How to Stop Laughing at Inappropriate Times

Laughing can make you feel good anytime. But, sometimes when you are in a serious setting, laughter may not be a very welcome act. If you happen to be in a church during service, a funeral, or a serious meeting, and you have the urge to laugh out loud, here are some ways to stop yourself.

Instructions

1. Remind yourself where you are at the moment and why you should not be laughing.

2. Check other people around you. If there is somebody else who is laughing and people are giving him dagger looks, then you should try to excuse yourself from the area. Go to a restroom and laugh out loud in there.

3. Try to remember any depressing or sad story from the newspaper or TV news you watched last night.

4. Pinch yourself or bite your inner cheek and tongue gently.

5. Hold your breath when you know you are about to burst out. But be careful about this because it could backfire because when you lose it, you will laugh out more loudly.

6. Get out of the room and pretend you're coughing. That is, if you really can't contain the laughter and the situation is extremely serious.

7. Count from 1 to 10. If that doesn't work on the first try, count again and again. You can also do this backwards.

8. If you are seated you can bury your head between your thighs and try to control it. When you think it's under control already, sit properly again with a straight face and no trace of laughing.

9. Take long and deep breaths through your nose.