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Know anyone who always expects the worst?

Know anyone who always seems to expect the worst in just about any and every given situation? I have a feeling most everyone has at least one close friend or family member that's like this. Well, like most other people (I have to imagine), I know someone like this as well, and it just seems to get worse with age. It usually involves health worries, but can involve other areas of life as well. Here are just a few examples I've heard over the past couple of years:

Me: "My right big toe hurts."

Them: "I hope it's not gout."

Me: "No, I think it was due to an intense workout yesterday."


Me: "My right hand is sore today."

Them: "I hope it's not carpal tunnel."

Me: "No, I just think I slept on it funny."


Me: "I think I strained a groin muscle the other day."

Them: "Hernias run in your family, you know..."

Me: "No, it's not that. I probably overdid it on a stretch or exercise a day or two ago."


While I know they mean well, there are times I just want to tell them to chill and maybe take some Prozac. Heck, in cases like these, I want to ask, "Wait, has medical marijuana been legalized here yet?"

I have a feeling if one day I attempted to re-enact a scene from the film The Sixth Sense and said, "I see dead people," this other person would respond with, "I hope you're not dead." I could then just say, "No, I'm just going to be Bruce Willis for the day."
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