"Toxic positivity" nghĩa là gì?

"Toxic positivity" = tích cực độc hại -> nghĩa là duy trì thái độ/suy nghĩ tích cực/vui vẻ dù không vui, đang trong tình huống khó khăn hay cảm giác tồi tệ.

Ví dụ

A major difference between optimism and toxic positivity is that optimism doesn't deny unpleasant realities. In fact, optimism (lạc quan) is often seen when people are confronted with some sort of adversity (bất lợi, nghịch cảnh) or difficulty.

“Negative emotions are a guiding point. Engage with and stay in that feeling for some time, don’t suppress it. You might want to share these feelings with someone you trust,” said Varsani. Toxic positivity is also another form of ‘gaslighting’, a popular culture term for invalidating (làm mất hiệu lực) yours or others’ feelings.

Toxic positivity is the excessive and unhealthy emphasis on being positive and avoiding negative emotions, thoughts, or situations. Emotions, like fear, contain important information about what we need; they can point toward changes that can help us in the long term. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with feeling negative emotions as long as they are acknowledged and utilized (tận dụng) in a positive way.

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