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How forced positivity creates invisible suffering

My mother always put on a happy face no matter what was happening and I learned to do the same and now my family thinks I do not need support.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The emotional mask we wear to protect others often becomes the barrier that prevents them from seeing when we need care.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Unintended legacy — what we leave without meaning to?”

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