Optimistic or pessimistic

pugwall

Do you consider yourself to be an optimistic or pessimistic person?

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Pessimistic........there's no point in being an optimist.

Andrewf20

Optimistic generally. I tend to appreciate what I have rather than mull about what I dont have.

brummytom

I'd like to be an optimist, but I'd be rubbish at it.

minidazzler

Realist. In that I know there is very little I can't accomplish as long as I don't have to depend on people I don't trust.

krudler

Realist, think things through and have low expectations, you dont get disappointed much then

Real Life

people tell me im pessimistic, i say im realistic

kneemos

I'd like to think I'm an optimist but I don't think so.

starlings

obstinately optimistic; law of averages means this will somehow work out, someday...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-OoIvgtuzs

Madam

I'm a real Pollyanna;)

Chancer3001

definitely an optimist.

ive read The Secret dont ya know!

donvito99

The poll is half full.

UpCork

I see myself as an optimistic pessimist in that I am quite a wary person and I will always approach everything with caution.

It drives my family in sane, I will always see the negative side to something, but I will also acknowledge the positive. I think I just like to see situations and things from all angles.

Am not a betting person, so I'm not really a risk taker - I like to approach with caution - I very rarely make rash decisions without having considered the pros and cons of a situation.

I think a lot of people may find that infuriating.

Ted_YNWA

If you expect the worst, you cant be disappointed

Hippies!

Nihilistic

galwayrush

Quite ****ed.

Dunny

This thread disappoints.

Just like I knew it would.

Agricola

Natural born pessimist. I think its the most appropriate stance to take, considering the fúcked up world we live in. But then again I would say that.

I find optimists to be fascinating though. People who expect tropical summers, who believe that politicians and parties have the public good at heart, people who think they may win the lotto soon. Its an amazing mental illness!

Chuck Stone

Humans are naturally optimistic. That's why they survive awful situations.

Oh the poll is 50/50 - so optimism is winning \o/

kfallon

I probably border on slightly pessimistic tbh

Min

A realist in that I know what I am capable of.
There are things we can change, things we can't and one just has to accept the things we can't and deal with things we can.

Between optimistic and pessimist, I would consider myself an optimist, running a farm you would need to be optimistic given you could go out and find an animal has broken a leg and has to be put down, it would put one's own mood down but you got to look at the bigger picture and live in hope.

Fox_In_Socks

Pessimist in the short term, but an overall optimist, if that makes sense. In that in the short term I can see things working out realistically, but overall, in the long run, there will be a positive outcome.

purplegeko

The older I get more and more pessimistic i become. One of my resolutions is to be more optimistic can't see it happening tbh

purplegeko

purplegeko wrote: »

One of my resolutions is to be more optimistic can't see it happening tbh

:pac:
good start

Eve_Dublin

I'm an optimistic realist, I think. I know things aren't great now but I DO believe they WILL get better and your day to day life can still be enjoyed regardless.

mikom

I'm a glass half full kind of person.
Half a glass of piss and vinegar.

pangolin

USED to be a glass half empty person. Pessimists often get pleasant surprises when things don't turn out so bad after all.

That was before it dawned on me that a much bigger glass should have been used in the first place. Now I am a realist looking at a quarter-full glass. :rolleyes:

--Kaiser--

Optimist - The glass is half full
Pessimist - The glass is half empty
Opportunist - Look, free water!

Pottler

Pessimist. The glass has beer in, and some fecker is bound to come along and jog my elbow if I'm not careful.

Laughed at the " gonna try and be more optimistic but I just can't see it happening" one. Classic, even if it was unintended.

Pottler

Pottler wrote: »

Pessimist. The glass has beer in, and some fecker is bound to come along and jog my elbow if I'm not careful.

But then he'll offer to buy you a new beer, and that will be a full glass, and so you'll have gotten more beer than you paid for!

ITS_A_BADGER

Im pessimistically an optimist if that makes sence

Pottler

Deleted User wrote: »

But then he'll offer to buy you a new beer, and that will be a full glass, and so you'll have gotten more beer than you paid for!

Ah no Whoops, the glass is full to begin with, I just always expect someone to come along and tip it. I'm sort of a pessimistic optimist. I'm also lucky, and luck gets you a long way. Pessimism just keeps your feet on the ground.

Pottler

Pottler wrote: »

Ah no Whoops, the glass is full to begin with, I just always expect someone to come along and tip it. I'm sort of a pessimistic optimist. I'm also lucky, and luck gets you a long way. Pessimism just keeps your feet on the ground.

I'm not lucky - anything but lucky. I just don't concern myself with things that *might* happen!

Pottler

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not lucky - anything but lucky. I just don't concern myself with things that *might* happen!

I've an awful lot of "things that will probably happen" to worry about, I've no room on the list for mights.:) That probably equates to being a realist. Jasus, I thought the question was simple enough to begin with. This is getting complicated. It can't end well.:D

Pessimist

People always say to me 'thanks for being so optimistic' so definitely an optimist :-)

Pottler

Pottler wrote: »

I've an awful lot of "things that will probably happen" to worry about, I've no room on the list for mights.:) That probably equates to being a realist. Jasus, I thought the question was simple enough to begin with. This is getting complicated. It can't end well.:D

Well if they're probably gonna happen anyway there's no point worrying about them

matthew8

To me, being optimistic is the only way to go through life because it gives you confidence which is essential to achieving goals in so many areas. People keep on saying if you're pessimistic you'll never be disappointed, but I just think that's an attitude that will only serve as an obstacle to achieving anything.

dastardly00

I've always been a pessimist unfortunately

Pottler

matthew8 wrote: »

To me, being optimistic is the only way to go through life because it gives you confidence which is essential to achieving goals in so many areas. People keep on saying if you're pessimistic you'll never be disappointed, but I just think that's an attitude that will only serve as an obstacle to achieving anything.

If you're a driven pessimist, you'll get stuff done, but you're expecting the worst, so you get blindsided less. I've taken loads of risks that only an optimist would consider, but I've usually looked hard at the probable downside first, and weighed up the liklyhood of "what's the worst thing that might happen". If I can live with the "worst thing", then I assume it might happen, but i can cope with it. If that makes sense.

cantdecide

The lyric "is it wrong not to always be glad?" sums up my attitude. I stay positive but I will always have a day when I indulge in a little despair.

Any key?

I'd say I'm an optimistic pessimist though