What is toxic positivity and what are some examples of it?
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Bob – My wife died yesterday.
Sarah – Well that was *yesterday*, Bob. Today’s a whole new day. What are you going to do to make your life a success *today*?
Bob – I don’t want to do anything. I just want to sit and cry.
Sarah – You mustn’t live in the past, Bob. I’m sure you miss your wife, but there are a whole world of new opportunities for you now. You should focus on those. Think of all the hotties on Tinder you’ll get to meet. Or the good times with the boys.
Bob – I don’t want to date anyone else. She was my everything.
Sarah – Well she’s gone now, Bob, so there’s no point thinking like that. That kind of thinking won’t get you anywhere. You’ve got to focus on the positive. There’s always a positive in *everything*, you’ve just got to find it…
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