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Good vibes only? Understanding Toxic Positivity

The Psychology Sisters

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Toxic Positivity

It's not human nature to be positive all the time. We develop toxic positivity when we have a need for acceptance from our nurturing environment to survive. As an adult, you feel like no one really understands you when you learn to prioritize characteristics like positivity because they trump sense of self. So we end up trying to be what we want others perceive us to be.

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