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Is being an optimist really such a bad thing?

I always try to look at the positive side of things. It does not always work, but frankly it is a lot better than the alternative in my opinion. However, I get a lot of crap from realist who say that expecting the best out of everything just gets you let down far to often. Is looking on the brighter side that damaging?

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"Optimism seem to be good for your health. A study on nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of heart disease and lower death rate in optimists."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15214080

There is so much that is shocking and sad in the Los Angeles news that I tend to not watch it. I don't read the paper. All my friends are Baha'i, except for maybe 4 people, which means, I am surrounded by positive people. I tend to be optimistic and naive about what is happening in the world. Is it a bad thing? I don't know. I am a calm and happy person and my blood pressure is low.

Sometimes , I wonder if pessimists have" seen to much of life " .
Or one aspect of it .
There are different kinds of people generally regarding perspectives...
There are the optimists who see the glass as half full
Pessimists who see the glass as half empty
People who say , half full, no half empty , no half full , no half empty
and people who say
" I ordered a hamburger !! "

Nothing is beneficial in too much excess. Optimism is great place to begin, but there's also a point where optimism can become self-delusion. Without a modicum of rational temperament, optimists become accustomed to disappointment and slowly morph into cynics more often than not.

Personally, you should go into every situation with an open mind. That it goes either way. That part is always consistent. It is always good to be positive. Although those naysayers are not really realists, they are cynics and skeptics. Pay them no mind.

There is nothing wrong with looking on the bright side. The realists you refer to tend to be stuck in the dark side, and they rarely see the light, if ever.

The best thing about being a pessimist is we get to laugh more often.

I live much more happily with myself when being optimistic and looking for the good in myself and others . And such qualities definitely tend to come out from others around me....
And being happy with oneself and others is definitely " real " ..

It just depends on whether you are missing the obvious signs that your optimism- or maybe "judgement of a situation or person" is misplaced.

Are they realists? - or cynics?

do they make lemonade? or complain that they should have been given peaches?

A common misperception is that Optimists walk into traps of misery by not spotting the dangers of life coming towards them.
The biggest one is death - well guess what - we are all going to get there... an optimist sees this as a good reason to walk cheerfully across the world, taking the right risks and enjoying life with others who enjoy it too...

pessimists spend their whole time making lemons out of peaches and making nothing to drink whilst staying securely in their own misery, frightened to risk looking stupid...

those of us who dance naked in the rain may look stupid to the pessimist - and may fall flat on our faces sometimes, but not being scared of doing so, guess who is having the most enjoyable life....?

AFThree

Is being an optimist really such a bad thing?

Inzababa

"Optimism seem to be good for your health. A study on nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of heart disease and lower death rate in optimists."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15214080

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Lazymaven

Nothing is beneficial in too much excess. Optimism is great place to begin, but there's also a point where optimism can become self-delusion. Without a modicum of rational temperament, optimists become accustomed to disappointment and slowly morph into cynics more often than not.

SynisterSystem

Personally, you should go into every situation with an open mind. That it goes either way. That part is always consistent. It is always good to be positive. Although those naysayers are not really realists, they are cynics and skeptics. Pay them no mind.

McGuiness

There is nothing wrong with looking on the bright side. The realists you refer to tend to be stuck in the dark side, and they rarely see the light, if ever.

JR2point0

The best thing about being a pessimist is we get to laugh more often.

synergy

I live much more happily with myself when being optimistic and looking for the good in myself and others . And such qualities definitely tend to come out from others around me....
And being happy with oneself and others is definitely " real " ..

chantarella

It just depends on whether you are missing the obvious signs that your optimism- or maybe "judgement of a situation or person" is misplaced.

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Is being an optimist really such a bad thing?

"Optimism seem to be good for your health. A study on nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of heart disease and lower death rate in optimists."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15214080

Nothing is beneficial in too much excess. Optimism is great place to begin, but there's also a point where optimism can become self-delusion. Without a modicum of rational temperament, optimists become accustomed to disappointment and slowly morph into cynics more often than not.

Personally, you should go into every situation with an open mind. That it goes either way. That part is always consistent. It is always good to be positive. Although those naysayers are not really realists, they are cynics and skeptics. Pay them no mind.

There is nothing wrong with looking on the bright side. The realists you refer to tend to be stuck in the dark side, and they rarely see the light, if ever.

The best thing about being a pessimist is we get to laugh more often.

I live much more happily with myself when being optimistic and looking for the good in myself and others . And such qualities definitely tend to come out from others around me....And being happy with oneself and others is definitely " real " ..

It just depends on whether you are missing the obvious signs that your optimism- or maybe "judgement of a situation or person" is misplaced.

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"Optimism seem to be good for your health. A study on nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of heart disease and lower death rate in optimists."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15214080

I live much more happily with myself when being optimistic and looking for the good in myself and others . And such qualities definitely tend to come out from others around me....
And being happy with oneself and others is definitely " real " ..