Things are not so bad as you imagine, everything is much worse … And this is not a joke, but a reality that needs to be changed by stably melancholy-minded people. Why? Let's figure it out: a pessimist - who is it? A realist whose opinion needs to be heeded, or a miserable loser who puts verbal sticks in the wheels of everyone who dares to take decisive action?
To begin with, let's define the concept of "pessimist." Who is that? A person with characteristic features and qualities that are expressed in necessarily negative judgments about life events. This word entered the Russian language thanks to Latin. Pessimus means "worst".
Pessimism is a view of life from a certain, very narrow angle of view, when any development of events unfolds, according to such a person, according to the most gloomy scenario.
The pessimist is characterized by indecision, fear of making a mistake, hence the critical attitude to the actions of the people around him, a negative point of view on the environment. These features and determine the mental processes of the individual, directly responsible for the actions of the individual. When a person believes that troubles for him are events from the category of “always”, and luck is “never”, interpreting them as constantly acting circumstances, he is undoubtedly a pessimist. Whoever denies this, probably just recognized himself in an unsightly portrait, but he does not dare to admit it.
Failures pessimists give, as is customary, some kind of universal explanation, while failure happened in a completely specific area. For example, something like: "I knew that, always everything goes wrong with me, otherwise it could not be …".
There is no dilemma for scientists: a pessimist, who is it - a realist or a loser. This is a person who is really more often than others dealing with troubles, but from a side unexpected for a pessimist.
These are, firstly, the depression that persecutes the pessimist not by the will of fate, but by the fault of a person living in constant anxiety. Secondly, it is much more difficult for a negativist, if he has seven spans in his forehead, to succeed in any undertaking. The third component of the pessimist's failures is a consequence of previous factors. A damaged nervous system and poor health, and perhaps worse than the person himself can assume.
Optimism and pessimism radically affect health. Negatively minded people are 70% more likely to have a heart attack than optimists. And premature death - by 60%. On top of that, permanent pessimism exacerbates any, even the most mild, stressful situation that all contemporaries experience. And this has an unfavorable effect on well-being: hormones cortisol and adrenaline are released into the blood in an increased amount, which, in turn, leads to an increase in blood pressure and blood viscosity. And these are the prerequisites for the development of a heart attack.
Even quitting smoking is much more difficult for a pessimist than an optimist, which also does not make a person calmer and healthier.
Human pessimism, as such, helps maintain realism among others. But this flip side of the coin, like most often the higher intelligence of a pessimistic person, is not worth the price set for it. Therefore, you should take advantage of your mental abilities for your own good - you can and should learn quality optimism at any age.
