Toxic positivity vs genuine optimism
What seems to be an oasis from afar as you inch closer and closer may reveal itself to be nothing but quicksand!
Optimism is like salt the magic ingredient in every recipe life has us cook. Yet a number of other ingredients look like salt ..icing sugar, MSG and powdered ice just to name a few! One such pretender to the throne that mimics genuine optimism is toxic positivity.
Remember ..Oversimplification and motivational pressure can worsen mental suffering.
TOXIC POSITIVITY
Can feel forced .
Can exaggerate the ill-effects of low mood or so-called negative thoughts. Makes the future seems black.
Can feel forced .
you should try a little more to be positive
Can exaggerate the ill-effects of low mood or so-called negative thoughts. Makes the future seems black.
being sad and thinking negatively will not get you anywhere and destroy your life!
Makes pain and suffering feel like a competition think of all the people who have it so much worse than you!
Asks you to gloss over the wounds and urges you to avoid or overlook try not to think of or talk about the bad things!
Focuses only on momentum and upwards growth and disregards periods of rest or regeneration no matter what, you should always keep trying to grow and improve
VS
GENUINE OPTIMISM
Can feel hopeful ..
Can feel hopeful ..
things can take different turns in life at various points
Acknowledges the presence of lows and their ill-effects but also balances them with the highs and the neutrals. Makes the future seem grey (a mix of both black and white) I understand that you are feeling low and it is okay to feel this way
Validates your pain and acknowledges that not everyone needs to go through the same things in the same way in order to qualify as a sufferer your pain is understandable and valid and what matters that it hurts you
Allows you to name and identify your pain and encourages solution-seeking it s okay to discuss the things that are hurting you so that we may explore possible ways to tackle them.
Acknowledges periods of inertia as normal, acceptable and useful it is okay if all you do for a time is stay in your cocoon for a little while and just breathe
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