Negativity is a contagious disease, prolonged exposure compromises your ability to fight off its infection. If infected, seek REAL friends for help immediately!!
Now what if your friends are great, but your family, "God bless them," are not very positive at all? People say surround yourself with positive people and people who make you feel good about yourself, but what if your own family consist of people who are completely opposite of all those nice things? Some might say ditch 'em then, but they're /family/, and I was raised to believe that family is supposed to be the strongest most valuable and sacred of all relationships. And what's up with family who don't approve of spouses? Blah. Nothing's ever good enough for 'em. They might say they have your best intentions in mind, but those best intentions seem to have nothing to do with happiness.
I guess that's why it's contagious. And therefore genetic, too.
