“Recently it dawned on me that I also use humor as a shield — usually when I’m feeling uncomfortable, vulnerable, or threatened. When a conversation becomes overwhelming, some people with ADHD retreat; I make impulsive jokes instead.”
In intimidating social situations like dates or parties, I feel most at ease when I can make someone laugh. Telling a joke or a silly story for a few chuckles helps me to relax — and usually helps loosen up the conversation.as an inclusive, warm tool to assess a new social audience. You can tell a lot about a person by what makes them laugh — or what doesn’t.
You see, I can’t tell the difference between “fake laughter” and the real stuff. Since Brits communicate almost exclusively in subtext that often passes right by me undetected, things can get a bit tricky. These days, though, people aren’t sure what’s “OK” to laugh at in public and it can be hard to tell what’s authentically inappropriate. So I sometimes find myself coming across as a bit more cringey and awkward than I’d like to admit in the wrong circles.
The next morning, she cancelled our date and told me I did this “check” 8 times . I came across to her like I was insecure and demanding that she react with laughter – I was “one of those men who isn’t as funny as you think you are.” To pick out the few positives in her closing rant before she bade me a somewhat aggressive farewell, she said there are more interesting things about me than my jokes and quips. She asked how people could get to truly know me if my outstanding priority is making them laugh. She wasn’t paying to see a show or waiting around for my defenses to go down. She wanted to get to know me, warts and all — which is a lot less funny, and a lot more intimidating .
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