Pessimists die younger

I had better start putting my affairs in order.

I knew there was a reason to look on the dark side,,,,,,,

As a Christian I will receive my telegram from queenie when I am 100

As a Labour Party member I am doomed now

It would be hard for anyone to be much more "Christian" than my late grandma . She made 99 ! Bless her she always said she "didn't want a Bloomin' telegram off Queenie" she got her wish.

Aw Gilly, bless her

My Mum is the worst pessimist ever, she is 97.

There's hope for me yet then felice

Having been kicked in the teeth so many times it's hard to be optimistic and I always think if I look on the black side then there is always a tiny chance I might be pleasantly surprised, whereas if I was optimistic.......I would only ever be disappointed.

I tend to veer towards pessimism, I blame my parents for this. I am nevertheless optimistic about being pessimistic because life can only get better for a pessimist

Meaning things are rarely as bad as I anticipate them to be, well most of the time anyway.

I'm on optimist generally but sometimes worry about things that might go wrong - I tend to keep this to myself be very aware of the 'fallout' from pessimists.

My Dad is a pessimist ....and he's coming up to 97.

Oh Gillybob I know exactly what you mean. If you think things can't get much worse you may just get pleasantly surprised.

What are we like.
I wonder if being Finn's they really don't ever get enough sunshine and suffer from a national S.A.D.

Being a pessimist is good. Optimists carry the risk of being disappointed when things don't go right. Pessimists, however, can be pleasantly surprised when things go right!

Exactly Shortlegs well that makes three of us now. You, me and Nelliemoser

Pessimists of the world unite today...... it might all end tomorrow

Glass half full person - my DM's 87 & most of my female relatives lived into their 90s so hope for me yet - only another 39 years for Telegram (from King I presume!!!!)

That's me b******d then! My glass has always been more than half empty. DH, On the other hand, has more than enough optimism for both of us.

That's 4 of us miserable cows now Greyduster.

Pessimism is the way forward.

My glass never had anything in it in the first place !

Pessimists may die younger but with the satisfaction of knowing that they were right all along! 'I told you I was ill!' (Spike Milligan)

But I read an article recently that said that pessimistic people suffer less from depression because they are seldom disappointed! Swings and roundabouts eh!

That sounds right: stress and worry are known to suppress the immune system and I suppose pessimistic people worry more.

I have a horrible way of thinking that good and bad always balances itself out, which makes me worry when the occasional good thing does happen, for the fear of what bad thing might be lurking around the corner. I know I am screwed up.

I had a friend whose MiL, when asked how she was, replied, "All but dead." She lived to her 90's.

I have heard an extra Beatitude quoted, "Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he will not be disappointed"