Toxic Positivity: What is it and How to Deal with it?
Positivity can be toxic. Did you know that? Even if you know it, you may be suffering from it. Toxic positivity is basically depicting positive behavior each time. It means not revealing your true emotions. Toxic positivity can result in adapting to unrecommended coping mechanisms. The display of being happy, showing a good side of you, and having a cheerful attitude at all times all come under toxic positivity. In other words not showing your vulnerable side and showing overly cooperative behavior are the signs of toxic positivity . Why does toxic positivity happen? Toxic positivity can happen to people who like perfection. In the midst to achieve perfect happiness, they start overdoing positivity. You get afraid of being de-motivated. You don’t like being average. Hence, you get afraid of showing emotions or true feelings. Here are some pointers to why toxic positivity happens: 1. Constant pressure: Since school, we are constantly judged by the marks we got, grades we got...