I try to understand that others may be suffering from things I cannot see or know and focus instead on the many people who do have smiles and then try to find the humor in the negative where I can. Fortunately I come from a large family who have the ability to find the humor at even the worst times. Like when my brother cut off his finger for the second time and said "bad news; I cut off my finger again, good news; its the same one they reattached the last time and it didn't work to well anyway. On a serious note if you notice that someone is unusually negative checking their medication could be of benefit. Especially if they are weaning off of or starting a new one. I had a friend who quit her job before she read the warning "do not make any major decisions while starting this medication". Fortunately her employer thought it was funny when she asked for her job back.
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