Caught your attention? Now that I did…wait before you say, “what?!”. Now, I’m all for self-care, self-reflection and such, my issue is with too many things, and I mean things, giving me some kind of pep talk.
The other day I grabbed one of my elderberry cough drops and noticed some tiny blue text on the wrapper. To my dismay and it stated, “Put a little strut in it.”, “It’s yours for the taking”, “Flex your ‘can do’ muscle” and last but not least, “Don’t waste a precious minute.” Really? My cough drop is now some kind of life coach or cheerleader. Speaking of too much positivity, many people who are weary of AI, me included, talk about how AI is the biggest people pleaser out there. Regardless of what kind of question, people have even purposely asked a silly question, AI’s first response is always great question!
There’s even a term for it…it’s called toxic positivity. An article in Verywellmind states, “Toxic positivity takes positive thinking to an overgeneralized extreme. This attitude doesn’t just stress the importance of optimism—it also minimizes and even denies any trace of human emotions that are not strictly happy or positive.”
So, what is one to do when even their cough drop is giving them advice and wanting them to look on the bright side? Be realistic about what your emotions are, don’t deny how you feel even at the time it may not be perceived as positive. It’s OK…after all, we are human.
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