Anxiety can make negative events feel far more likely than they really are

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Pessimism bias is the inverse of optimism, transforming your brain into a doomsday prophet. It forces you to overestimate the absolute likelihood of negative events, guaranteeing you spend your weekend deeply convinced the sky is falling.

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