Second, optimism can make people maintain good hygiene habits and seek medical advice in time if they get sick. In the 30-year long-term follow-up study of 100 volunteers, it is found that pessimists are more difficult to get rid of smoking habits than optimists and are more likely to get sick. Optimists are used to mastering and changing their own destiny through actions, and they will also take actions to prevent and treat diseases.
Third, optimism can reduce the number of bad things. Those who have experienced great changes or repeated setbacks in a short time are more likely to get sick than the average person. Pessimists are relatively passive, relatively less active in taking actions to prevent problems before they happen, and more passive in accepting bad things after they happen, so they cannot take positive actions to change or prevent the continuation of bad things. So pessimists are more likely to have bad things than optimists.
The last reason why optimism can promote health lies in social support. Optimists are keen to participate in social activities, while pessimists have more friends. This enables them to talk to their friends when they encounter problems. When you pour out your troubles to your friends, your troubles are reduced by half.
If a person is optimistic, his future life will be much easier, because if he is optimistic, his children will not be too negative when they encounter difficulties, which will help them deal with setbacks faster, sort out their emotions and continue to meet the challenges behind them, otherwise they will be too timid, or they will be too pessimistic and stagnant when they encounter setbacks, which is also unacceptable. People with optimistic personalities generally have strong self-confidence, because they are optimistic that they can handle everything well, so their self-confidence is generally high.