I (half-jokingly, half-serious) refer to myself as a naive pessimist: I expect the worst then I'm continually surprised when I get it. It's not about being over

I (half-jokingly, half-serious) refer to myself as a naive pessimist: I expect the worst then I'm continually surprised when I get it. It's not about being overly (and overtly) negative, but more your perspective on risk & mitigation. If you are a pessimist like me I would caution you to not surround yourself with many other pessimists, as there's definitely a tendency to ride the junk food high of the downward spiral when we congregate.