From: firstfrost	Date: December 3rd, 2004 09:53 pm (UTC)		(Link)

(Now I have an amusing anecdote about mjperson asking me if I turned everything into amusing anecdotes, and being completely baffled. But it's too long to fit in the margin.)

I think you do see a lot of selective editing going on - I try deliberately to be entertaining in my lj anecdotes, so you only see the misfortunes that can be turned into amusing anecdotes. (I haven't had any serious tragedies, but, for example, when my parents had to put the old family cat (21+ years) to sleep, I didn't write about it, I was just sad.)

But you're right,it does work to my mental benefit - if I can turn something into a funny story, it's easier to stop being angry about it. Cognitive dissonance can work to your advantage - if you're acting like something is amusing, your brain will be fooled into thinking that you're amused by it!