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It’s Okay To Feel Defeated Even If Everyone’s Telling You To ‘Stay Positive’

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Here is a groundbreaking truth: Telling someone to stay positive does not magically fix everything. Telling someone to look on the bright-side will not repair the trauma and distress they might be experiencing.

And telling someone to just get over it will absolutely not make him or her get over it, despite your conviction. It is beautiful and perfectly right to be optimistic and bright spirited—in fact, it is essential for living a life full of peace and happiness.

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