Shadow Work for Fighting "Toxic Positivity"

I’ve heard the term “toxic positivty” before, and I think this image does a good job putting it into light with examples!

I’m also guilty of sometimes grabbing phrases on the right when I want to comfort someone- I heard all of these lines so many times throughout my life, they are burned into my memory! :sweat_smile:

I think this is a great movement calling attention to the fact that good intentions can sometimes hurt. You may want to cheer someone up, but everyone is in a different place mentally :brain: . @SilverBear started a very powerful and important conversation My Reasons for Practicing Witchcraft on the topic of mental health and how everyone comes to the practice with a different frame of mind.

This picture calling “Toxic Positivity” to attention is a good reminder that words have a lot of power, and in order to prevent doing more damage, we should take time to choose our words carefully and show empathy to the person we want to help! :raised_hands:

Thank you for sharing, @Francisco! :pray::two_hearts:

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