is it possible to change from being "glass half empty" to "glass half full" - if so HOW?

[jeangenie]

Have recently come to the opinion that I am a ?glass half empty? kind of person. I?d like to try to change this, as much so that my kids don?t end up like this as for any other reason.Though I must admit I quite like the idea of having a more positive approach to life (believe it or not it can be a bit miserable being negative and grumpy the whole time), just no real clue how to manage it.
So, any failsafe tips or advice?
Any good books (can you learn this type of thing from a book?)?
Other routes to ?glass half full?-ness that are tried and tested?
Or is it an impossible task which I should forget all about immediately, peg as another no-hope notion of mine and get back to my cup of tea (which will surely have gone cold by now)?

CBT

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sorry didn't read al the thread but have been doing Cognative Behavioural Therapy course and has changed my outlook a great deal.

Lots of different ideas for jeangenie, then. I just sort of worked things out for myself, but I was lucky to have stable, supportive relationships with friends & family. I think my main problem was the culture shock of giving up work.

I have wondered whether CBT would be useful, I think it might be for me

fortyplus I would LOVE to be so laid back my friends think I have gone mad, I think I am ABSOLUTELY the least laid back person of anybody I know (although probably only those who know me really well know this - I put on a bravely chilled [but inwardly manic] front with mere acquaintances )

I had been considering major life changes to try to sort this out, but I got nervous that this might be "just me" so I thought I'd try to take a more positive approach to my current lot first thereby hopefully getting a more objective perspective (does that make sense?)

I do get a bit more "moody" around the time of my period and just before, but last few months its been more or less constant

I am still trying hard.

I've changed from one to other (mostly).

Started small so if by late morning I was thinking 'oh what a terrible day' I make myself go through all the things that went right. Even if it was just one or two things, basic things that you don't expect to go wrong (e.g. I brushed my teeth without any incident). Concentrating on the positive and going through them again and again wehn I only wanted to think of the negative.

It may be crazy but alongside other things it has really helped.