Even though I find things funny I find it very hard to be able to laugh out loud and with passion. Is it because of trauma?
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Because of negative symptoms…!!!
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It could be that you’re just gotten used to having to supress it.
That’s what happened to me.
I had to learn to laugh all over again, and start small. First, I smiled when things were funny. Then, I started doing that thing where people exhale from their noses while I was showing teeth.
And then after a while, my laugh got louder.
I also had to teach myself that it was okay to laugh, because I’d spent so much time thinking it wasn’t.
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What can I do about it?
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Haha just smile…!!
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Thanks. I am starting to get it again but the problem is that I don’t laugh with genuine passion anymore. Do you laugh passionately now?
I laugh genuinely.
I was also sad for a while that I’m not able to laugh until I cry like some of my friends do, but I just don’t think that’s how I am.
When I laugh, I feel comfortable with the amount I laugh. If I try to laugh more passionately, it feels forced, and I get scared others will think I’m faking it.
There’s no right way to laugh, all you have to do is make it genuine and do it at a level that is comfortable and natural to you.
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I don’t laugh with passion either unless I’m with people that I feel comfortable around. Even then it is probably less. I reckon it’s cos of all the crap I’m going through with the illness
It’s sad cos it is so much fun to genuinely laugh with passion
You could be depressed. I would take the question to my pdoc if I were you.
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I think I am blessed to be someone who on occasion will laugh so hard others looks at me funny when tears run down my face and I’m squirming full speed to the nearest bathroom. Happens less often now with the negative symptoms and what not, but what I have found is this type of laughter completely diminishes before I go into a depressive rut. I have to agree that you might want to talk about this with a pdoc.
How long have you not been able to laugh?
Another concern might be that you’ve not laughed in so long that you’ve become accustomed to not laughing. Also worth mentioning to a pdoc.
Berru’s got great advice to get laughing again.
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For me I think it’s a combination of negative symptoms and processing speed. I used to have a really good sense of humor too. 
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I have the same problem too. It makes me feel bad. Like someone will tell a joke and everyone else is laughing but im just standing there. I think everyone else thinks I’m slow or too dumb to get the joke. But I really do think its a funny joke.
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