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Are All Beepers Pessimists?

BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
I'm a beeper and a pessimist. Are there other pessimists out there besides me?
deleted_user
deleted_user
the glass is usually half full for me : ))
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well, life is full of happy surprises if you have superlow expectations, I find ;)
Not really pessimist, I duno..Guess everyone has heard of that, I dunno, 'study'..that showed that depressed people had a clearer picture of 'reality' or something. Some shocking truths to be be found in the lows, I believe it. x
deleted_user
deleted_user
Not really a pessimist... pretty much the opposite mostly! :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I like to refer to myself as a realist, but others call me a pessimist. I guess if you expect the worst, you are never disappointed. I read that pessimism and depression go hand in hand. Maybe one leads to the other, I don't know.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to be a pessimist,then I met the positive thinking crowd.Its not fool proof but it helps .when it comes down to the odds ,it works for me more than it dont.So i go with it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
pessimism (ps-mzm)
n.
1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view

In my case I am an optimist.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, i'm a pessimist.

But if i'm pessimistic about being a pessimist, does this make me an optimist? Perhaps there's hope yet.
deleted_user
deleted_user
No it means you are adding a period of quiet reflection and balance to your life.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Optimists see the doughnut...I see the hole.
BipolarPrincess
BipolarPrincess
I see the hole too memar.......I am a pessimist if I ever saw one.....
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