A friend of mine, who deals with chronic illness and pain, suggested that the middle ground between toxic positivity and expressing/feeling one’s negative feelings could be ‘presence’…being mindfully aware of how those emotions feel physically in your body and noticing them without judgement.
A friend of mine, who deals with chronic illness and pain, suggested that the middle ground between toxic positivity and expressing/feeling one’s negative feelings could be ‘presence’…being mindfully aware of how those emotions feel physically in your body and noticing them without judgement.