Is your glass half empty, or is it half full?

[VisionofMilotic]

Do you consider yourself to be a more of an optimist, pessimist or neither, i.e a realist?

I think I tend more towards optimism these days, and try to make the most out of what life gives me. I will find the good, even in unexceptional situations, taking things for what they are, and can quickly bounce back from set backs and move onto something new. I usually don't stay stagnant in one state of emotion for long, and tend to be pretty tolerant even towards people who are flawed or make mistakes, and will look for positive things to truthfully say about others. There is much that life has to offer us.

 

[Palamon]

I'm a pessimist. I'm not always negative, but I do have some positive outlooks? But I do feel like I lean mostly towards the pessimistic side of the scope.

 

[gimmepie]

I'm frequently called a pessimist, but I'm a realist. People just don't like it when a realistic assessment of a situation includes the negatives.

 

[pkmin3033]

Doesn't matter when the contents are poisonous.

 

[Megan]

I'm a glass filled with a vacuum. I look empty from the outside and nothing inside me gives other people any gains. But that does not mean I am empty as even a vacuum is filled with unperceivable "things". Unperceivable things that float around chaotically, appear only to disappear in the same instance, as they cancel each other out. But they exist and they make a huge impact.

It's hard for me to say if I'm optimistic, pessimistic or realistic in different matters of life. It's highly mood dependent but other people's sentiments have a huge impact on my way of thinking especially. I read a bunch of negative things and my thoughts become negative. I read a bunch of positive things and see me being a lot more positive. Trying to walk the line is a very difficult matter for me. Sure, I could go with the biological consent that states that negatives outweigh the positives as it is an evolutionary trade of humankind. But that's not a box I want to be put in, as it is always more complicated.

It's a very contrived way to say that my mind is very chaotic, isn't it? ^^"

 

[Zeostar]

I lean towards optimism and I almost always look for a positive to latch onto. It isn't blind optimism though. I still account for negatives, and I won't give myself false positivity or light in a situation where such thing doesn't exist. I would say those situations are few and far between. Even in my worst moments, I usually keep an optimistic outlook on life.

 

[Corrin]

Depends on my over all mood.
Regardless, I try my hardest to fill it back up.

 

[colours]

i'm more "the glass overflows sometimes and then somehow tips over and spills" kind of person

 

[Aslan]

Realist but I lean towards glass half full. I acknowledge the situation for what it is but I choose not to let the negative aspects of it affect me. I try to always think about something positive that can be taken from it or at least walk away from it feeling neutral, rather than letting the situation give itself more power than it needs to have in letting it upset or anger me. That being said, I can sometimes feel negative as I'm human but I try to be realistic and positive where possible.

 

[Fleurdelis]

its either full or empty, there is no inbetween... if that glass is halfway through, then i have failed myself

 

[Sheep]

Usually optimistic, but I feel like I am more of a realist at certain moments depending on my mood. Most of the time though, I have a positive outlook and expect things to work out.

Realist but I lean towards glass half full. I acknowledge the situation for what it is but I choose not to let the negative aspects of it affect me. I try to always think about something positive that can be taken from it or at least walk away from it feeling neutral, rather than letting the situation give itself more power than it needs to have in letting it upset or anger me. That being said, I can sometimes feel negative as I'm human but I try to be realistic and positive where possible.

This is very relatable too!

 

[Arcaneum]

Half empty.

 

[Nick]

I consider myself a realist. I am hoping for the best but I am aware of what the worst could hold and I prepare for that mentally.

 

[Meister_anon~Master_o f_None]

It flip flops for me I guess.
I don't know if this is just the typical stresses of adulthood,
but it feels like mental health gets harder to maintain the older you get.

 

[ReKoil]

I guess a realist.
I try to stay down to earth and just accept things the way they are in general, be they positive or negative.

That said, at the same time, I feel like there is enough ugliness (i.e. bad things such as hatred/negative attitudes) in the world and do my best to not add to that and stay nice to people as much as possible and try to make the best out of situations. Which would be more for an optimist I think.

 

[Orcaline]

I'm somewhere in the middle honestly. I try to be positive and optimistic about things but I think I have a generally negative and pessimistic outlook on a lot of things, particularly in relation to myself. But I do try to be optimistic, and I'm one of those disgusting people who leans towards the 'everything will work out' mentality, even if it takes a while to get there.