I'm so sick of toxic positivity. Making people feel guilty & or shaming them for being depressed, low energy, or negative, because we bring others down. All I hear then is, I shouldn't talk to you. This means I either hide or lie. Which just increases depression, low energy & negativity.
In case you are unaware, there isn't just some switch I can flip, or think happy thought to change these feelings. So, you are effectively out of my life.
Counseling has taught me that we often donโt have the tough conversations with our loved ones. We just minimize or even say we are okay & battle in isolation.
Thereโs no shame in being anxious or depressed, itโs part of being human. They are normal feelings, speaking them & asking for help managing them is healthy. On the other side of these feelings thereโs hope & joy, but we canโt get there alone.
Itโs time to normalize listening to each other speak about our feelings.
Be Excellent To Each Other โคโฎ
They/Them ~ UK
Friendly Neighbourhood Misfit
Autistic and Type 1 Diabetes