[emmaleemochizuki]

so there are times in sessions that my therapist just laugh at random things.

once it was about when she said she can offer me a session at one of her practices closer to where I lived and I said it didn't matter because I worked in central London anyways.

and then today was when I told her 'I used to convince myself a minimum healthy weight is healthy' and she just randomly laughed and I kinda felt a bit uncomfortable about it.

When this happens to me, I ask "What are you laughing at?!" in an accusatory tone. She tries to explain in a defensive way which infuriates me further and so I retaliate with a scornful comment. We proceed by sitting there, both dejected and in silence. You could always try that.

[downandlonely]

Laughter is not always because something is funny. Sometimes it's nervous laughter because people don't know what to say. It sounds like this may be the case with your therapist.

[Rive.]

You could always check it out with her, if it makes you feel uncomfortable.

It doesn't seem malicious, so no need to be confrontational about it.

[Mountaindewed]

Mine does this too. She also turns her head and try’s to hide a smile. I never say anything although I should.

[ArtieTheSequal]

I will ask "what's so funny?" but my tone is closer to "you hurt my feelings" than anything else. I wish I knew how to make it sound more accusatory sometimes... although most of the time she says she was not laughing at me, but laughing because she recognized herself in whatever I had said that made her laugh. Or some such.

[ArtleyWilkins]

My guess is that she is laughing at herself, like Artie said. Sometimes we just recognize our own reflection in whatever is being talked about and laugh at our own thinking.

I think we sometimes tend to assume others are laughing at us when in actuality, it is mostly about themselves. Kind of that inner dialogue, chuckle, at ourselves.

I used to assume judgment from others a great deal when I was less secure in myself. I've found as I've gained internal confidence, I am quite willing to laugh at my own thinking, and sometimes those laughs come out externally.

[Salmon77]

When my T laughs at something and I don't know why, I generally just ask. Sometimes he tells me, sometimes just says he was reminded of something funny. Either way I don't take it as judgment or as laughing at me.

[MissUdy]

Maybe she laughed because you used to think that about the healthy weight, but now you don’t. Like if I said I used to believe that apples were oranges, people might laugh. Or maybe she’s glad you are healing? I’m not sure what context the comment was in. Also I laugh to reduce anxiety, I can’t help it, and I certainly don’t find the thing funny...it’s just like reflex.

[Omers]

My T hasn’t laughed but he gets this very specific smirk. I have learned that, in those moments, I have reminded him of either himself or a beloved family member. So I choose to take it kinda like a non physical hug.