My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I may have a slightly paranoid nature, a fear of losing control of my life.
I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.
And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.
It used to be that I was always paranoid or a loser or something so there's usually something that you seem to associate yourself with at one time or another.
I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.
Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.
People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.
I am incredibly bad at predicting the future; I am only smart enough to observe the present and listen to my intuition about tendencies.
I tend to be pessimistic about everything: If things seem to be going good, I'm worried that it's going to end; if things are bad, then I'm worried that it's going to be permanent. It's not a very comfortable attitude to have all the time.