it!!! It really sucks to be that way :(

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  • nellie334

    I laughed at a funeral :/

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  • WinterBaby

    I do that! I thought I was the only one.
    My mother told me of a family member's death a while ago and I had to stop myself from smirking. I didn't find it funny at all, and when I was on my own after I didn't laugh at all, I think it was just the fact that my mother was expecting a sad reaction so I felt under pressure (subconsciously of course) to maintain a serious face, which obviously I couldn't do..
    Hope I helped. :)

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  • I laugh because i think its funny.. im pretty fucked up though..so you might not be normal.

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  • contradiction

    SAME! i remember my teacher was talking to me about something serious and I was fighting back hysterics. And it is the same with when someone has gotten hurt and they are really upset about it. And the thing that sucks about it is that I can't help it.

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  • increased

    :o

    If you're on acid.....

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  • dappled

    It's nervous laughter. We do it when we're beginning to lose control of our emotions. Not everyone does it but there's nothing abnormal about it.

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  • lmaooooooo:)

    my mom had cancer..
    douche.

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