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Smiling when delivering bad news
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I can't help it. I smile when I deliver bad news. I usually want to tell someone when someone dies, or gets tragically hurt. I don't laugh, just smile. Stuff like that kinda... well, kinda gives me a rush? I don't know how to explain it. I just know that when bad stuff happnens, I want to tell people. I also enjoy on seeing their reactions. Maybe it has something to do with wondering things about human reaction and why they do it, but I'm not sure... does this make me a horrible person?
Do you think it's normal?
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Comments (4)
llamajuice (25250)
2009-07-08 17:29:03
Yes, this is normal. Smiling doesn't necessarily indicate happiness. Many things can trigger laughter, smiling, or even crying: nerveousness, excitement, happiness, surprise (good and bad), physical pain, and circumstances that aren't everyday and for which there is no social norm, such as announcing a death. Most people will be understanding of that, so don't worry.
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CrayolaCookies (26358)
2009-07-30 18:47:31
I do it ALL the time, i really love to be the bearer of bad news. I love the reactions certain things get. While others are laughing at something, I'm laughing along with them, but for completely different reasons. I love reactions and the look on a person's face when they give them. I'm usually the one who looks like a freak for watching my friend's faces rather than the movie when we go to the theater. This doesn't make you a horrible person, however it does make you different, I say enjoy it!
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burnttoast (27351)
2009-08-20 07:39:52
You like eliciting a response out of people. Put another way, you're an attention wh0re.

When something terrible happens on the news but it doesn't affect you directly, like 9/11, you feel excited don't you?

It's not uncommon, but it's not desirable either.
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antilabia (28568)
2009-09-16 10:29:08
Cant stand people like you
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