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Why Pretending Everything’s Fine Hurts the Human Soul

Toxic Positivity

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Alina Pitt 🪄
Aug 27, 2025
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Toxic positivity is everywhere, and it is hurting us more than we realize.

I recently saw someone I once knew getting divorced. She is on social media, she is a content creator, and she is pretending that everything is fine, great in fact! They are getting divorced after being married since 2017, so eight year…

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