1 . When faced with tough difficulties or troubles, people always give us positive words. ______ can lift our spirits indeed, but sometimes in some case it ______ depresses us. Psychology calls it “toxic positivity.” What is it? Let’s see the following ______.

Between sleepless nights, diapers (换尿布) and feeding times, having small children at home could leave Priscilla Goins feeling ______. She loved her kids, but it was a lot. “I would sometimes say ‘I just want a minute to myself,’” Goins, of Knoxville, Tennessee, said. “People would be like: Oh, you’ll miss it when they’re ______ or you should value it.” That made her so mad. She doesn’t ______ what people say. She disagreed at all. Actually, in those moments, she simply wanted ______ that she was going through the tiredness ______.

A focus on positive thinking, while putting challenging and ______ experiences to the side, is what some experts call “toxic positivity.” Being cheerful is not a bad thing. Certainly, a ______ attitude can be a gift to those around you, but it shouldn’t ______ listening thoughtfully to others’ experiences. When you are choosing to look at ______ from one angle-in this case a positive angle-you are very likely to dismiss or deny an authentic ______. That’s toxic positivity, which is what Goins ______ when she was looking for a bit of mercy about the ______ of parenting young children. Even if you’re trying to ______ someone, ignoring someone’s tough experiences can leave them feeling that they should ______ negative feelings in the future. ______ trying to find a positive spin, we are supposed to use accepting and comprehensive words. Sometimes we just need to say “Yeah, me too,” or “That makes total sense.” It’s allowing someone to express something that is ______, even if it’s hard to hear or it’s ______.