{"id":4917,"date":"2020-06-06T09:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T09:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2023-05-31T17:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:34:42","slug":"become-an-optimist-and-beat-your-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/become-an-optimist-and-beat-your-stress","title":{"rendered":"Become An Optimist And Beat Your Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PessimistsIt\u2019s a scientifically proven fact that those who see the world in a \u201cglass half full\u201d kind of way tend to live longer, and experience less stress.<\/p>\n

Doctors claim that a large majority of all of their patients see them for chronic stress-related health issues, so it follows that if you see the world with a positive mindset, you\u2019ll have fewer physical and mental problems.<\/p>\n

When researchers at Concordia University in Canada conducted a study about pessimists and optimists, they discovered a direct link between the subjects outlook on life and their stress hormone levels. An optimist\u2019s levels are steady, while a pessimist\u2019s soars out of control and can become unmanageable.<\/p>\n

Optimist versus pessimist<\/h2>\n

What is an optimist? An optimist is someone who basically believes everything\u2019s going to be okay. They don\u2019t have a doom and gloom outlook on life, even when something goes wrong. That doesn\u2019t mean they ignore times of distress, either. But instead of throwing their hands up in the air and giving up (and giving in) to a difficult situation, they roll up their sleeves and get to work to improve things.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, a pessimist usually can\u2019t see any kind of a positive outcome resulting from a stressful situation. They tend to imagine the worst possible outcome from every challenging event, and if they don\u2019t, it\u2019s still a situation where they believe nothing good can come of it. Pessimists are unable to accept that their outlook is what brings all of that negativity to fruition for them. For example, they go to work knowing that they\u2019ll never get a promotion at work.<\/p>\n

Their lackluster attitude affects the workplace. The boss doesn\u2019t see an achiever, they see a miserable employee, so unsurprisingly they choose someone else for the promotion because they want a leader, someone who can inspire others. Alternatively, when an optimist gets passed over for the job, they analyse what went wrong so they can try and put it right for future.<\/p>\n

Pessimists and cortisol<\/h2>\n

When things don’t turn out as planned most of us get a little agitated, but if this turns to anger or resentment etc, the body begins to produce more cortisol as a response to the perceived danger. Because pessimists tend to exaggerate the scale of life’s little challenges, their bodies are in a constant state of disharmony as their cortisol levels are permanently higher than normal.<\/p>\n

When cortisol levels increase dramatically on a regular basis it can cause a wide range of physical ailments;-<\/p>\n