Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl And Dear Miss Breed

Can being optimistic improve someone’s health? Yes, that is why the best way people can respond to conflict is by having a positive attitude. Having a bright outlook can not only improve a person’s health, but it can also improve their situation and possibly others. As an example, in “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” and “Dear Miss Breed” the people who stayed optimistic gave themselves the best chance of surviving a very difficult situation. Even when the end result is not positive, staying optimistic in difficult times can keep a bad situation from getting worse.
Having a positive attitude is important for lots of reasons. A few of the most important reasons are that being positive can benefit a person’s physical and mental health.
People’s health can be affected by a positive attitude because if they are sad all the time they have little to look forward to in the future. Even doctors agree that people who look at the bright side of things could potentially survive longer. In fact, “Research has found a link between an upbeat mental state and improved health, including lower blood pressure, reduced risk for heart disease, healthier weight, better blood sugar levels, and longer life” (US Department of Health and Human Services). Having a positive attitude is good for people dealing with everyday life stressors. For people in more difficult situations, remaining optimistic can be even more beneficial. Other Experts disagree with the importance of positive thinking. For example, in “The Positive Power of Negative Thinking”, the author states, “Defensive Pessimism involves learning to tolerate negative emotions in order to get things done” (Norem). She says that positive thinking is actually a hinderance to actually dealing with problems. The concern being that action not thoughts change situations. Dr. Norem states that “Defensive pessimism involves learning to tolerate negative emotions in order to get things