By acknowledging some positivity is toxic and choosing more effective communication, you can change your workplace culture ...

Toxic positivity is the demand that people avoid feeling and expressing unpleasant thoughts or emotions, paired with the imposition of positivity as the only solution to difficulty. Too much ...

From memes all over social media about staying positive to influencers talking about how easy it to "choose" happiness, ... "Toxic positivity is essentially the denial of negative feelings, ...

While a positive outlook can certainly be beneficial, there can be a darker side to this emphasis on positivity.

There’s a reason we can barely scroll through our social media channels without hurtling eyeballs-first into a saccharine quote about happiness, an inspiring message or a motivational meme ...

Toxic Positivity Is Becoming a Thing. It Has to Stop. ... Most of us laughed at them behind closed doors — turning them into memes before memes were even a thing. ...

How to handle toxic positivity. Here are a few strategies for dealing with toxic positivity, for those on both sides of the equation: . Avoid ignoring or trying to suppress your genuine emotions ...

The memes tell us we need to think positively all the time, ... Toxic positivity can reduce valid and important emotions to the polarity between negative and positive.

“Toxic positivity is essentially the denial of negative feelings, a forced positive attitude that attempts to negate any negative sentiment,” Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified ...

There’s a reason we can barely scroll through our social media channels without hurtling eyeballs-first into a saccharine quote about happiness, an inspiring message or a motivational meme ...

The memes tell us we need to think positively all the time, ... Toxic positivity does not allow time for grief, we need to hurry up and reach closure. Some emotions are easier to handle, ...