Optimism can put good effects on people as well as the work place. Unlike pessimism it brings negativity and stress. Is optimism really needed in our daily lives? Optimism is hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something, optimism is supposed to be good for the workplace and the people around you. People say being pessimistic is not so good for the workplace n’or the people around you, people also say it causes stress and other health issues.
After researching, taking notes, and asking questions I agree that we would still need optimism if all world problems were solved. Our problems would be solved but more may occur, with that being said you need a positive mind set hoping that these new occurred problems are not tragic like today’s.
Optimistic people can bring around a lot of positivity and uplift others, and it can be life changing for others. All it takes is one positive comment to change a person’s entire perspective or mood, people fail to realize that negativity can really bring a bad toll on others. Suicide is a huge problem in America, being suicidal and depressed comes with a pessimistic mindset and sometimes people need a little bit of optimism to change that feeling around.
The suicide rate in America was recorded in 2016, and there were 44,965 suicides recorded and the rate increased by 24%. Imagine if those people got the help they needed, what if they had a better mindset and more optimism included in their lives. This is one of the major problems that could be fixed if we had more optimism and helped others. One comment can really change a lot and people really do fail to realize that someone needs positivity and hope.
According to an article from the national institute on drug abuse in 2013 there’s an estimated 24.6 million Americans 12 or older who has used an illicit drug during the past month. These people could be using things such as cocaine, marijuana, and any other illicit drug there is in existence, people use these things as coping mechanisms to “solve” their problems. In reality it’s just another negative impact, with these pessimistic mindsets people have to numb the pain so they use illicit drugs such as cocaine or marijuana.
It numbs the pain and helps you avoid your problems yet it’s causing more, it causes an addiction and it ruins your health, it may have outcomes of death as well. Drug addicts need someone with a positive mindset to help them overcome their addiction, they need optimism too because without it they’ll be continuously doing these drugs hoping it will stop the pain they’re going through when really it’s just causing more pain.
Bullying is another worldwide issue that occurs a lot because that person may be a pessimist and have problems of their own. Energy creates energy so if a person is constantly bringing you down or being negative it will cause you to be negative all the time and bring down others. Unlike being optimistic the more you’re positive and uplifting to others it will cause them to be positive and uplifting. Just like anyone else bullies need an optimistic mindset to help them go through whatever their going through. Yet instead of them asking for help and surrounding themselves by positive people they cope with their problems by being rude to others, well known as bullying.
Stress is another major issue people deal with and it can be at any age. Stress can be caused by a lot of things, school, work, your family, not getting enough rest, etc. This causes lots of health issues such as hearts disease, asthma, obesity, diabetes, headaches, and depression and anxiety. Not only that but stress can cause hair loss and lack of rest, this can cause you to be crabby or have a negative mindset and it ruins your day. People that tend to stress and have these health issues need some positivity and time to slow down and think.
In conclusion optimism is something really important that we could use in our daily lives, without optimism this world would be a wreck.