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Toxic Positivity:
Toxic positivity is the advice we might technically want to integrate but are incapable of synthesizing at the moment.
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Toxic Positivity:
We force positivity on ourselves because society tells us to, and anything less is a personal failure.
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Toxic Positivity:
Healthy positivity makes making space for both reality and hope.
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Toxic Positivity:
When we show up authentically, rather than using toxic positivity, we’re validating that what the other person is going through is real, empathizing, and not sugarcoating or denying their experience.
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Toxic Positivity:
If we want to communicate effectively and make other people feel supported, we must first understand the world they live in.
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Toxic Positivity:
…it’s OK to let someone experience their feelings. You don’t have to fix it.
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Toxic Positivity:
Positive thinking is often a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. Instead of helping, it leads to emotional suppression, which is… ineffective, taxing, and maladaptive.
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Toxic Positivity:
Time doesn’t heal all wounds. Telling someone this when they are very much not over something can be insensitive and shaming.
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Toxic Positivity:
Anything with ‘at least’ in front of it is minimizing. It’s not helpful to compare suffering.
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Toxic Positivity:
A life without negativity is a life devoid of learning and growth.
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