I generally consider myself a positive person. I like to look at the positives of situations because that’s how I personally motivate myself to get through tough times. I’m usually open to other people’s opinions and views and I understand that there will always be something out of my control. I also know that some people are always going to be pessimistic no matter the situation. If people want to look for a downside in a situation, chances are they’ll find one. Although I always prepare for the worst, I can’t help but hope for a better outcome. Constantly thinking about how awful people and the world can be stresses me out, and I’d honestly rather not think about it. I find that saying the worst can and will happen increases the chance that it actually will happen.
However, I’ve started to realize that most people aren’t being negative simply to be negative. Just like how looking at the positives can help me, being ready for the negatives can help other people relieve stress. Preparing for the worst can help stop people from being disappointed or distressed. The issue that tends to arise is when negative thinkers start pushing this negativity onto other people. When people, including myself, are stressed, they can end up taking it out on the people around them. Trying to find a balance between relieving your own stress while not stressing out other people can be hard, if not downright impossible sometimes.
With sports, drama, field trips, and other enjoyable activities being canceled, it is becoming more and more difficult to not push one’s stress and negativity onto others. For us teenagers especially, the coronavirus issue could be one of our most worrisome experiences yet. But to my other positive thinkers out there, don’t worry; high school isn’t over yet. We still have plenty of time to make the most of our last year and a half, even if it means going to school online for a bit.
Do you tend to think positively or negatively, and why?
Kadison, I definitely agree that things are crazy. You, Kylie, and I know just how crazy the coronavirus drama is, and we've absolutely exhausted ourselves looking at John Hopkins health websites. So far, 2020 hasn't been the greatest. Not just for myself, but for almost everyone I've talked to. It's a little underwhelming to say the least, and I hope things start to look up soon. To answer your question, I try to think positively. Freshman and sophomore year, I thought very negatively, and it really didn't bring out the best in myself. I felt sick a lot, I looked sick a lot, and I was really overwhelmed. However, this year, a lot of negative influences have made their way out of my life! And because of that, I've been starting to thing more positively. It feels better. And even though 2020 do be the worst right now, you, Kylie, and I can make it through with the help of Mr. Isaksson and Trial Story!
ReplyDeleteEvery action can have either a negative or positive outcome even if it seems as though one is favored over the other. This is just a fact of nature. The immense amount of outcomes that can come out of one simple action is uncountable but one guarantee is that it is either good or bad. I attempt to think as positively about a situation as possible, but I alway know that there are the negatives lurky in the shadows. This leads me to often just wait for an outcome, and let the universe decide what is going to come out of a certain situation. I believe that it is always super hard to be always positive or negative because each situation comes with its own set of circumstances. Though it is important to try and not push one's beliefs onto another person which is hard for most people because opinions define a person.
ReplyDeleteI’m not quite sure haha. It’s strange because I think negatively A LOT, but you can almost always see a smile on my face or hearing a laugh come from me. I think a lot of times when I’m by myself I’m negative, but then around others I’m positive. However, I do know that during the time period I had cancer, I was always positive. I saw many times online and heard from people that just having a positive spirit could help you get better and not be sick anymore. Whereas, being stressed and negative, could make you even sicker and have your immune system completely crash and burn. I didn’t want to think negative because I was terrified that if I was a debby downer, that the worst was going to happen. I think my fear is what motivated me to always stay smiling even with my bald head and scars, because in my mind, being negative wasn’t worth the possibility of having my cancer get worse. I knew in order for me to get better I just had to keep smiling, and that’s exactly what I did.
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