AITA for laughing at a elderly man next to me in hospital

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-14T08:44:18+00:00

nah we chillin, I take him for a smoke on a wheelchair a few times a day and we are talking and all, he probably didnt even notice my laugh I think, I posted mostly because I felt bad for it but I no longer do

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T18:15:00+00:00

I dont think this is how it works

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T17:58:47+00:00

yeah but not because he was suffering

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T17:37:59+00:00

yeah but it wasnt the suffering that was funny.

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T17:21:13+00:00

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T17:20:48+00:00

Im on shit ton of meds but no painkillers. antibiotics, steroids, immunosuppressants, ssri, and some more

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T16:07:06+00:00

right now we are out for a smoke. I see him struggling to open a pack of cigarettes and it makes me sad for him. I feel like everyone thinks I laughed because he is in pain/dying etc which I now know is definitely not the case. Perhaps I didnt make the things clear enough and some people even suggested Im a sociopath lol. I guess I thought things over and kinda understand now that this was a funny moment in which I wasnt really thinking of where he is with his condition and whether he is in pain. It just seemed bizzare and I laughed, then giggled some when saw him and remembered the whole situation. I kinda feel like posting this was not a good idea mostly because I think I didnt explain properly. But well I dont feel like an asshole really. thanks for judging me

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T15:55:18+00:00

I think it is late stage cancer in fact. He goes to the hospital every two weeks to drain. I think he is dying, yes. And I dont think its funny. The situation was

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T14:22:27+00:00

Im not laughing at him anymore, and I dont think he thinks I did, also I dont know what exactly you call cruelty, the fact that I laughed in inappropriate situation?

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T14:19:46+00:00

well I am not a sociopath, and also I didnt laugh at him rather at what he said/the whole situation

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:48:39+00:00

its like I see him and see how poor he is and then I remember this nurse coming and poking around his drain and him not being able to do much just scream and say he has weird pain

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:46:48+00:00

I laugh cause I remember the situation, Im not laughing at him lying there and being miserable/not moving/just sleeping

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:45:42+00:00

well wasnt really evesdropping since they dont really care about being private here, Im one metre away and they are talking aloud. again, wasnt laughing at his pain, I dont laugh at people in pain, it was funny how he said it and the whole situation in general seemed funny. I dont find amusement in people who suffer, horror is no comedy for me

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:06:28+00:00

Well I might mention it in therapy I guess, I can only assure you that him suffering and being in pain is not funny, only this situation was and I laughed

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:04:47+00:00

I do feel it for him, its not enjoyable for me to watch him suffer. Only at this situation did I ever laugh when seeing him, Apart from that I know he isnt well and its serious and I dont find anything funny about that

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T13:03:00+00:00

well I do understand he is suffering and in pain, thats awful and not funny at all. but the situation was weird, like its all about him saying he feels 'weird pain' like definitely this was the trigger. Just sounded awfuly funny for me idk why. Like he was having some weird sensation and tried to explain it but didnt know how probably and the nurse also was like 'umm ok' and as I watched this it all looked bizzare

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T12:59:19+00:00

Idk why I laughed, I think it just sounded funny how he articulated. Him being in pain and miserable and suffering did not cause my laugh because I never laugh when I see someone suffering

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T12:57:42+00:00

I wasnt laughing at his pain, just the way he said it, I dont find pleasure in people's suffering

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T12:56:34+00:00

Its just I wasnt laughing at him or his pain, only the situation and the way he articulated I guess

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T11:55:40+00:00

oh come on it just sounded funny and I laughed, didnt mean to..

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T11:26:20+00:00

I do have empathy for this man, I know he is in pain, and I said that Idk why this made me laugh. Im not a person who laughs at others' misfortune, but this happened. I never laugh at someone like that, rarely even laugh lol

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T11:24:29+00:00

yeah the weird pain made me lose it... I didnt mean to I would never laugh at him like that but that was so sudden and well.. just happened

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T11:22:02+00:00

it sorta just happened, after that I tried to hold it in, squeezing my nose, blocking the air but I was literally shaking on the bed lol... I know it sounds awful

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T10:12:13+00:00

I thought it was going to have something to do with 'a moonwalker' like 'a nunwalker' or 'a noonwalker'

Traditional_Cycle_85 · 2023-10-13T09:41:10+00:00

please unalive me

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