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.

 

[Romaki]

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

 

[floatingzoo]

Positive! I've been prone to anxiety since I was a kid, but I think that no matter what happens, the world is generally a nice place. To quote Agatha Christie: "I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

 

[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