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The toxic positivity trap: what it is and how to get out of it

  • Lucia Blasco
  • BBC World News

4 hours ago

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Do you hide “negative” emotions?

Have you ever felt like you have to hide your negative emotions? As if you are being forced around the clock and at all costs to maintain the image of a “happy person”?

It may sound counterintuitive, but positivity can be toxic.

“Everything of value in life is achieved through overcoming the accompanying negative experiences,” says American writer and personal development consultant Mark Manson.

“Any attempt to avoid negativity, suppress or drown out, leads to a backlash. Avoiding suffering is a form of suffering. Denying failure is failure,” he continues.

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