Ah, if only my brain would let me selectively forget!

Journaling is actually a way to forget as long as one throws out what one writes and never revisit (which I never do). It works like an accelerated Ebbinghaus curve.

That said, I suspect forgetful people are often less emotionally burdened.

Similar to how heavy sleepers tend not to be grumpy people because nothing prevents them from having a good night's sleep.

I'm really forgetful to the point I'm starting to worry about its impact on my career. I also ruminate like hell even about things that happened in high school, constantly feeling bad about things I said, did or didn't do.