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When toxic positivity makes chronic illness harder to bear

I have a chronic illness and I'm tired of people telling me to stay positive when some days I just need to feel angry and sad.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social demand for perpetual optimism denies the legitimate grief process that accompanies loss of physical capacity and life expectations.

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