Pursing your lips together can help prevent a smile from spreading across your face. Clench your jaw and press your lips together. With your jaw clenched and your lips together, you won't be able to laugh out loud. If you're worried pursing your lips will be obvious, clench your jaw tighter.
How do I stop myself from laughing suddenly?
Here are some strategies you can use to control your nervous laughter when it's inappropriate for the situation:
- Deep breathing exercises. These relax anxiety that can overstimulate your nervous system and your brain.
- Quiet meditation. ...
- Yoga. ...
- Art and music therapy. ...
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Can you change the way you laugh?
Not only does everyone have their own personal laugh, that laugh can change depending on what they're laughing about. Some people specifically cater their laugh to the situation, others simply don't care what they sound like. If you don't like your current laugh, there are ways to work on changing it.
