MeganApr 23, 2023
Sarah Grey

Because I’m seeing toxic positivity floating around lately….

It’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to be anxious, frustrated, depressed, bummed, or even entirely sickened by the state of the world. It’s okay to feel a visceral need to howl in the face of injustice. It’s okay to grieve and worry and weep.

Those feelings are as much a part of life as happiness.

Ignore anyone who tries to shame you by calling you “negative.” You are a human, not a highlight reel.

Apr 22, 2023 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadMorten Juhl-JohansenApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey I do not think I ever heard the term "toxic positivity", but it makes every kind of sense. Thank you.
Show threadSarah GreyApr 22, 2023

@mjjzf You’re welcome! Here’s a terrific article on it, and why it’s so harmful:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-adaptive-mind/202107/the-antidote-toxic-positivity?amp

The Antidote to Toxic Positivity

The dark side of positive vibes.

Psychology Today
Show threadDon MeltonApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey This. 💯
Show threadAutistic AdamApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey 👍
Show threadArtful DodgerApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey spot on Sarah. The article is a good read too.
Show threadPixel RefreshApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey Even those of us who are not human feel despair about what is happening.
Show threadDr. Tamara L. SiudaApr 22, 2023
@SarahGrey @Adam_Cadmon1 ❤️ yes! even Jesus flipped tables and cried over a dead child that He subsequently raised, right?
Show thread🎆🎇Doe Eyes 🎇🎆Apr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey 💯
Show threadSteve WilliamsApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey @donmelton 💯 Also, the meme pics attached to this posts often evoke memories of bad LSD trips, rather than happiness.
Show threadStacyApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Preach.
Show threadCoolBlenderKittenApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey
It's not only OK to feel so, it's of the utmost importance, because these are the feelings that can bring about the will to act, to change things. The will to fight for a better world.
Also it shows that one still has a working moral compass.
How am I supposed to feel in the face of pain and injustice? That's right! Angry and sad. And bloody angry, again!
Show threadCrazy PonyApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey its not lately, but already in pre-Corona-Years
Show threadKayApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey It's a shame society spends so much time trying to police others' emotions when it could spend time valuing/cultivating empathy and holding space for authentic expressions of feeling, which create meaningful human interaction and healing.
Show threadschalkenApr 23, 2023
@SarahGrey This resonates. "I'm a human, not a highlight reel" is going to be with me for a while.
Show threadKingsley Bugarin PLY OAM 🇦🇺Apr 24, 2023
@SarahGrey
Show threadSSFC KDT (MOVED)Apr 24, 2023

@SarahGrey

"But people are supposed to be depressed sometimes! We invented the drug for people too depressed to get off the floor. Not because you missed your bus, or you don't look good in a yellow hat. That's just wrong. I mean, without his pain and his sadness, could Van Gogh have painted all that stuff? ...[M]y point is: you can't be happy all the time! That's life!"

- Dr. Chris Cooper, #BrainCandy #kith