False optimism meaning8/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Optimism is a big part of who I am and when I lose it I feel really lost. Optimism involves reacting to real situations and emotions with a sense of confidence and ability. For me, relentless optimism is the literal opposite of toxic positivity, which is that fake, false happiness where real emotions are denied. This scares me a lot more than the virus itself and I don’t want Leo and Arthur to grow up in a world filled with those negative energies which locks out creative thinking and narrows our minds.īut all of us are on an emotional rollercoaster so I’ve tried to make my priority to give myself a break when I’m having a meltdown (like yesterday) but when I’m feeling good, I see it as my job to transfer as much relentless optimism to others as I can. 90 year old Helena (who also happened to have neon pink hair) put a month, or even a year, into perspective and I found myself feeling optimistic and confident and hopeful again about our future.Įnergy is contagious and when the rhetoric is total powerlessness and hopelessness, the intensity of that negative energy causes me physical pain and brain fog. It was to imagine your 90 year old self and let them carry you through the next few weeks. I wanted to share some incredibly reassuring advice that I heard which calmed me down. Yesterday I was a ball of impending doom and general apprehension. If you'd prefer to read it as a blog then you can do below! Here's a little video about a topic very important to me - optimism. I also had a bit of a wake up call when I realised that in reality, many parts of the UK have actually been in lockdown for much longer than we have in Bristol. That feeling of no light at the end of the tunnel. So it’s a second national lockdown and emotions are running high. ![]()
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