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Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort. |
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I don't think just working at being positive is possible for everyone, particularly when times are troubled. Sometimes we struggle and need to acknowledge our pain. Sometimes we need to be with others who understand what we're going through.
I used to be firmly in the half empty camp. That's changing. Before it began to, I needed solidarity and empathy. I still often do now. |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort."
If it's half full you need to neck it and pour another |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
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Half full absolutely. While i'll acknowledge that i've had a fortunate existence thus far that contributes to this, wallowing in self pity does no one any good and often just attracts more personal strife and misery. |
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"But if its half full then it's also half empty at the same time? And I see both, which can be hard. It does fluctuate. And it's fine with me 
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I'm getting to this point, and that's just fine by me |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort.
If it's half full you need to neck it and pour another"
I like your thinking  |
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"Half full absolutely. While i'll acknowledge that i've had a fortunate existence thus far that contributes to this, wallowing in self pity does no one any good and often just attracts more personal strife and misery."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to be half full.
I'm now mostly empty but sometimes there's a mouthful of Dr Pepper in the bottom. Sometimes the Dr Pepper isn't even flat and has bubbles and ice cubes.
Mostly though it comes down to the situation itself. If there are other people I need to either rely on or depend on, I go in with ice cold Dr Pepper but leave with warm piss.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Usually overflowing but not so the last day or two. Guess that’s only normal with life the way it is at the moment but I definitely need topping up!
Miss V x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My glass is almost always overflowing with positivity, sometimes I have little spillages but they are rare. A lot of people dislike my positivity though, so I tend to splash them a little bit. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Two pints squeezed into a half pint glass. The tougher life gets the more this applies. Lately I'm feeling pretty blessed by my mental tenacity and also with my lot, especially reading through the forums lately....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Two pints squeezed into a half pint glass. The tougher life gets the more this applies. Lately I'm feeling pretty blessed by my mental tenacity and also with my lot, especially reading through the forums lately....
you are always positive xx"
Do you think? |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Definitely glass half full - always look for the positives where I can find them, and often infuriatingly so but it's the way I've always tried to look at the world - sure there are times when that positivity slips and the glass may be half empty for a while, but it's usually not long before I get a refill.
I do consider myself very lucky to be able to do that, and feel for those that can't do so quite so easily even if I can't totally understand it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Neither. I experience life and feel what I feel. When things aren’t going well I try to reframe the situation and find a way forward. However i like to feel my feelings, that way I feel fully alive and don’t simply adopt a positive mental attitude. Sometimes i feel it is good for me to fully experience the emotion to learn what needs to be learned from it. What is good for me isn’t necessarily good for others as we all make sense of our world differently. However I endeavour to feel empathy for others whatever they may be feeling as this helps me understand their reality a bit more, even if I don’t agree with how they are making sense of it. |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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I’m not a positive person. I’m a worrier. I don’t display this outwardly, but trust me in my head i’m running through numerous doom laden scenarios as to the possibility of any given situation going tits up.
And i’m extremely moody.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Serious question (I'm not taking the piss). What's the point of worrying or being negative?
I was a huge, fit, healthy guy, I now suffer with M.E., it's changed my life massively. I wish I didn't, but it's what it is, I enjoy the positive things in life, being negative won't help you in the long term so why waste your time on it when you could focus on the good instead? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's half and that's enough. Some days it's half full and some days it's half empty. If depends on the day, the situation and my mood. Being told to be positive and just be happy has never helped me. It's is what it is and no one else lives my life. Everyone's glass will be different because our lives are different. If we can accept that than that's all that matters. |
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I always try and find the positive in everything,
People say things happen for a reason are the people that have had a gifted life where no hardship or sadness has entered their life,
Shit happens, you just need to know how to deal with it,
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"Serious question (I'm not taking the piss). What's the point of worrying or being negative?
I was a huge, fit, healthy guy, I now suffer with M.E., it's changed my life massively. I wish I didn't, but it's what it is, I enjoy the positive things in life, being negative won't help you in the long term so why waste your time on it when you could focus on the good instead? "
There is no point (for me). It’s just how i am, how i’m mentally wired.
Plus life events have chipped away at my soul and left it scarred. Not an excuse, i know everyone goes through shit times at some point in their life, but it’s just how i’m wired.
I know there is no point worrying about stuff, its a waste of time and energy and is exhausting. But i do it anyway. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Mines not half full or half empty. I’m neither here or there. One day it could be full, next empty.
I’ve always been kind of manic with my moods and as much as I try and be positive it doesn’t always work like that. But I’ve learned to accept and understand my moods. So I’m just a half glass kinda person |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I always try and find the positive in everything,
People say things happen for a reason are the people that have had a gifted life where no hardship or sadness has entered their life,
Shit happens, you just need to know how to deal with it,
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Exactly! Dealing with things in a positive way and understanding your own behaviour and response to situations can impact on the outcome massively. |
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"Serious question (I'm not taking the piss). What's the point of worrying or being negative?
