Toxic Positivity vs Tragic Optimism

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[hanniballecter]

So validating, never heard tragic optimism, thank you.

[nicoleabigailevangelista]

And I was thinking why it annoys me. Here it is! It’s a TOXIC positivity! Thank you, doc Snipes!

[CynthiaSchoenbauer]

This allows me to know that the blue feeling is not because of something I did not do and should have done to ease it, but it is the result of something "tragic". Believe it or not, this allows me to grieve and express to my self that something is indeed tragic. Tragic things are sad, and I was not allowed to show this emotion around parents who would not sympathize and "get curious" about what was so bad for me. They would just leave me to be lost in my pain. The pain of no one caring is really something to grieve about.

[damson]

You should try to up the volume of your mic for better quality! Makes more people interested to watch your content too :)

[spirofarmaku]

You may think life is short but when you suffer it looks like its eternity, this is pure gaslighting, i would never embrace tragic optimism it has no difference at all from toxic positivity, my nihilism opened my eyes and see world way it is

[cathichristian]

Toxic Positivity is what we used to refer to as being a goody goody two shoes.

[Jefe]

If you were my Doctor, , i would get a physical once a week!