News The Important Difference Between Support And ‘Toxic Positivity

[Deleted member 4760]

Interesting...

When someone comes to you with bad news or a problem they are facing it’s a natural reflex for most of us to say something along the lines of “just be positive!” – well, one therapist is here to tell you, this advice is toxic. Nobody wants to be kicked when they are already down so naturally, we think that telling people uplifting mantras about positivity will give them the boost they need, but this is not always the case.
Psychotherapist Whitney Hawkins Goodman, LMFT, owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center, runs an Instagram account called @sitwithwhit where she shared an important chart on the difference between giving someone ‘validation and hope’ versus ‘toxic positivity’ and it’s making waves on the internet.

More insight here:

https://www.boredpanda.com/validati...DsSkgOlaeX6b08tO0NYAl-KRfNhElQO3sId4YgxghaQM4

 

[seija]

I don't think the pictures work, all I see are picture logos with a red x over them.

 

[Deleted member 4760]

I don't think the pictures work, all I see are picture logos with a red x over them.

fixed.thx

 

[seija]

fixed.thx

You're welcome. Now I can see them perfectly and these pictures prove a very good point. People in our society have to realize that others can have negative emotions and can feel them in certain situations & scenarios. Our society is too quick to brush off the negative thoughts of others and don't bother with genuinely helping them better their situation in some way.

 

[Justdone]

Should be pinned.

 

[Of Manlets and Men]

The worst toxic positivity ever, which is naturally beloved by normtards, is "hurr durr kids be starving in Africa so ur problems be irrelevant." Every normtard who spews that line should have it thrown back in their face when its their turn to complain about a personal problem.

 

[Deleted member 16455]

Should be pinned.