April 22, 2010
Be the natural “downer”, or fake a positive attitude?
I tend to be rather pessimistic about the world, dislike people in general (but like individuals that I get to know), feel that the world is corrupt and diseased, and have a very negative impression of societal customs and institutions. This doesn’t bother me, but I don’t think it helps me at all. Generally, I mask this and put on a happy face because even among the individuals that I get along with, none of this makes for a pleasant time, even if it is dishonest to myself. Should I continue masking how I truly am, even if that enables the only actual social bonds that I have?
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Comments on Be the natural “downer”, or fake a positive attitude?
No.I agree with you 100%.Be true to urself,dude.
Fake it til you feel it.
Your thoughts are your own so i am not going to try to say, “think more positively” but what you should do is you should try and expand your mind. Yes the world can suck and if you are sure of this in your mind set then i say, maybe you should not ‘fake” it but just try to not think like that around other people. You are never going to be the life of the party if you think like that if you see what i am saying.
sometimes i feel the same way man. Just be yourself, but dont be to pessemistic
Ignatio Loyola said ” Put yourself in a position of prayer and you will soon feel prayerful”.
fake positivity.
You sound like my ex-boyfriend
I am naturally a very happy, optimistic person and when I met him, he faked that he was that way too. Then over 2 years of course the real him came out but it only drew interesting conversations about everything.
I always liked his angle on things since I have my own and I really loved to see how he saw the world and why, even if it didn’t match my thinking.
I would say don’t fake it to those you are most comfortable with, be the real you. You shouldn’t have to change. But don’t go around telling your boss or co-workers all sorts of crazy negative thoughts! lol
Just share them with your close friends and/or companions.