I was a huge, fit, healthy guy, I now suffer with M.E., it's changed my life massively. I wish I didn't, but it's what it is, I enjoy the positive things in life, being negative won't help you in the long term so why waste your time on it when you could focus on the good instead?
There is no point (for me). It’s just how i am, how i’m mentally wired.
Plus life events have chipped away at my soul and left it scarred. Not an excuse, i know everyone goes through shit times at some point in their life, but it’s just how i’m wired.
I know there is no point worrying about stuff, its a waste of time and energy and is exhausting. But i do it anyway. "
I get that it can be difficult to change your inbuilt and long term behaviours but hope that you can in time.
C can be quite negative about herself and everything. I tell her things will be OK and work out, you know what, things always work out and are always OK.
The hardest barriers that we face in life are our own insecurities and worries. Get over them and life can be a lot easier.
Oh gawd, I sound like a cheesey self help book, I'll try to shut up now...  |
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"I always try and find the positive in everything,
People say things happen for a reason are the people that have had a gifted life where no hardship or sadness has entered their life,
Shit happens, you just need to know how to deal with it,
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Im a big believer in things happen in life for a reason and I've had an immense load of hurt, struggles and shit to deal with. But I find the best way of coping is to keep on looking for the positives or it can all become unbearable. Believe me, I've been there, and I ain't ever going back there for nothing or no one.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort."
Technically glass is always full. If you dont have milk, there will be air in it! |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort.
Technically glass is always full. If you dont have milk, there will be air in it!"
Milk? |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort.
Technically glass is always full. If you dont have milk, there will be air in it!
Milk? "
If the glass was half full, the other half will have air in it. It's science!  |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort.
Technically glass is always full. If you dont have milk, there will be air in it!
Milk?
If the glass was half full, the other half will have air in it. It's science! "
Ahhh! You picture the scenario with milk! In my head its lager.
And I never understand, why not pour it into a smaller glass. The glass will then be full and it would end the debate once and for all |
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"Are you a glass half full or glass half empty type of person?
We are half full type of people. We always try to look on the bright side of life and the positives in everything, even through our troubled times. It's not always easy to be positive but it's worth the effort.
Technically glass is always full. If you dont have milk, there will be air in it!
Milk?
If the glass was half full, the other half will have air in it. It's science!
Ahhh! You picture the scenario with milk! In my head its lager.
And I never understand, why not pour it into a smaller glass. The glass will then be full and it would end the debate once and for all "
Exactly. Get your glass sorted first rather than discussing why is it half full or empty. Some ppl! |
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Oh, definitely half full. Life is tough at times but be realistic, this is nothing compared to what some people have been through and will continue to go through. TV, internet, food, drink, virtual quizzes, is it really that bad?? |
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Hmmm
Mathematically and to my mind
There is no half of zero
Thus if I have a pint glass and it has half a pint it is half
That's neither good or bad it's what it is half a pint?
So moving away from the flawed analogy
Personally I'm a positive person the day is NOT miserable if it's raining
I'm frighteningly positive for myself adversity rarely occurs
However I consider myself fortunate despite my own made psychological fortitude iv had the chance to harness and nurture it
I do not however live alone on this planet and just because I'm robust enough to cope with adversity I'm empathic and realistic enough to realise some very nasty things occur and some donot have the opportunity to deal with them positively
Personally I do not think one can be positive without realistically observing negative situations at face value
For example if I'm doing a risk assessment I have to be brutal with a negative perspective
The positive then comes with no one hurt
I think permanent rose tints dangerous
I think objective negativity a positive
Often on the forums if I dont post positively Im thinking of others that despite me being able to cope others may not have my luck
So disregarding half liters bad maths and arbitrary quantities of fluid being good or bad
Currently I have a basket infinitely full of great stuff
However I prefer to observe the world from a great deal of objective angles to try to understand it
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"Hmmm
Mathematically and to my mind
There is no half of zero
Thus if I have a pint glass and it has half a pint it is half
That's neither good or bad it's what it is half a pint?
So moving away from the flawed analogy
Personally I'm a positive person the day is NOT miserable if it's raining
I'm frighteningly positive for myself adversity rarely occurs
However I consider myself fortunate despite my own made psychological fortitude iv had the chance to harness and nurture it
I do not however live alone on this planet and just because I'm robust enough to cope with adversity I'm empathic and realistic enough to realise some very nasty things occur and some donot have the opportunity to deal with them positively
Personally I do not think one can be positive without realistically observing negative situations at face value
For example if I'm doing a risk assessment I have to be brutal with a negative perspective
The positive then comes with no one hurt
I think permanent rose tints dangerous
I think objective negativity a positive
Often on the forums if I dont post positively Im thinking of others that despite me being able to cope others may not have my luck
So disregarding half liters bad maths and arbitrary quantities of fluid being good or bad
Currently I have a basket infinitely full of great stuff
However I prefer to observe the world from a great deal of objective angles to try to understand it
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This is very wise. |
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