All In The Mind
All In The Mind
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Toxic positivity — when happiness becomes harmful
31 minutes Posted Jul 22, 2023 at 11:00 pm.
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We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they?
On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it's so damaging when we do and whether something called 'tragic optimism' could be the antidote.
This episode was first broadcast in February 2022.