How To Be An Optimistic Cynic
No, it's not an oxymoron. A good dose of cynicism is fine—healthy, even—but moderating your cynical tendencies will help ensure your well-being doesn't slip away.
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Rule out depression
A global feeling of helplessness and hopelessness suggests a clinical condition, so get screened by a professional to see if therapy could brighten your bleak outlook.
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Be selectively cynical
To maintain balance, keep your critical sense honed, but don't let it interfere with your genuine enjoyment of, say, a gorgeous sunset or an unexpected windfall.
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Seek out fellow cynics
When the voices in your head won't quit trumpeting your own uselessness, you need the aid of some perspective from sympathetic friends who won't hesitate to snap you out of it.
