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(This poem involves the reaction some people get when they are honest about not feeling happy. So many are big on sharing emotions, but they really only mean the good ones.)
I am told it is wrong
To say when I am down
As if my pain
Is an open wound
Festering with pus
Disgusting to all who see
Why should I lie?
Hiding my true mood
Insulting their intelligence
When they clearly see
The misery I hold
Close to my crippled heart
It is what I have become
The form that life
Has forged me to
I am the negative man
Nemesis of the optimist
Destroyer of the silver lining
Legends of Windemere 
How sad! I’m reminded of what Jack Nicholson said in A Few Good Men: “You can’t handle the truth!”
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People really can’t. An interesting thing about negativity though is the psychology behind it. I read a few articles that explain those who are negative have their brains wired that way. This happens after constant stress, trauma, and being subjected to negativity from outside sources without enough positivity to keep things even. So, they get stuck in this mode because that’s how they subconsciously see the world. Only way to help them is to create more positivity to change their brain pathways, but there are too many out there who bring others down without thinking twice.
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That poem is all too relatable. Even though some positive things have happened today like getting a message from someone who liked one of my video projects, I still feel turned off by too much optimism especially when it gets to toxic positivity. I also hate how I’m treated I’m wrong for even expressing that I’m upset or angry when I have a legit reason to feel that way let alone people telling me I’m wrong even if I know what I’m talking about. Recently I even made posts pointing out how I was right about certain things and no one has countered what I brought up. I even told someone concerned in my comment section (even though I do respect him as a person) that “Life isn’t like a freaking Disney movie!” when I mentioned how I’ve been annoyed at people telling me I should try to force being happy and forget about my pain for example.
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It is kind of funny how people will accept blind optimism more than pessimism. Probably has to deal with humans not wanting to feel bad and avoiding negativity. As far as being a pessimist, I mentioned in another comment that studies have shown it’s about the way a person’s brain is wired. Same probably goes for optimism. Basically, whatever you are more used to being, it becomes your default for situations. Doing the opposite doesn’t feel natural because that’s not how you see the world. So, a person who is used to receiving negativity will see things in such a light. In order to switch to the other side or even stand in the middle, a person would need to be routinely exposed to the opposite of what they are used to. This requires those around us to not bring us down when we are positive or try to forcefully push us up when we are negative. Hence, it doesn’t really work out because most people are dicks.
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Interesting how you see the humor in that situation in people accepting blind optimism. I don’t mind positivity if it’s genuine, constructive, and realistic, but when it’s artificial and forced, it really rubs me the wrong way. I saw that other comment about the studies, by the way. Sadly with how I’ve been mistreated in the past and realizing how cruel people are in my lifetime and in history, that has darkened my perspective on the world and humanity at large. When there’s lots of good things happening to me, I feel like I don’t deserve it for some odd reason if that makes sense. It also gets hurtful to my mind when I’m treated like I’m wrong when I know I’m correct and I’m questioning my own mind with certain people. It’s also why I take joy in being able to counter certain arguments or bring up enough points where no one can say anything to me in response and that’s not counting times where I’m right in hindsight as I figure more things out. There are good people and I do appreciate them, but sadly too many jerks and straight up demons out there.
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I have a theory that social media has increased our exposure to negativity. So, more people are becoming pessimistic since that’s all they experience. Internet also allows for people to be anonymous jerks to strangers, which throws fuel to the psychological fire.
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There is sound logic in that and it’s part of the reason I quite social media years ago which is weird given how I’m a Millennial. I’ve seen how bad it can get whether it’s anonymous people and even people I’ve personally known. Facebook drama is something I don’t miss. People have even been trolls on my blogs or try to attack me when I’m not even attacking them, so it’s not like I’m immune to that even here.
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I haven’t seen as much drama on Facebook these days. Though I tend to mostly see ads since I don’t post much. Twitter was the biggest negativity pit I’d seen before I left a year or so ago. People simply can’t behave at times.
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I haven’t been on there in years, but good on you for not seeing as much drama on FB. Twitter is way too negative. I thought it was insane when I deleted my account over a decade ago, but it’s gotten more ridiculous after the fact.
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Twitter was rough when I was on there, but it was easier to filter. I only saw posts from the people I followed or things I marked as my interests. Once Musk took over, I mostly saw posts from people I didn’t follow, floods of negativity, and barely anything from the interests I had marked down. It was more of a push of whoever paid money or the new algorithm enjoyed. Seemed to be geared towards racists, Nazis, and the like. My account is still there, but I don’t touch it.
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That’s true about Twitter back then. I couldn’t even imagine having an account under the Musk regime with people who are idiots at best or downright bigoted at worst since they’re pandered towards in this X era which makes me shake my head and glad I haven’t been on that site in years. It’s also no wonder why there’s an exodus of people going to Blue Sky.
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People can sometimes gaslight you, telling you to look on the bright side, rather than accept their responsibility to be part of a better relationship.
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I hear that all the time.
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