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Do the best you can and know that not everything bad that comes your way is because you attracted it.
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Research shows us that toxic positivity stunts creativity and stops you from seeing important pain points that the business or customer may struggle with.
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Gaslighting is the manipulation and control of another person’s perspective for unethical reasons over an extended period of time.
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Toxic positivity increases feelings of shame, inadequacy, and isolation. It might originate from good intentions, but it doesn’t do us any favors.
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Toxic positivity has a large impact on our ability to connect emotionally. We’re afraid to show how we’re feeling because we’ll appear ‘negative’ or ‘ungrateful.’
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It’s common that people will complain about positive events like weddings or pregnancy by discussing the stress or negative symptoms.
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Talking about things that upset us is hard.
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Not everything happens for a reason that makes sense. Some situations don’t have a silver lining.
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…negative impacts have a much greater effect on our brains than positive ones.
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One of the worst things about toxic positivity is that, when used in the wrong moments, it denies what we’re feeling and makes us feel worse.
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