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Funny thing is how stoked he was

Obviously his way off dealing with a traumatic experience. We've all done it to some degree or other. We display a sense of "I'm ok, that wasn't that bad" in an attempt to deal with what just happened along with a probable embarrasement.

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Responses to psychological trauma
There are several behavioral responses common towards stressors including the proactive, reactive, and passive responses. Proactive responses include attempts to address and correct a stressor before it has a noticeable effect on lifestyle. Reactive responses occur after the stress and possible trauma has occurred, and are aimed more at correcting or minimizing the damage of a stressful event. A passive response is often characterized by an emotional numbness or ignorance of a stressor. Those who are able to be proactive can often overcome stressors and are more likely to be able to cope well with unexpected situations. On the other hand, those who are more reactive will often experience more noticeable effects from an unexpected stressor. In the case of those who are passive, victims of a stressful event are more likely to suffer from long term traumatic effects and often enact no intentional coping actions. These observations may suggest that the level of trauma associated with a victim is related to such independent coping abilities

Looks like he was trying to "minimize" the situation that was happening to himself and in front of cameras and on lookers. Acting stoked was his way to deal with what just happened. Which by the way....was so Fubar'd!! Holy crap, that gotta hurt after his andreline stopped pumping.