ALL feelings and emotions are individual, whether hope, hate, love, etc.
I feel that you don't have to be a "Doomsayer" to be hopeless. Maybe the combination of being ultra- realistic AND a tad depressed, is what brings me to this feeling.
Trust me I am not su*c*dal but at least in my own case, I keep my hope to a bare minimum.
What a cheerful Monday morning topic!
HA MY NAME IS "JOY!"

That's a good point. But I'm wondering if "hope" might be realistic, too--like hoping in this imaginary case to get good hospice care, work out something unresolved with a friend, have pain control...I tend to the realistic, so my hope might be based on circumstances. Am enjoying this discussion!