Would you say you are a positive person or negative?

[ShawnFuzz]

Are you glass half full, or glass half empty? Be honest! I have to admit that I can be negative and not trust people.

 

[Mayor Jack]

This is an interesting question, and I definitely feel like I have parts of both, but I probably lean more positive.

I feel like I'm sometimes overly trusting and forgiving, even when I shouldn't be based on evidence. Like, I always question whether villains in books/series/movies are actually bad or not when they appear friendly, even if they've done awful things. I also just generally tend to have a more positive or at least neutral view of the future compared with people around me.

But I still act pretty cautiously, and am always thinking of how the worst possible outcome is always a possibility.

 

[Seastar]

I'd say both, but leaning more towards negative. The last couple of years have been pretty terrible for me and it's not even over, so that is affecting me.

 

[SkyKnight03]

My internal monologue can be cynical but I don't see any purpose in parading a negative attitude around. It can be contagious and it doesn't serve me to make others miserable.

I do try to seek silver linings in negative situations.

 

[Annika.]

Depends. I have depression and anxiety, but I'm always positive towards other people. People would not see me as negative.

 

[floatingzoo]

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[Seastar]

I didn't think about how others might see me. It depends on who I talk to. Sometimes I just pretend things are fine, especially if I don't know someone well or think I shouldn't bother them.

 

[arikins]

due to a number of mental issues i do have negative thought patterns. it’s all about flipping these thoughts around and bringing more positivity to my way of thinking

 

[Aniko]

Negative. I can't be too positive or the bad eye will find me and kick my butt. It can be really annoying for others because I always think about what could go wrong...and usually, that thought should come with a plan B but no... Not always. Like if I have to send forms or something, it often gets lost, and everything that looks easy for others can get complicated if I'm involved. My former employer wanted to fire me for bringing back luck, and I will admit that the time I was there it was pretty much chaotic every day. So yeah, I always fear something bad will happen which makes me a negative, anxious, cautious person, I guess, but I don't have negative thoughts about people in general, because I just see them as humans not good or bad and I don't have any expectations.

 

[Introspective Onlooker]

Anyone familiar with this embarrassment of a thread I posted on this sub-forum a year ago should already be able to tell which of the four options on the poll most accurately describes me.

I should also point out that someone seriously disillusioned with humanity should not be obligated to give a damn how other people might "see" them. In a world of opportunistic grifters profiting from gullible idiots, incompetent world leaders failing to govern their respective citizenry, and people proclaiming themselves as being decent while also doing nothing to actually make things better for targeted, marginalized groups, this cynical attitude seems totally justified, frankly. This is on top of the baggage of annoyances that I go through on a day-to-day basis.

Telling such people like myself to be "positive" is just so unbelievably dismissive of our mental state and the experiences which led us to that point. Basically telling those with a dissenting view of the world to be quiet because it harms your buzz or something. The world is as it is because people generally aren't good and don't want to make it a better place for everyone. That's just a simple fact.

I would rather be a "glass-half-full" person, but I would also need to check whether or not the glass was poisoned.

 

[dragonair]

If this was a year or two ago I probably would've said negative and very cynical. I was dealing with extremely bad depression and anxiety (had been since I was a kid rly) and with my CPTSD it was extremely difficult for me to connect with others and make friends and I also just felt like I was extremely disliked no matter what I did and had a lot of self-hatred going on. Recently though, after doing a different kind of therapy than before and being prescribed medication, I've felt so much more positive and have been trying my best to build connections with others and love for myself! My days have been so much nicer and I've been having way less bad thoughts at the end of the day! I've also kind of re-connected with the way I used to be and have been a lot more bubbly and excited! > w <

 

[Ginny Potter]

Honestly I'm not quite sure if I'm a positive or negative person. I see the good in everyone but I am blinded when someone hurts me like bad. But I do struggle with the outcome

 

[Envy]

I have a reputation (probably both IRL and online) of being a negative person, but I've long been trying to change that. It can be hard as I have a lot of anxiety. I don't want to be known as, to quote this girl back in high school, "the most depressing person I have ever met". To be fair, I do think I'm a long ways from the way I was back then when I got that comment.

 

[-Blue-]

I think I'm pretty positive, but also not naive. I think people tend to mix that up when they think of people being positive. I normally don't let the behavior of others bring me down or at least not too much. I can't control how others behave, but I can control what I choose to do and what good I can do for myself and others.

 

[Snek]

I am a realistic reptile. Being a snek, sometimes life is a soak in the sun or being carried away in the talons of a hawk. So I take everything day by day and just go with the flow

 

[-Daydream-]

I’d like to think I’m a positive person however sometimes I’ll get angry/sad if someone else is being extremely negative…

 

[EpicGamer12]

I'm definitely more of a positive person. Studies show people who are optimistic and positive live longer, have happier and more fulfilling lives, etc. The benefits are numerous. Negative people have self-fulfilling beliefs; if you think something will go wrong, and you have a hand in that thing, it'll likely go wrong! Even your mood towards something can influence outcomes greatly.

 

[Dubs327]

I have a reputation (probably both IRL and online) of being a negative person, but I've long been trying to change that. It can be hard as I have a lot of anxiety. I don't want to be known as, to quote this girl back in high school, "the most depressing person I have ever met". To be fair, I do think I'm a long ways from the way I was back then when I got that comment.

Whaaaaaat! How dare they! That’s so mean D: Maybe if you were they could at least be nice and comforting than just shun you >:c


Yeah I’d say people say I’m positive, but I guess a coworker did say I was “intense”, which I agreed with xD

 

[ladyphantomofmusic]

For me, it depends on the day. most days i like to think i'm mostly positive. But i've been dealing with mystery torso pain for 3 and a half years now that has no trigger and hits out of the blue most of the time. When bad, it ruins plans and leaves me falling asleep in bed all day. So those times I'm mostly negative.

 

[junebuggy.99]

I'm generally a positive person, I know I'm in control of my own happiness and I try to spread that positivity to others