Depressive Realism

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I recently heard that depressed people view themselves in realistic terms and people who aren't depressed view themselves in unrealistic positive terms. I was intrigued so I looked to see if there was any truth to it, and seems like there have been some studies that currently seem to confirm this hypothesis.

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total...ive-vortex

Thoughts?

I recently had to take a test for a health class I'm in that told me how pessimistic or optimistic I was. I'm not depressed and I was extremely optimistic. How can someone not see themselves in a positive light? If I thought something negative about myself I'd change that to something positive.