I've been confounded about this other profound aspect of my psyche- I can't tell if a person is laughing or crying by looking at them.

I get so confused when a person is crying, but at a point it looks like they are laughing! And visa versa. I get so confused that I unappropriately end up laughing at the wrong times which is worse than crying at the laughing times. It so red faced embarrassing!

It scares me! To not be able to pick up emotional cues and assign an actual emotion to it. A distraught person looks like they are hysterically laughing. I have asked so often "are you laughing or crying?" What a stupid question to ask someone in pain, or having a great laugh.

Any idea what this is?

I'm going to post this in different areas so that I get a good variety of replies from every perspective. I'm really concerned about this. Thanx.