Toxic positivity is just emotional avoidance that sounds…
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Toxic positivity is just emotional avoidance that sounds nice
Not everything needs a silver lining. Sometimes people do not need to “look on the bright side” or “be grateful anyway.” Often times life is disappointing, unfair, or just plain painful, and pretending otherwise does not heal anything. A lot of positivity is not encouragement. It is discomfort with other people’s reality. Some of the most damaging responses sound kind on the surface, but really they just make people feel alone for having honest emotions. In the end, it is often just a nicer way to dismiss someone else’s existential reality.
#conversation
Not everything needs a silver lining. Sometimes people do not need to “look on the bright side” or “be grateful anyway.” Often times life is disappointing, unfair, or just plain painful, and pretending otherwise does not heal anything. A lot of positivity is not encouragement. It is discomfort with other people’s reality. Some of the most damaging responses sound kind on the surface, but really they just make people feel alone for having honest emotions. In the end, it is often just a nicer way to dismiss someone else’s existential reality.
#conversation
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