Forced optimism: Experts address how toxic positivity erodes corporate culture

The phrase “toxic positivity” seems like something of an oxymoron — especially in American society, where optimism and positive attitudes are synonymous with success in the workplace.

It’s when the pursuit of positivity suppresses valid negative emotions and forces individuals to assume a false veneer of wellness that it becomes toxic, experts say. And while the term is somewhat new, toxic positivity — or “oppositional optimism” — has…