childhood and can be linked to dysfunctional parenting. In these situations, the child was rewarded for always staying happy and never complaining or commenting on negative issues.
In this way, staying positive became an unhealthy coping mechanism that carried forward into other relationships as an adult.Signs of toxic positivity include:Denial of “negative” emotions — Feelings of sadness, anger, resentment, loneliness, frustration, embarrassment, or other negative emotions are stifled and pushed down, replaced by false happiness and upbeat optimism that are not in sync with the actual situation and experience.Invalidation of natural emotions — Invalidating natural emotions creates a lack of self-awareness and self-worth, where authentic feelings are dismissed and replaced by artificial feelings that do not match the event or situation.Guilt about feelings — Feelings are emotional reactions to a situation.
Having feelings should not generate guilt, but inappropriately acting on feelings in negative ways can result in guilt.Inability to respect other people’s emotional experiences — Telling people they should not feel negative after an event and pushing them to feel upbeat and positive even when they express deep emotional responses.Emotionally shaming others — Telling people that they have to be positive, that they are overblowing a situation, or that they have no right to feel a negative emotion are signs you may have toxic positivity.The video is most definitely worth the watch because Ramani lives up to her name as the narcissist expert..
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