DH is an optimist, I'm the pessimist/realist aspiring to be more optimistic. I just hate being disappointed. I hope for the best, prepare for the worst - it seems to work for me.
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Optimist or Pessimist?
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Wow, that is really good for you
This is me, too, for the most part.Originally Posted by GingersMom
I am a cockeyed optimist.
I plan for the worst and hope for the best.
That's pretty much the way I look at itOriginally Posted by lookingglass
I prepare for the worst and when it doesn't turn out that way I'm presently surprised.
How's that for an outlook on life?
I'm used to ahh, "stuff" happening, but I believe in silver linings.
There is much beauty and good in the world too, even though it's hard to see sometimes.
I try to prepare for disappointment, but remain hopeful nonetheless.
I'd call myself a realist. I worry about things that are worth worrying about and prepare myself for worst case scenarios, but know when I can be positive about things.
Generally I'm more of an optimist - I know things will work out in the end.
Generally I'm more of an optimist - I know things will work out in the end.
i think it's a chracter trait. we'll have sermons sometimes, in church, explaining why worrying is pointless, etc. i think most people must stew & fret over things they have no control over. i'm really glad i don't have that tendency, but it's nothing i did - i'm just made that way.Originally Posted by Trouts mom
Wow, that is really good for youI can't imagine life without worrying..I probably have an ulcer the size of Miami.
I'm an optimist. I always try to remember that while my current situation may not be the best, there are others out there who have it even worse than I do.
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It is true that it is pointless to worry..I have read a couple of books about making sense of being a worrywart..and how NOT to be one. I totally logically understand that it makes no sense to worry...but it is so hard to change the way you think
Me either.
I used to worry about everything when I was younger. But I as got older I came to see that there are somethings that are not in our control to fix. There is no point in worrying and fretting over things that are not within your control.
It's really a frame of mind and with practice and dedication, anyone can become a "non worrier".
I never worry but I am a pessimist, the glass is definitely half empty. I can find the negative in any positive situation.
I never really used to think about it much until my college days, when our class had to do this role play thing, there was a creative person, happy, sad, pessimist and optimist as well as a few others. I was given the role of optimist for the scenario and I had never been so embarrassed, I just could not come up with anything, so my tutor swapped my role to pessimist and BOOM I was away laughing. It kinda worked out anyway coz the person who was supposed to be the pessimist also couldn't come up with anything til our roles ere changed.
I never really used to think about it much until my college days, when our class had to do this role play thing, there was a creative person, happy, sad, pessimist and optimist as well as a few others. I was given the role of optimist for the scenario and I had never been so embarrassed, I just could not come up with anything, so my tutor swapped my role to pessimist and BOOM I was away laughing. It kinda worked out anyway coz the person who was supposed to be the pessimist also couldn't come up with anything til our roles ere changed.
Scott says I'm pessimistic, but I don't worry about small stuff. I DO however, obsess about the major stuff when it does come up if there isn't an immediate result known.
I'm reasonable...I think.
I'm reasonable...I think.
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Same here. Some days, the sun shines & I just can't see it.Originally Posted by katiemae1277
I'd have to say an optimist, bad things just keep happeneing, but I know it can't stay bad forever....I hope
A little OT, but I so read the thread title as "Optometrist(as in eye doctor)", not optimist.
I used to be super-optimistic....then I realized I was just being naive. I'm 25 and still completely naive about soooo many things, but have gotten *A LOT* better over the past two years.
So now, I'm for sure a pessimist.
I'm hoping there's a middle-ground that you find as years progress and life mellows out a bit more.
So now, I'm for sure a pessimist.
I'm hoping there's a middle-ground that you find as years progress and life mellows out a bit more.
Pessimism gave me an ulcer and caused my depression.
Rx drugs and always seeing the silver lining have helped me greatly.
I also stopped watching the news, which helped tons.
Rx drugs and always seeing the silver lining have helped me greatly.
I also stopped watching the news, which helped tons.
I'm definetely an optimist, I always look for the good in everything.
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