Faith Feuer
@Happytraingirl1 · 4:51
Toxic Positivity
Again, I was intrigued constantly exuding positivity to the extent that we invalidate or fail to recognize the pain of others is one thing, but could even thinking positively too much be a thing? Well, it turns out that it just might be. Let's say that we have a goal in mind. According to the podcast, if we only entertain positive thoughts about it, such as how it would feel to achieve that goal, our brains are going to start imagining that we have indeed already achieved that goal
Faith Feuer
@Happytraingirl1 · 1:09
You ready and well equipped to deal with them. This has proven true for athletes and soldiers fighting in elite military units. Granted, fantasizing about the attainment of our goals is easier and a lot more pleasant than pondering everything that could go wrong along our journey. However, incorporating a little negative thinking in the form of mental contrasting can in fact be useful and beneficial if employed correctly. A simple acronym can help us remember the process and it is called Whoop Woop Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan
Stephen King
@FeelBetterToday · 2:14
You. One of the ways that I talk about the idea of toxic positivity with other people is I share with them the story of the ostrich that puts its head in the sand. They bury the head in the sand, and then they can't see the negative stuff
Faith Feuer
@Happytraingirl1 · 0:40
I thought that was really interesting, and I think that that's a really important and great point to bring up. So thank you so much for your insight, and thank you for listening and replying. I look forward to talking more. Have a great day
If you really do want to hit that goal, hit that aspiration and possibly ditch a few habits along the way, a plan is really going to help you get there. It's like that blueprint. And one of the beautiful things about that is that those plans can shift, those plans can pivot as needed. So that kind of helps you
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Faith Feuer
@Happytraingirl1 · 2:46
We're expected to be polite and cheerful, and if you're not in a great mood and happy all the time, it's like, oh, my God, you're depressed, you need therapy. And whereas in other cultures, having sort of a more melancholy disposition or affect is a lot more accepted. So not that I think that having a cheerful cultural norm is a bad thing, but sometimes it can be intimidating and work against us