Hello Everyone & Welcome to the RealPositiveGirl Podcast!
Today on the show I am talking about: Toxic Positivity
Positivity is something I am such a strong supporter of, but it has occurred to me that sometimes positivity can come off negatively & condecendingly.
So today we are going to discuss both sides of positivity & what we can do to not let it have a toxic tone, but to be more compassionate.
Here are some notes from today's episode:
- I’m all about positivity. And I don’t think there are very many people that know me that would say anything different because I’m not shy about it. Positivity is something I stand very firm on & try to encourage others to share the same view. But not everyone is affected the same by positivity because it doesn’t come across as positive or helpful when it is presented in certain ways or even by certain people.
- Something I didn’t really know about until recently was the push back on positivity because of the idea of toxic positivity.
- Toxic positivity is the idea that no matter what you are going through, super difficult & terrible, you have to remain positive & only have what someone would call ‘good vibes.’
- Now, I am such a big supporter of positivity because I believe it can actually help you in your life. I believe taking the perspective of a positive attitude when you are dealing with difficult things can be helpful to not fall into a deep, dark pit of despair. Positivity can be the perspective change that you need in the really tough moments.
- But that doesn’t mean you need to dismiss what you’re going through. This doesn’t mean you will diminish what you’re dealing with, but just keep you level-headed & hopefully putting a bulk of your focus on gratitude because it will keep you in the moment & not into a whirlwind of twisted & confused feelings that won’t really help you cope.
- So today I want to talk about the differences between toxic positivity responses & compassionate responses:
- 1. Everything happens for a reason vs. I hear you.
- 2. Look on the bright side vs. I’m here for you.
- 3. It could always be worse vs. Tell me more about it.
- 4. Stop being so negative vs. It’s normal to feel negative in this situation.
- 5. You’ll get over it vs. It’s hard but I believe in you.
- 6. Never give up vs. It’s ok to give up sometimes. Would the outcome be different if you didn’t?
- 7. You should look for the good vs. It’s probably hard to see any good in this right now. How can we make sense of this right now?
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