Toxic Positivity and What You Need to Know About This Bizarre Phrase
Hint: Denying hurt isn’t the answer.
Toxic positivity, wtf is it? A weird oxymoron? Enthusiastic denial? Are we guilty of dishing this out? Any way you slice it I don’t believe it deserves the word positive at all… Ignoring reality causes more harm than good.
This bizarre phrase popped into my mouth more time than I care to admit so I dared to read deeper. I am a fundamentally negative person but still manage to find joy and meaning in life, often countering those others who dare to force me to act otherwise, I’m not using this phrase anymore, simply because it doesn’t really make sense…
My questions are, what value can we gain from its mistakes? If it doesn’t make sense, why do we still use it? Misinformation? Misunderstanding?
The value I found in “Toxic Positivity”:
· What is toxic positivity? AKA Enthusiastic denial
· Battle Polly — anna, with Nancy Drew
· Are you helping? or “helping”?
· Emotions are a spectrum, not a still.Let’s dive in…
What is toxic positivity? AKA Enthusiastic denial
Urban Dictionary offers this definition, …the belief that “if you just stay positive, you will overcome any obstacle,” to such…
