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Forcing Toxic Positivity
When people push you to "keep being positive" do not react immediately, instead, with a level head, try these:
- Ask the person to clarify their intentions as to why they're pushing for positivity
- Let them explain what positivity means to them and the importance of why you should be positive too. Have them elaborate
- Engage in a genuine conversation about what you're feeling and the importance of "It's okay not to be okay"
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Consequences of Toxic Positivity
Spreading toxic positivity can cause problems in our lives, may it be personal, romantic, or at work.
We may have good intentions as to why we shy away from opening up with other people but it will come off as being dishonest and could put a strain on your relationship an...
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Creating Feelings of Togetherness
During this holiday season, it is easy to feel disconnected from everyone because of the protocols needed to follow. Fortunately, there are many apps we can use to keep connected with our friends and our loved ones.
We can still create the feeling of togetherness by promoting a safe space...
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Preventing Toxic Positivity
It is important that we become completely conscious of how we react to things and when to react. Being able to feel negative emotions is normal and should be normalized. Here are ways we can prevent the spread of toxic positivity:
- Listen to the other person intently and genu...
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Self-Inflicted Toxic Positivity
Sometimes we can be too hard on ourselves and we deny ourselves the experience of pain or heartbreak because we firmly believe that "positivity is the key to happiness" however it is not always the case.
- Allow yourself to feel. Dig deep into your own emotions and get to know ...
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Toxic Positivity
It is the idea or the mindset that says that we need to stay positive at all times. It happens because of the overgeneralization that being positive is the only way to get through life.
Being positive all of the time is to deny ourselves to feel and minimize what we are f...
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How to ask better questions
- Ask open-ended questions: they unlock more information from people
- Ask “why” 3 times: the easiest way to deepen the level of a conversation
- Ask about specifics, not generalizations
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Taking Notes
- If and an idea from the book makes you stop and think, write it down and elaborate on it
- Copy your favorite quotes and line into your journal. Explain why you wrote them down.
- Write down what you learned from the book.
- Would you recommend t...
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