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How do you get over the feeling that people are laughing at you?

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Profile: greatfulPeace26
greatfulPeace26
December 30th, 2015 4:03pm
Try to think, are they laughing at you or laughing with you. Most likely they are laughing with you but maybe you don't realise?
Anonymous
December 31st, 2015 3:33am
What has helped me is realizing that many people carry the same insecurities. That, more often than not, most people are so consumed with worrying about what other people think of them that they don't notice all of OUR insecurities as much as we personally may notice them.
Profile: TCloud
TCloud
December 31st, 2015 6:18am
I block out bad feelings by concentrating on more imporant things, such as school work or hobbies. Talking to friends also helps me take my mind off of things.
Profile: salomons
salomons
December 31st, 2015 8:35am
That is not a feeling, I know they do. And it is alright. I like when people laugh. All people should be happy!
Anonymous
December 31st, 2015 4:54pm
Here are some options you can laugh along with them,ignore them, walk away, or you can think of happy memories.
Profile: squeek
squeek
January 3rd, 2016 12:09am
This is just my personal way I make them laugh at me and laugh with them when they make fun of me i just come back and say something worse about me I mean if you can't laugh at yourself and all that bull you know and it completely throws of guard too
Anonymous
February 7th, 2016 10:44pm
Laugh at myself. Make up stories about what would cause someone else to act that way. Move out of that situation as soon as possible. Recognize that we all, at some point, think everyone is looking at us and it is largely untrue.
Anonymous
June 5th, 2016 12:38pm
Laugh at yourself too. Scroll out your perspective and switch into third-view camera mode. Works wonder.
Anonymous
June 11th, 2016 9:58am
If you have a feeling people are laughing at you. You can either start laughing with people, laughing at people or laughing at yourself. If you have a feeling people are laughing at you do you think their laughter is justified ? Are you a funny person? Do you have a quirk? If you want over the feeling people are laughing at you embrace being laughed at. Own the fact that your funny. Own your character. Take ownership of your life instead of seeing the laughter as a bad thing.
Profile: dreamingCat7474
dreamingCat7474
June 17th, 2016 9:43pm
I find the best way to help or "get over" people laughing at you is to laugh with them. It releases your energy and disarms them
Anonymous
September 17th, 2016 5:06pm
I don't know if you actually can. I think that you should focus on gaining more confidence so that even if they are actually laughing at you, you are also having fun. What works for me is that i try to ignore them. Normally i feel so self concious.
Profile: Chipoltleh
Chipoltleh
October 2nd, 2016 6:07pm
You don't always have to know what other people are thinking of you. If you feel that someone is laughing at you, force your mind to think that they're laughing with you, and not at you.
Profile: thatawkwardgirlnamedbri
thatawkwardgirlnamedbri
October 26th, 2016 4:54pm
What i did was just know that there probably also worried about being laughed at too. And remember you are strong and can do anything you put your mind to.
Profile: olivejar
olivejar
December 23rd, 2016 9:40am
One solution to managing this quite stressful feeling would be to acknowledge that others are probably more concerned just as much with themselves as you are with yourself. Another would be to accept that as their choice and realise that it doesn't make them correct in doing so or reflect badly on you.
Anonymous
February 5th, 2017 8:38pm
Try to think rationally. Search for the reasons you think they would be and challenge them. For example, "they are laughing at me because im dumb." A challenging thought to this would be "how do they know that? And even if they do think so, why should this effect me?"
Profile: hershygwd
hershygwd
March 9th, 2017 4:14pm
I act more goofy and do ridiculous things, that makes me feel I'm in control of the situation. By doing that I know that now they laughing because I'm making them laugh. Also I start to feel better when I think about the positive side of doing that, I'm making people around me forget about their worries and troubles for those few minutes.
Profile: Nasrz8
Nasrz8
December 6th, 2017 7:42am
by building self confidence. Read a lot about how to have self confidence. Workout, look buffed and confident. eat right and healthy. The point is to get yourself to have this feeling that you're doing the right thing, so people won't have to laugh at you, and if they did, you know deep down in yourself that you're better than them.
Profile: usefulLight67
usefulLight67
December 8th, 2017 8:30am
Simply by not caring about them or their naive acts. Continue to be you, make sure to be at your best version of yourself and slowly you will be the one laughing at them
Anonymous
December 9th, 2017 1:34am
That's life. Everyone finds reasons to laugh at someone. We cannot control how others behave but we can take control of how we respond to the situations. If we love ourselves and are confident about who we are as an individual, no pity critique or gossip/treatment by others will effect us.
Profile: KenzieCorn
KenzieCorn
December 23rd, 2017 5:30am
I normally just laugh it off if it's something silly I did, but if they're laughing at me for no reason I get a little frustrated and embarrassed. However I realize what they think doesn't really matter and I'll get over it.
Profile: awksolli
awksolli
February 2nd, 2018 11:32am
It depends what they are laughing at. For example, if you did something silly then they are probably laughing at you because you actually did something funny. They are laughing with you not at you. However, if you are just being you or you are not intentionally trying to be funny and they are laughing at you then just think to yourself: they are immature. Thats it. If they find you funny then they clearly have a very sad and uneventful life if they believe thats "funny". Or, something I do, is I just go along with it. I know this can be hard for some people to do as some are not as confident as others but often playing cool or even just giving them a weird look like "wtf you looking at mate" will make them think they are the stupid ones for laughing at something that is clearly not something to be laughed at. Hope this helped :)
Profile: fruityOcean41
fruityOcean41
February 3rd, 2018 3:24pm
You close your eyes and you isolate your mind from the outside world , and you say to yourself that people's opinions don't matter , you did nothing wrong, get up and defend yourself , you're strong.
Profile: Lanadelilah
Lanadelilah
February 16th, 2018 2:00am
You can't control it? Let it go. Keep calm and stop caring. When you stop caring what people think you have reached a dangerously new level of freedom.
Anonymous
February 24th, 2018 2:18am
Remember they are only human too. Not any less and certainly not any more than you. We are all equal in flesh - if we allowed them to get us down by feeling like their entertainment then that would be defeating the purpose of equality because even if you feel they are laughing at you, that says more about them then about you. Kind human beings don't go around destroying others for no reason.
Profile: artsickprince
artsickprince
March 1st, 2018 5:27am
You look around, everything is much more at peace than your mind makes it out to be. Take a deep breath and reassure yourself that you haven't done anything to gain a reaction.
Anonymous
March 1st, 2018 8:52am
You should ask them about it. Like ask if they are talking about you. If not maybe is something else that is making you feel this type of way
Anonymous
March 30th, 2018 4:34pm
Just do something that distracts you from the thoughts such as walking away, going to the toilet or listening to music.
Profile: D0ncella
D0ncella
April 4th, 2018 8:31pm
We need to laught about ourselfs sometimes. Don't get so seriously everything and remenber about the most important is our own view of ourselfs. People can hurt but only us can choose between taking for us the damage or letting go.
Profile: MadHatter56
MadHatter56
April 19th, 2018 7:43pm
People often laugh at me and the best way that I have found to get over this is to build my self confidence by owning all of my flaws and using them as my advantages. Everyone is unique, own what makes you special!
Profile: wonderfulEyes78
wonderfulEyes78
April 22nd, 2018 8:08pm
Just know they will forget about it and they will not think about it anymore. Everyone gets laughed at so no worries.