New Study Refutes 'Depressive Realism'

The TL;DR is that I apparently don't have a sense-of-reality edge over the Pollyannas out there, and yes, it rather irritates me. I've been a ######6 Eeyore for nothing?

https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art ... -Robust-to

So much for my self-consolation that at least I have a better grasp on reality over those folks that don't get depression and anxiety. Apparently I'll have to try harder with the medicine I dole out in the OCD forum and make a conscious decision to not give a $#%^. Meh.

On a less depressive note, what the study does is undermine a long-standing theory (based on a study done decades ago) that suggested folks like me were wiser in the aspect of being more 'realistic' about the situation of the world surrounding us. I expect the worst to happen and of course when it does I'm not disappointed because everything sucks. Apparently, my grasp of Reality turns out to not be any better than those for whom the glass is always half-full.