Positive Toxicity

[blackcat64013]

Just read a great article in the Friday edition of Huffington Post about positive toxicity being bad for our mental health when we are at low points in our life. Just made me think about the power of words we use for support and encouragement, especially in these Covid-19 times. Please read more about positive toxicity when you can.

[Kainan]

I didn't quite understand that term when I first read your post. I looked for it and I was like oh ok. Yeah I agree. Especially if we're struggling, listening or seeing others preach positivity might not register for us. I think it's all a balancing act. Both positive and negative emotions have their function and benefits. Sometimes I can find incredibly positive people really annoying; it's like they deny any other kind of emotion and don't believe they exist! I can remember a close friend kind of like this and I never felt like we were on the same page. Empathy matters a great deal

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You can keep a job. I have had panic disorder most of my life. I was a professor and had to lecture to hundreds of college students. I took the reality of my panic into planning for my classes and came up with "tricks" to help me get through the day. But not easy...