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Why does nervous laughter happen, and how can we stop it?

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Why does nervous laughter happen, and how can we stop it?

Nervous laughter happens for a number of reasons. Some research suggests that your body uses this sort of mechanism to regulate emotion.

Other research has found that nervous laughter may be a defense mechanism against emotions that may make us feel weak or vulnerable.

Either way, it’s pretty weird to experience. Uncontrollable nervous laughter may also be a symptom of an underlying condition.

Such as being an exceptionally poor choice as vice-presidential candidate.

But it turns out nervous laughter can be fixed. All you need to do is throw facts at it:

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