You may have got into the habit of laughing nervously at the end of sentences even when you are really trying to communicate something serious.
Don’t get me wrong – laughter is wonderful and having a great sense of humor is a great asset. But nervous laughter is not about humor it is about nervousness.
So (I hear you giggle nervously), what is the difference between normal social humorous laughter and nervous laughter?
When you will hear nervous laughter
Nervous laughter happens during episodes of embarrassment and happens because of this embarrassment, alarm or confusion rather than from genuine amusement. Nervous giggling is your body’s response to feelings of anxiety. It tends to come from the throat and, rather than relaxing you like humorous laughter, it tends to intensify feelings of self-consciousness and anxiety.
Nervous giggles are usually inappropriate
Laughing or giggling nervously will generally appear out of place in the situation where they occur. Because it happens when you feel uncomfortable, tense or anxious, it will often seem inappropriate to other people. If everyone is laughing then that’s fine, of course, but if it is just you, and occurring ‘out of context,’ then it can undermine your personal authority as an individual who can be both serious and confident.
What nervous laughter says about you
Nervous laughing sends a signal that you do not take issues seriously, or that what you have to say isn’t important or serious. Laughter tagged on to the end of your sentences when you have not been making a joke essentially conveys the message that ‘what I have just said is not serious so you can forget it…’
Nervous laughter in response to others when they were being quite serious also indicates that the laughter comes from nerves rather than amusement. (Although of course some people can seem funny to us when they are being serious – but there is still a distinction between nervous laughter and genuine amusement).
Imagine a newsreader laughing nervously as they read you the news, or a doctor giving a serious diagnosis while laughing and giggling. It’s just all wrong!
Nervous laughter can just become a habit
If people often feel under confident or overly tense during interactions with others, in social or work situations, nervous laughing can easily become a habitual response.
Fortunately, hypnosis is a great way to dissolve old unhelpful patterns. With this in mind, we have produced the latest hypnosisdownloads.com session Stop nervous laughing. I’m hoping it will help many people feel able to comfortably enjoy a genuine laugh at the right time and in the right place.
All the very best
Mark
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