Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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You’re not a pessimist. You have cognitive distortions. Catastrophizing. All-or-nothing thinking. Mind reading. Fortune telling. These aren’t personality traits. They’re mental shortcuts your brain developed to protect you—but they distort everything. The first step isn’t positive thinking. It’s naming the distortion. That’s not optimism. That’s accuracy.

Send this to your fellow “pessimist.” It’s Not Your Personality series—Part 8. Follow for Part 9.

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