I've been thinking about this over the last two days. I had a miscarriage yesterday. I was only 5 weeks so physically it was bearable. It's still going on today.
I had about 5 minutes of crying then I got on with my day as normal. I just knew it was going to go wrong. I had made no plans, no pointless conversations about possible names... I just thought I would assume it was going to end rather than thinking it was going to be successful, then I wouldn't be too sad about it going wrong.
I do this throughout my life, thinking the worst, then I'm never disappointed, but if something goes right I'm pleasantly surprised.
Is this a sad way to view life? I don't think so. If I'd have thought this pregnancy was going to succeed and got excited about it, I would have been completely devastated yesterday.
This isn't a 'woe is me' thread and I'm not asking for your sympathy. I thought I'd find out if you see yourselves as pessimists or optimists, and what the pros and cons are of each standpoint!
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To think it really is better going through life as a pessimist?
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GordonTheGopher · 17/09/2008 19:34
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