Wow this post is just incredible. Thank you so much for all that you share. It’s all so moving and though provoking.
I totally relate to everything you’ve said about accessing sadness...I feel deep grief in my bones and yet, maybe not the safe spaces to feel able to let the emotions out - I’m working on it.
As a person in 12 step recovery, the longer I’m around the less I can be tolerant or the view that pushing my feelings down and helping another is always what I need to do when I have feelings that I want to express. Toxic positivity is “never having a bad day!”
It’s so reassuring to see other people on their own journey of healing, and when I can see myself. I think that’s the thing..I just want to be seen. Seen and not fixed.
Thank you for writing these words. I'm just beginning to completely throw away toxic positivity for good and leaning into exploring internalized capitalism and beliefs that we do not equal the sum of our accomplishments.
Wow this post is just incredible. Thank you so much for all that you share. It’s all so moving and though provoking.
I totally relate to everything you’ve said about accessing sadness...I feel deep grief in my bones and yet, maybe not the safe spaces to feel able to let the emotions out - I’m working on it.
As a person in 12 step recovery, the longer I’m around the less I can be tolerant or the view that pushing my feelings down and helping another is always what I need to do when I have feelings that I want to express. Toxic positivity is “never having a bad day!”
It’s so reassuring to see other people on their own journey of healing, and when I can see myself. I think that’s the thing..I just want to be seen. Seen and not fixed.
Thank you for writing these words. I'm just beginning to completely throw away toxic positivity for good and leaning into exploring internalized capitalism and beliefs that we do not equal the sum of our accomplishments.