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Fleur @Fleura (34987) • United Kingdom 11 Nov 24

My partner is an irredeemable pessimist. It has taken me years to really realise quite how bad he is, but our latest holiday really illustrated this attribute perfectly! He organised the bookings and had trouble finding any...

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The pessimist will see difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty!! It's all about Perspective!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 4 Oct 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. As we know there are different kinds of people on this planet. Mainly they have two mindset. One are the pessimist who will find...

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Looking on the gloomy side

Fleur @Fleura (34987) • United Kingdom 1 Jun 21

My partner does tend to be something of a pessimist. At the weekend we had taken Big One to an event and found ourselves near the coast with a day to fill. Little One wanted to go to the beach, and it did seem like the ideal...

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Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Teddy @ThreeTeddies (2038) • United Kingdom 15 Jan 19

Are you a ''glass half full'' type of person or a ''glass half empty'' one? Do you have the ability to see the good in a bad situation or do you always look on the dark side of things? When life hands you a lemon are you the one...

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Optimist or Pessimist

Farcha @Farcha (677) 5 Aug 17

These days, we need to be close to optimist people. A pessimist who believes that the whole world is against him. You can not predict the future, so do not assume it will always be bad. So how can we be more confident and...

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Are You A Pessimist, An Optimist Or A Realist?

Mike Page @magnumopus (1644) • Singapore 22 May 17

I heared this story from a friend that a pessimist is one who only see the darkness inside the tunnel; while an optimist see the light at the end of the tunnel; while a realist does not only see the darkness inside the tunnel and...

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Which one are you an optimist, pessimist, or realist?

Miia @GegeTheMechanic (1060) • Finland 13 Feb 17

I think I'm mostly realist but can't say I'm not optimist or pessimist. How is it really measured witch one of them a person is? Is it the way you think about things most of the time? And what it tells about your personality?...

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Be an Optimist who Appreciate Every Steps, Instead of the Pessimist who Sees it as a Stumbling Block.

Easy Branches @easybranches (442) • Bangkok, Thailand 10 Jul 14

It’s easy in life for putting salt on every snail, but how pessimistic we are, the more difficult it is to see the good in something. If we are positive then we can treat every setback and disappointment as the learning process,...

How can I become much less of a pessimist and negative thinker?

yusfy27 @yusfy27 (38) 10 Jan 12

How can I become less of a pessimist and less of a negative thinker? Ive recently realized that my attitude in life is somewhat pessimistic. Not to the point of hurting my life, but I cant imagine it is helping it. I sometimes...

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Nature vs nurture, optimist /pessimist

campos22 @campos22 (47) • United States 15 Dec 11

Is being a pessimist or an optimist something we are born with or is it taught to us?

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How do you deal with people who are always pessimistic?

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 17 Nov 11

There are people who just do not appreciate all the good things they have. One of my friends belong to this group of people. Even though she has a very high paid and easy job, she always manages to find things to complain. As a...

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There must be a pony...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Jul 11

I remember a story I heard in 7th grade health. We were doing a mental health unit, actually, and there were quite a lot of mental health "jokes" that we heard on a recording on day. This one was about a family with twin boys, one...

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Living in the present.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 16 Jun 11

I've just come to realize that I'm neither a pessimist nor optimist. I think these things are just an aim in life in how you want to be.. meaning a mindset for the future. If I surrender myself to the moment of NOW in life and...

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Are you a pessimist or an optimist?

Milamber52 @Milamber52 (115) • Belgium 23 Jan 11

2012 is nearing, are you a pessimist or an optimist? I'm getting confused about our future, there are so much things that could happen (pos or neg) So please tell me, how do you see the future off mankind?

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The French are pessimist

bhanusb @bhanusb (5709) • India 9 Jan 11

Money and wealth can't make happy. It is applicable to France. Though the country is one of the richests and secured nations the people of this State are in the top of the pessimists of the world. Not only that the French are...

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Who are you: the pessimist or the optimist?

frenzylady @frenzylady (518) • Philippines 6 Dec 10

When things go the wrong way and already out of hand, would you find the situation as a positive thing and do something to make it right? Or maybe you will just lie around, accept things as they are and will not do anything to...

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How will you deal with a pessimist person?

joysantos @joysantos (131) • Philippines 11 Nov 10

I've been sometimes like this. Instead of thinking of positive outcomes, I am thinking of the negative ones. But often time I am an optimist person. I've been encountering some people who are often times pessimist. And no matter...

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So, what do you really want in life? be a pessimist or an optimist?

deriellevc73 @deriellevc73 (982) • Philippines 14 Sep 10

let's face it, many people have negative point of views about things, about life. It could be you, your partner or spouse, your friend, a family member. So, what do you do when confronted with their negativity? what do you tell...

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Is the cup you are holding half-full or half-empty?

carpediem17 @carpediem17 (1315) • Singapore 1 Aug 10

Are you more an optimist or a pessimist. An optimist is one with a positive outlook on life. A pessimist is a person who consistently nurtures a negative attitude and normally expects the worst of people and of situations....

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Anybody here who is a pessimist?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 8 Apr 10

My husband says I am a pessimist. I do not agree with that fully, but I still think and be prepared for both the positive and negative result of an incident. I think that I am trying to be practical and I should not be called a...

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