True Positivity Vs. Toxic Positivity

[Sketches]

Hey, Brothers and Sisters.

Just a simple question.


How do you explain true positivity vs. toxic positivity with and without talking about our religion towards outsiders? Because most of the time, meditation, spells of wealth, success, fortune, and even vengeance fixes our obstacles, yes?

How about not mentioning these? How can we keep someone optimistic without bordering these into unhealthy standards?


Also off topic, but how do you make blue linked texts that is a title? You know, like the ones I see from others' signatures??

Thanks in advance.

 

[Stormblood]

An example is using modern behaviour. For example, when it comes to support:

:arrow: toxic/fake support: you say someone you support them, but do nothing to prove that and as such you don't really mean it. This is roughly 80% of people in the modern world, if we use a gross approximation.
:arrow: True support: you proactively involve yourself in supporting the other person in the most appropriate way to actually help. Action, rather than empty words that mean nothing.

Fake support is toxic and always does more harm than it does any good. You may make the other person feel better initially, then they'll feel 100 times worse when you're actually supposed to prove your words mean something, but you aren't there.

You can take other examples of wrong behaviour in the modern world and use them to prove your point.

The difference in general lies in claiming something vs actually meaning it. Facts, not words. You don't really need to go into spiritual topics for something like this.

True positivity is also about recognising all the circumstances (positive, negative, neutral) but walking on the path that leads to a positive outcome. Toxic positivity is ignoring the negative and the neutral, pretending they do not exist. Much like bottling up emotions rather than facing, thinking it is a good idea when it's actually really immature and will backfire in the long-term.

Do not copy what I am saying. When you argue your case on the level of opinion, you need to use your own voice. Otherwise, you'll never sway anyone else.

 

[Sketches]

I see! Thanks for the insightful replies!

I asked this because, ehem, a hypocritical friend of mine told me I was being, well, positively toxic. I don't know why I even allowed myself to cave in to his "observation," he was keeping a friend who is clearly guilt-tripping him and he's clearly tired, yet keeps going. The irony :roll:


But I'll still keep these in mind in case my close friends and myself are having a bad day, especially now because of the current RTR schedule