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Toxic positivity is when positive thinking becomes a rule rather than an option. It's important to experience your emotions, including sadness, anger, frustration, fear, jealousy, regret, and grief. Shutting it out with "good vibes only" doesn't help anyone.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm ALL for positivity and it's GREAT to feel good and to focus on everything that's RIGHT in your world. However, there's a fine line between positivity and TOXIC positivity. The fact is, things DO go wrong; we DO get hurt; GRIEF happens and sometimes we are rightfully SAD. Denying all of our negative emotions and feelings is NOT a healthy thing to do..... it's TOXIC to our systems. If negative emotions are consistantly stifled and denied our bodies will find alternative wa Toxic Positivity Quotes, Healthy Positivity, Stay Toxic, It Could Be Worse, Toxic Positivity, Could Be Worse, Yoga Information, Psychology Studies, Happiness Is A Choice

Don't get me wrong, I'm ALL for positivity and it's GREAT to feel good and to focus on everything that's RIGHT in your world. However, there's a fine line between positivity and TOXIC positivity. The fact is, things DO go wrong; we DO get hurt; GRIEF happens and sometimes we are rightfully SAD. Denying all of our negative emotions and feelings is NOT a healthy thing to do..... it's TOXIC to our systems. If negative emotions are consistantly stifled and denied our bodies will find alternative…

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