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Toxic positivity is the demand that people avoid feeling and expressing unpleasant thoughts or emotions, paired with the imposition of positivity as the only solution to difficulty.
Too much positivity can become toxic, experts say
Toxic positivity is the demand that people avoid feeling and expressing unpleasant thoughts or emotions, paired with the imposition of positivity as the only solution to difficulty. 12:28 pm, May 16, 2021 ×
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DULUTH Optimism can lead to better health, but what happens when it turns into too much of a good thing?
People often default to trying to make us feel better when we share hardships online or in person, but encouragement can sometimes become invalidating.
When “Think happy thoughts,” “It could be worse,” or “You’ll get over it” is inconsistent with the situation, inauthentic, unrealistic or superficial, it could lead to feeling dismissed, belittled, frustrated or angry. It’s at that point the sentiment can be viewed as “toxic,” said Rhea Owens, associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Toxic positivity is the demand that people avoid feeling and expressing unpleasant thoughts or emotions, paired with the imposition of positivity as the only solution to difficulty.
Too much positivity can become toxic. Northland experts weigh in
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Optimism can lead to better health, but what happens when it turns into too much of a good thing?
People often default to trying to make us feel better when we share hardships online or in person, but encouragement can sometimes become invalidating.
When “Think happy thoughts,” “It could be worse,” or “You’ll get over it” is inconsistent with the situation, inauthentic, unrealistic or superficial, it could lead to feeling dismissed, belittled, frustrated or angry. It’s at that point the sentiment can be viewed as “toxic,” said Rhea Owens, associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth.