We all get our 'rainy days' and there are the times you do feel bad. We have every right to be human, but people who do this constantly as a routine drive me insane. A lady I used to work with was the ultimate pessimist. I had to change office as I didn't want my day to start with someone pissing on my bonfire. I can't be around pessimists for more than a few minutes as it effects others and before you know it you'll be a product of your own environment. What I do to keep this at bay is to be thankful and focus on what I have and believe me it's a lot.

In the long run, the pessimists are usually wrong. Yes, the world is filled with problems, and certainly we aren't living through good times right now. But things always eventually improve and the world continues.

Nice to meet you, I'm a cynical optimist.

Sweet, Kamy and I are both positive pessimists.

But I AM the pessimist!  Besides, there is some optimism in being a pessimist (follow me on this one):  you're either right or you're pleasantly suprised by the outcome of things.

it is hard because i tend to be a pessimist and get myself down. guess I have to get better and try to look on the good side. not easy!