10/16/2023

How to Curb the Effects of Toxic Positivity

Toxic positivity is when being upbeat is valued above reality

Do you ever feel like you can't be honest at work? Like you have to put on a smile and pretend everything is fine, even when it's not? Or, do you find only positive comments are welcome, even at the expense of important news and issues?

If any of those are true for you, your workplace may have a toxic positivity problem.

Toxic positivity is when being upbeat is valued above all else. Real problems get dismissed or suppressed to maintain happy facades, either by ignoring them, or by papering over concerns with positive platitudes. It can feel both frustrating and suffocating to anyone with a more realistic or balanced view.

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