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Toxic Positivity:
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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Toxic Positivity:
The pressure to have it all… keeps us trapped in beautifully decorated cages.
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Toxic Positivity:
It’s OK to express your emotions; it’s what makes you human.
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Toxic Positivity:
Remember to respect your own boundaries and the boundaries of others. We never know for certain what someone else has been through and how they will receive the information.
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Toxic Positivity:
…it is so important to learn how to identify your own emotions, label your feelings, and express them in a healthy way.
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Toxic Positivity:
The goal of emotional expression is to feel more understood and supported, not to feel worse.
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Toxic Positivity:
…choosing when, where, and with whom we share our emotions is extremely important.
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Toxic Positivity:
You don’t have to love every part of your life… Allow yourself to be grateful for what is and hopeful for what could be.
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Toxic Positivity:
…let’s be honest, complaining is an ancient human form of catharsis and connection, and it’s never going away.
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Toxic Positivity:
Complaining can serve a real purpose in our lives.
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