Do you have an inherently positive attitude?

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17 May 2009, 8:12 pm

I was always a thoughtful child, and this turned into anxiety and pessimism later. I dont really believe in optimism for myself, it is not the way I think, but I do believe that I can learn to judge others more kindly, and be less critical of others, mistakes, and become more relaxed in general.

It is never too late . It isnt too late for your Aspie son either. And if your PDDNOS son faces problems in life, he will find a way to bounce back, his temperament is designed that way.

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17 May 2009, 11:58 pm

When I was a little kid I was happy and well adjusted, more like your younger son. During my teenage years I was lonely and got bullied by people, so I became anxious, depressed, and would dwell on losses in the past. In college, I moved out of the area and met more friends, so now I think that I'm somewhere in the middle ground between being pessimistic and optimistic. I view most people as having strengths and weaknesses, with a very rare number of people who are either "all good" or "all bad". Also, I think that people have an unlimited potential of good or evil.

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18 May 2009, 12:00 am

A positive approach is esential as sometines you are the only person to solve issues.The world isnt against you its against itself

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18 May 2009, 2:42 am

Yes. my default attitude is positive. I have had periods of depression but have always returned to positive after one. I think that's my normal state.

philosopher wrote:

The world isnt against you its against itself

I think that's true, when I've been depressed I feel the world has gone dark and negative but it hasn't changed of course, I was just projecting my mood onto it.

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18 May 2009, 8:00 am

KaliMa wrote:

I've had a positive outlook and been cheerful since I can remember.

same here!

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19 Apr 2016, 9:24 am

thewrll wrote:

Im very optimistic.

Me, to I like to think I'm have a bubbly personality. Get it Piplup's has many moves that have bubble in the name.

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19 Apr 2016, 9:30 am

Saspie wrote:

I have always been an optimist. It can be hard sometimes because I always believe people when they say they will do something, so I get disappointed a lot when they do not do these things, even when it is the 10th+ time they have lied I still expect that they might not be lying. I tend not to be upset for long though. Life gets better every year for me after a really crap childhood.

I am lucky, I guess.

Wow just gotta say this is me too. Good on ya mate! :lol: