full offense but posts that glorify “being positive” especially in a time of crisis actually make everything worse because they demonize “bad” emotions, and news flash: unpleasant emotions will never ever EVER go away. they are 100% natural and valid, and when you dismiss them,

they amplify and breed MORE unpleasant emotions. for example, if u believe in “being positive” & one day you’re sad, you’ll panic about feeling sad, you’ll feel guilty and anxious and ashamed and then helpless as you fail to push away the sadness.

so you start out as just sad, but by pushing it away (which is scientifically proven to be futile and counterproductive), you end up feeling a new cocktail of more intense & painful feelings, and worse, you’re being dismissive of your *very valid* feelings & being dishonest

with yourself. stop pushing away sadness and grief and anxiety. they are not the enemy; they are NORMAL responses, especially in times like this. it’s perfectly ok to feel anxious, sad, fearful, ...

acknowledge your feelings, observe them, and ALLOW yourself to experience them.

stop telling people to fight feelings they don’t want. it doesn’t work. in the words of psychologist steven hayes, “if you’re not willing to have it, you WILL”.

don’t listen to people who say they have the answers. we are all struggling. be kind to yourself; you deserve it.