How to avoid ‘toxic positivity’ and take the less direct route to happiness Gabrielle Henderson/Unsplash , CC BY Brock Bastian , The University of Melbourne and Ashley Humphrey , Federation University Australia The term “ toxic positivity ” has received a good deal of attention lately. Coming off the back of the “positivity movement” we are beginning to recognise while feeling happy is a good thing, overemphasising the importance of a positive attitude can backfire, ironically leading to more unhappiness. Yes, research shows happier people tend to live longer, be healthier and enjoy more successful lives . And “very happy people” have more of these benefits relative to only averagely happy people . But pursued in certain ways, happiness or positivity can become toxic. Our research, published in The Journal of Positive Psychology and involving almost 500 people, was inspired by these apparently inconsistent findings – pur...
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