Who are you: the pessimist or the optimist?

i guess i am both. i dont want to be a pessimist but i cant help about negative thoughts and feelings they are inevitable but i try to transcend them with positive thoughts and give encouragements to myself. it does help to think positive rather than be pessimistic it might only aggravate situations.

hi frenzylady, I cannot say totally to myself that I am an optimist and I also cannot say totally that I am a pessimist. There are some instances that I am so optimistic and there are some instances that I am a very pessimistic person. Sometimes, when I am feeling down and unmotivated, here comes the pessimist side of me. I feel so lazy and I feel that no matter what I do, it will be nothing. My optimist side always comes out when my friends encourages me on my dreams. I can say I am so blessed for having them. They are the one who lifts me up and makes me fight for whatever difficulties I am facing. With them, I learn how to have faith and believe.

Im an optimist, I make sure that everything that happens has a good reason, like right now I have not had work for a week (Im employed through an agency so if there is no work then no pay!) So Im not getting any pay right before christmas when its most needed. However I now have more time to spend with my sister and neice so able to help them out, I can also help my mother out more so she doesnt have to get the house ready for christmas on her own! And something will show up, maybe I'll get a new job which will turn out to be my dream job! Plus the roads are like ice rinks right now so its a good thing Im not out driving as I may have an accident!

I'm an optimist...seeing the good side of things has helped me on overcoming the hardships I have meet in my life...and it has been quite a lot! I think that everyone should install optimism in their system^^ It would make life more enjoyable...