Pathological optimism is a state that reflects the Arab reaction to what is going on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Egypt. The problem with overly optimistic people is that they either deny the negative, fail to see the negative, or are avoiding the negative. What irritates common people about such attitude is that most can sense that the optimism is of a contrived or compensatory nature. If they’re masking their pain, you get the sense that you’re receiving their perky facades and not their genuine selves. When people consider the consistent frequency of how bubbly a certain person is, they might get the impression that they’ll never be able to bring up anything personal or serious to them. Their avoidance of all things negative will not allow them to resolve certain interpersonal issues. They either avoid it all together or patch it up with a temporary fix in order to get back on that cloud as soon as possible. A practical problem with the pathologically optimistic is that they are unable to progress if they can’t find fault in anything. Slavery would have still existed if the optimists explained how great these slaves had it with the food and shelter they were provided. Why can’t they just be satisfied being able to live and breathe??!! There’s a purpose to noticing flaws, and you shouldn’t ignore that. Another glaring issue with excessive optimism is their disdain and disregard for people who they consider to be “downers”. They see a person who is visibly struggling right in front of their face, and the noble choice they make is to ignore them to preserve their own fragile sense of well-being. This tells you that they’re afraid of that unresolved part of themselves. This behavior can definitely rub people the wrong way. It makes you question this person’s ability to handle adversity and different personalities. Avoidance of the negative is a dangerous attitude to take on. It keeps you naive. If my mind is only geared towards looking for the positive, how am I supposed to know when I’m being abused or taken advantage of? The world needs activists. Another reason for the hate for the overly optimistic is that they are a target of envy. Deep down, some may yearn for the ability to find joy in every circumstance. Quoted from the following page: thoughtsyoucantshare/why-are-overly-optimistic-people-so-annoying/
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:59:21 +0000
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