How Toxic Positivity Can Be Really Dangerous

Instead of asking for support or being open and vulnerable about how you feel, part of this is actually avoidance. So it assumes that positive mindset is the only way that I can cope with a situation. It might filter into maladaptive coping, so say for example, financial anxiety or financial self-care. "Toxic positivity can really deprive us of acknowledging how we feel," he says.

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