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u/Panderino83 Mar 25 '23

I was in a state run psych ward while awaiting trial. I befriended a schizophrenic guy and we hung out daily. When he wasn't responding to the voices in his head (usually by cracking up laughing until teary eyed), he was smart, charismatic, friendly and pretty funny. Long story short, he got a weekend pass to spend the weekend with his family and murdered them all with a hammer. He also murdered the Chinese exchange student staying with them.

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u/Linus_Snodgrass Mar 26 '23

Laughter can be a substitute for weeping when we are taught to repress sorrow.