Nervous laugh - help

[MotherDearest123]

DD has a nervous laugh I think am di want her to be able to control it so she doesn’t get in more trouble . For example when being told off she iwlk snigger or laugh or when a situation is awkward . How do I help her stop this ? Does it ever go away

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In my experience, it fades with age. A lot of people had it in my primary school; almost none of them did by the end of secondary.

I think a lot of people grow out of it, also as she gets older she will get more comfortable in her own skin and more likely to deal better with difficult situations which might help.

She’s in year 10 now and has had it all her life. To the point where she gets in more trouble for laughing than most things .

Laughing hysterically at something small or laughing at the wrong time

I do this. I’ve never found a way to stop it and it hasn’t got better.

I’ve laughed hysterically at an old man, half in the road with blood dripping from his head.

It’s awful awful, I hope you find a way to stop it.

Oh god that doesn’t sound too great . It’s so annoying . It’s like don’t laugh DD13 and she laughs . Being given a serious talk and she laughs . Pencil case falls off the desk and she laughs hysterically for ages

I have this and literally cannot stop it. I’ve been told people have died before but couldn’t help a nervous smirk. I don’t find it funny I honestly just can’t help it

I told Dd her Nana’s sister had died who she was close with and she went under the bed covers and laughed . She tries to hide it or hold it but doesn’t work . If she holds it whilst being told off , she we’ll end up doing it after they’ve turned around and she can’t hold it longer than 10 seconds I’d say . It’s somethung she needs to work on tbh .

I don't know how to help but I think most people 'grow out' of a nervous laugh, hopefully your dd will.

My dh has a nervous laugh and by his 40s he still hadn't grown out of it a huge amount, it had lessened over the years but was still noticeable (at least to me). I mentioned it to him one day as he did it in a serious conversation we were having and explained it wasn't the best thing for him to be doing at certain times. He hadn't really been aware of it so now he is he has managed to curb it, but it can still come out in the most extreme situations, which are the very ones you don't want it happening in!

I have just googled how to stop doing it and there seems to be some advice out there. I don't know how good the advice is but one website I've just looked at seems pretty good - www.samuelthomasdavies.com/how-to-stop-nervous-laughter/

There are probably other websites that can help you too.

Thanks for the help