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Originally Posted by scaredandconfused
I don't think there is anything necessarily "wrong" with being a more "realistic" thinker, or a more optimistic one. Some people are just more naturally pessimistic, while others are naturally more positive in their thinking.
As long as one doesn't take it to the extreme (for pessimistic, thinking EVERYTHING will go wrong, and for optimistic, thinking EVERYTHING will be perfect and there's no way anything bad could happen), then you are just fine! There is definitely a benefit to being realistic.
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Totally agree. I am in the middle and I feel like that is how it should be for everyone. I've seen people on both extremes. I've seen people assume that nothing will ever work out for them and just be very pessimistic about things and also have seen people be too optimistic. They assume that nothing can go wrong for them or even others. Being too optimistic is just setting yourself up for major disappointment should things go wrong in my opinion.