I think humor and laughter can be wonderful healing things, and also a coping mechanism.
Today I can look back over my drinking career, and I can laugh about certain things. Other things are more painful, and probably always will be.
What I try not to do is laugh at someone else's expense in order to cope.
We all have choices in life, and even remaining in the same situation with an active alcoholic is a choice.
For me, it's no longer an option to have an active alcoholic in my home, and I find laughter a part of every day life now, sometimes just out of sheer joy.
I don't ever want to live in that painful place again, and that is my choice.
