I thought you were kidding. I thought it was a joke, I even wrote it down in my diary. 'Veronica had a very funny joke today.' I laughed at it later that night.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker reveals they treated a painful event as a joke by writing it down.
- In plain terms
- I laughed at a joke that wasn't funny.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor can be a coping mechanism for pain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you use humor to deflect?
Another view
It avoids dealing with the real issue.
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