Thousands of structures have been damaged in the fires that have besieged Los Angeles. Which means you likely know someone (or several people) who has experienced the loss of their home and beloved ...

Orlando, Fla. - A positive outlook can lower stress, boost immunity, and even improve heart health, according to the Mayo Clinic. But experts warn that relentless positivity, ignoring or dismissing ...

Toxic positivity simply means extreme positive thinking that leads to the masking of real life problems. In a workplace, showing negative emotions is considered verboten. As a result, everyone tends ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

Positivity involves things like gratitude, optimism, and positive reappraisal. You may have heard that positivity is good for well-being. On the flip side, maybe you’ve felt annoyed, angry, or ...

In covert narcissism, toxic positivity serves an important function of escape/avoidance where vulnerable emotions and conflict are minimized and downplayed.

On January 10th, Dr. Thomas was quoted in the LA Times article entitled "The dark side of ‘brightsiding': Why you should avoid toxic positivity in times of crisis." In the article, Dr. Thomas said ...

Being optimistic is a good thing, but a Northern Virginia psychiatrist says the flood of “good vibes only” content on social media raises the risk of toxic positivity. “Toxic positivity is only ...

Toxic productivity is a common state among young people, characterized by an attempt to appear fine and satisfied with ...