Toxic Positivity

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Post by vincent_s » Tue, May 24, 2022, 8:07 AM UTC

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by wrnr » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:05 AM UTC

This article is fine and all, but maybe we should also have a warning about toxic empathy. This is all a lot of emotional work, guess it is something we can all work on but so much other stuff going on.

Re: Toxic Positivity

#3

Post by lwhi » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:05 AM UTC

I think this should be circulated to at least 80% of the people who used LinkedIn as required reading.

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by retSava » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:19 AM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #3

I think this should be circulated to at least 80% of the people who used LinkedIn as required reading.

I can heartfully recommend the subreddit LinkedinLunatics. Agree? Thoughts?

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by Mordisquitos » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:25 AM UTC

I very much agree that so-called "toxic positivity" can be a problem, but I found this article greatly lacking in any sort of substance. There are no specific examples of toxic positivity, no explanation as to why its bad other than vacuous general terms repeated ad nauseam (did she mention toxic positivity invalidates lived experiences?), and no in depth explanation as to the alternatives other than what is essentially a dictionary definition of "empathy".

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by rTX5CMRXIfFG » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:29 AM UTC

wrnr wrote: post #2

This article is fine and all, but maybe we should also have a warning about toxic empathy. This is all a lot of emotional work, guess it is something we can all work on but so much other stuff going on.

Can you give an example of toxic empathy?

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by groceryheist » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:29 AM UTC

Mordisquitos wrote: post #5

I very much agree that so-called "toxic positivity" can be a problem, but I found this article greatly lacking in any sort of substance. There are no specific examples of toxic positivity, no explanation as to why its bad other than vacuous general terms repeated ad nauseam (did she mention toxic positivity invalidates lived experiences?), and no in depth explanation as to the alternatives other than what is essentia…

Completely agree! This was disjointed and didn't have a point. Wish I could downvote.

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by thenerdhead » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:30 AM UTC

Does toxic positivity also count for those who overshare online for internet points?

I think it is brave to share the human side of our lives more often, but I feel like most platforms have people sharing a bit too much from the heart. As if every post has a meaningful insight from a lived experience of the human condition.

Almost to the point where there's a lot of narcissism in self-hatred and the realization of that in a public forum.

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by langsoul-com » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:34 AM UTC

rTX5CMRXIfFG wrote: post #6

wrnr wrote: post #2

This article is fine and all, but maybe we should also have a warning about toxic empathy. This is all a lot of emotional work, guess it is something we can all work on but so much other stuff going on.

Can you give an example of toxic empathy?

Perhaps taking someone's problems as your own instead of letting them resolve the situation.

Re: Toxic Positivity

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Post by tmortimerhun » Tue, May 24, 2022, 9:34 AM UTC

wrnr wrote: post #2

This article is fine and all, but maybe we should also have a warning about toxic empathy. This is all a lot of emotional work, guess it is something we can all work on but so much other stuff going on.

Seen a few pieces about how we should be prioritising compassion over empathy to save ourselves from exhaustion. Only place I remember reading off top of my head was Rutger Bregman's Humankind. Interesting to ponder