The immediate memory of using laughter that springs to mind, is the fear exercise that Landmark use during the first Forum weekend.
The exercise starts by imagining that everyone around you is frightening and then many people start crying. And then I remember we were all asked to laugh at the fear. (I think that's what happened but it was 6 years ago.)
I didn't cry or laugh in either state.
I learned from posts on here that this technique is actually being used to implant fear in the participants minds. And so is the laughter element to cover that up? I know when I returned to The Advanced weekend, a few months later, I was immediately fearful and tried to leave early on but was persuaded to stay.
The exercise starts by imagining that everyone around you is frightening and then many people start crying. And then I remember we were all asked to laugh at the fear. (I think that's what happened but it was 6 years ago.)
I didn't cry or laugh in either state.
I learned from posts on here that this technique is actually being used to implant fear in the participants minds. And so is the laughter element to cover that up? I know when I returned to The Advanced weekend, a few months later, I was immediately fearful and tried to leave early on but was persuaded to stay.