Why be pessimistic is not so bad

How can we love to evaluate other people. But to call someone pessimists like insulting them, and optimistic, trying to make a compliment, it is impossible. It's stupid, and below I will tell you why.

Respond to the question of who are the optimists and the pessimists, everyone can. An optimist sees every event in a positive way, as a pessimist - negative. Moreover, the optimist thinks the problem of time and the pessimistic thinking that they are constant.

Interestingly, we become them. There are many answers: genetic predisposition, national mentality, types of temperament. I adhere to the theory of education. All of us were kids, and each of us brought up in a particular environment. I think that it affects the most.

Why is it important

Because it is believed that optimism - it's good, and pessimism - it is bad, and it is fundamentally wrong. Psychologists and researchers for years trying to find out who is better, and that harmful, but a clear answer, we have not got. And I think that will never be. The world needs both of them.

Optimism

Why is it good to be optimistic? Firstly, because the majority of people believe that to be optimistic corny better, more convenient. Optimists are more comfortable in communication, and it's true. Many studies also show that optimists are healthier.

IN study Harvard University, 99 people participated. All participants were previously divided into two groups: the optimists and the pessimists. The study was the long-term, and as a result it turned out that the participants in the first group were significantly healthier in age from 45 to 60 years. The risk of infectious disease, heart disease and kidney was significantly less. Such research is the best proof that our mental state greatly affects the physical.

results another study I liked even more. It was attended by professional swimmers.

The results showed that the pessimistic swimmers show in the future, much worse results due to the fact they do not believe in themselves.

Pessimism

But there is good news for pessimists. And I'm sure that you perceive them more joy. Do you know why?

More often than pessimists do not expect good news, so get them more fun.

For this reason, the pessimists easier to cope with the problems, because they are just expected. Pessimists adequately respond to criticism. They know that nothing is perfect, and always willing to get better at the expense of other tips.

And that's what's strange. There are many studies confirming that optimists pessimists are much healthier, and less research proving the opposite.

For instance, Study Ph.D. Frieder Lang proved that pessimism leads to a longer, healthier life. Do not believe it is difficult, because the number of study participants - 40 000 people.

Lang has divided the participants into three age groups and asked them to assess life satisfaction now and predict it in five years. Five years after the first interview with Lang I interviewed them again and got the following results:

• 43% of participants underestimated their future;
• 25% predicted accurately sensations;
• 32% of participants had overestimated him.

These findings would not have any sense if it were not for one thing: the percentage of people with the disease and poor health was much smaller among those who underestimated their future. Simply put, the pessimists were healthier.

opposition

You already knew that show all of these studies and arguments?

Silly to divide the world into "good" and optimists "bad" pessimists.

People who consider it their duty to ask you a question about why you are so pessimistic about life, amused. It seems that they are mentally put you on a par with criminals. To evaluate other people's view of life - completely useless, stupid and senseless. Only you can say who you are, and I'm sure you're a long time ago know the answer to this question.

And once you know it, tell us about your outlook on life.