Now that you're at liberty to be sad, angry or unhappy without the extra burden of blaming yourself for having failed, do give pessimism a go! You might assume I'm joking, this is such a taboo. And of course it goes way beyond the cult (though how you could be pessimistic AND a premie I don't know. Not allowed!). But it's interesting.
It's not synonymous with misery. You don't have to be a downer (just learn when not to say anything). It doesn't have to be a one-way permanent stance.
But it's interesting. Feels like dancing with the devil.
The alternative is to live with the fixed idea that everything is getting better and will continue to do so.
