Can there be too much positivity?
It’s possible. Positive psychology is a useful tool and application to treat minor ailments and as a form of mental health maintenance and optimiser. However, we cannot dismiss the importance of the less desired emotions as they are eager to tell a story too.
“There can be too much positivity in positive psychology”, remarked a psychology coursemate.
We were taken aback by that remark in one of the in-class discussions about addressing psychological issues with different approaches. That discussion happened a few years ago when I was doing my foundation year studies in psychology. I gave it a lot of thought after that class activity. I wasn’t sure where I stood about positive psychology at that time; I was more inclined towards the positive psychology applications. Well, it’s “positive”, so it must be good, right? So I assumed.
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