"Many previous studies have investigated the question of whether optimism is linked with improved health and lifespan. And the consensus is there is a positive association." You miserable so & sos know who you are. Have a word with the irrepressible Duke or Leeds60, either of whom would chase Gillian Anderson down the street confident that they'd get a lumber. https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/optimists-live-longer/
With the amount of health issues that have been thrown at Leeds60 and his wife I do admire how he has remained so positive, I think I might have crumbled