The reason may surprise you. This Deadly Handsome Men video is the culprit.
I laughed nearly to hysterics the first time. So, naturally, I watched it again.
Here give it a go...(make sure you listen with the sound ON).
(Now I realize that this video may not as funny to you, as is was to me. But that is not really the point of my post.)
I laughed so hard I could barely contain myself. Then I reached the weird kind of hysteric silent laughter, and my eyes began to fill with tears. For a few seconds I was both crying and laughing, not that uncommon I know, but then the show stopped.
However my tears didn't. Initially they were still accompanied by psychotic bursts of laughter. Then the laughter stopped altogether, and there I was completely and utterly SOBBING. It was a sad, head-down, muffled in my shirt, cradled by my hands, husband staring in pure shock, kind of a sob.
It was such a strange response. I wasn't quite sure how to explain it to Bryan who was now staring at me in concern.
I think I said something like, "Um...(sniffle)...I guess I have not laughed that hard in a while. Then I...(sob)...started thinking about how much I miss laughing that hard and I got a little teary. Then that got me thinking about what I must be doing wrong in my life to not laugh that hard more often...then that made me horribly sad...(sniffle)...and then I couldn't stop crying."
I guess I need to find more ways, and more reasons, to laugh more often daily. So that the next time I am brought to hysterical laughter, I don't break down sobbing instead.
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4 comments:
I too have experienced the uncontrollable laugh/sob phenomenon before. It's a really strange feeling. Altough I was pregnant and a little unbalanced at the time. But I understand what you mean about the laughing thing. I used to laugh so much more when I was younger, like until my mouth & stomach both hurt. I miss that feeling too. I hope to find it again. :D
Ohhh man, I have sobbed/laughed at the same time too - mine usually overlaps for a while. It's never a bad idea to laugh more - did you watch 30 Rock this week? I laughed a lot!
I love the honesty of this post :) We have all been there. Having little tots must be more stressful than we even think....i now find myself oddly immature when i find something funny....and can't stop laughing...and then think to myself "wow-i haven't laughed that hard in a LONNNNNGGG time" :)
we should get out more ;)
or we should stop taking ourselves so seriously as mothers/wives/chauffers/maids/chefs/nurses, etc. etc. :D
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