[Content Warning] Toxic positivity

See https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2020/03/post-no-1507-toxic-positivity.html and here and here. 

Subsequent to the original posting of this, see also: 

• https://open.substack.com/pub/jessicawildfire/p/it-feels-good-to-feel-bad-and-your?r=1onbpq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email; 

• “Toxic Positivity—Why It's Harmful and What to Say Instead”   https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958  

• “Gratitude vs. Toxic Positivity: How to Balance Emotional Authenticity for Well-being — Wave Life”   https://www.wavelife.io/blog/gratitude-vs-toxic-positivity-emotional-wellbeing      

• “Toxic Positivity and the Search for Real Well-being: A Balanced Perspective | Applied Social Psychology (ASP)”   https://sites.psu.edu/aspsy/2024/04/08/toxic-positivity-and-the-search-for-real-well-being-a-balanced-perspective/      

• “The Art of Balanced Positivity - Goodnet”   https://www.goodnet.org/articles/art-balanced-positivity      

 

 

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