<human>: I am always too optimistic about things.  I get a job interview, and until that interview happens and I get rejected, I am fantasizing about getting that job, what it would be like, etc.  I honestly believe that it will happen.  The same thing happens when I meet a guy I like.  I think, "For sure this is it!"  And until he starts dating someone else, I'm still thinking that.  I have a hard time giving up on crushes, even in the face of significant evidence that he is not interested.

I often feel like my optimism borders on chronic denial.  It often results in intense and painful disappointment (although the hopeful highs are awesome).  Do other people have the same problem?  Have you found a way to deal with it?

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: I hold on to hope for too long, it is tough on me emotionally.  Looking for ways to manage this, or to make myself more pessimistic/realistic.