why is uncontrollable laughter sometimes a reaction to experiencing pain?

Question

why is uncontrollable laughter sometimes a reaction to experiencing pain?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Laughing released endorphins which act upon the same receptors in the nervous system as opiates. So it literally makes the pain less bad.

Laughter is a social tool to communicate ‘everything is fine’ – particularly when that might not be obvious, and pain is a warning signal (to yourself) that the is a potential physical threat.

So laughing tells others around your that ‘things arent too bad’ while also decreasing pain because ‘things arent too bad’.