I am a realist & always have been LONG before I ever experienced depression.

My personal opinion is that after 2 years of intense DBT therapy, that those people who are realists are much better at the section of mindfulness. It is of KEY IMPORTANCE to be mindful in life because it combines the logical mind with tje emotional one to LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE & determine the BEST decision to make based on that BIG PICTURE.

Others who weren't realists in our group seriously struggled with this