What is toxic positivity and what are some examples of it?
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Sometimes hearing an opposite example is helpful to understand toxic positivity.
i.e. when you hear a sad song on the radio and it mentions certains sad feelings you are having- that is not toxic positivity. It is beneficial negativity. Bizarrely paradoxical but that is why music can be such great therapy for individuals experiencing emotional distress.
When people insist you listen to music that only talks about positive emotions -and it makes you feel awful and misunderstood deep inside- this is toxic positivity
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