Being with optimistic people can be a positive thing. They can show you a different way to see life or to live it. I personally am a very pessimistic person. I know that being pessimistic is not good because it can lead you to suffer from stress, depression, or anxiety. I have tried to change my point of view of things whenever something goes wrong. I try to be more optimistic, but I can't! My friend Heather is helping me a lot. It is not like Heather to be so pessimistic. Every time I do something wrong or something doesn't happen the way I want it to happen, she is there to advise me. She tells me to breathe in and out. She calms me down. She encourages me to keep going and doesn't get stuck in negative thoughts. Heather always asks me why I am the way I am whenever I say or think something negative. I explain to her that we always have to think about every possible situation, whether it's good or bad. Its pros and cons. She keeps telling me that if I think the way I do, then of course every single thing that I do will be wrong. She knows that I can get very frustrated, so she tries to show me only the positive side of things. She is a great friend because she loves me and takes care of me, even if I don't ask her to do that.