“Too much positivity is toxic”

“Good vibes only”

“Others have it worse”

“Just another bad day, you”ll feel better tomorrow.“

Words you thought is good for the, is just making the damage even worse!!!!!!

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What is toxic positivity?

Toxic positivity is where someone believes that you have to be positive all the time. It’s when someone believes that “negative” emotions is giving into ego, or makes you non-spiritual. The bottling up of emotions creates bigger problems later on.

Toxic positivity is worse than negativity!!!

Why? Saying things like
Everything happens for a reason
This too shall pass
What doesn’t kill you makes you strongeR
I know someone who had that same type of and they’re doing great now

These words doesn't help a struggling person, it just makes them feel even more worthless because you just invalide his/her feelings.

Toxic positivity is different from support and validation. To show support we must acknowledge the persons struggles and emotions and not dismiss them.

Say these instead:
I see you
That sounds hard
It’s normal to feel upset
Just because someone has it worse, doesn’t make your pain hurt any less
Your emotions cannot be switched on and off, take your time you need to work through them.

As humans, we all feel down sometimes; we all know what it feels like to be sad, angry, and broken. We should all learn to empathize more, communicate well, and be more human.