Research shows that thinking about positive experiences makes us more resilient and less depressed compared to when we dwell on the worst-case scenario.
Poler told me that, along the way, while she was conquering fears like performing stand-up comedy, cliff diving, and swimming with sharks, people often asked her, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” While Poler could concede that perhaps she wouldn’t die, there were many other bad things this question brought to mind.I might fail. I might get rejected. I might hurt my ego and my self-esteem. There are so many things that can go wrong when we take a risk.
The main problem with this oft-asked question is that its entire purpose is to make us imagine worst-case scenarios. It can cause us to catastrophize all the bad things that might happen should we take the scary, less-trodden route.“If we actually want to face a fear, and do it with the best attitude, we have to ask ourselves, ‘What’s the best that can happen?’ instead of dwelling on the worst,” Poler told me.
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