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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology and its impact in her book ''[[https://www.npr.org/2009/10/13/113758696/bright-sided-when-happiness-doesnt-help Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America]]''.

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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile ''[[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/10/smile-or-die-barbara-ehrenreich Smile Or Die'', Die]]'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology and its impact in her book ''[[https://www.npr.org/2009/10/13/113758696/bright-sided-when-happiness-doesnt-help Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America]]''.
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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology and its impact in her book ''Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America''.

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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology and its impact in her book ''Bright-sided: ''[[https://www.npr.org/2009/10/13/113758696/bright-sided-when-happiness-doesnt-help Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America''.America]]''.
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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shorter afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology in her book ''Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America''.

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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shorter shortly afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology and its impact in her book ''Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America''.



* Norman Vincent Peale's best-selling self-help book ''The Power of Positive Thinking'' is considered by many critics, including mental health professionals, to be the bible of toxic positivity. It's extremely popular with [[PonziScheme multi-level marketers]], other self-help authors, and those peddling [[GetRichQuickScheme get-rich-quick schemes]].

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* Norman Vincent Peale's best-selling self-help book ''The Power of Positive Thinking'' is considered by many critics, including mental health professionals, to be the bible of toxic positivity. It's extremely popular with [[PonziScheme multi-level marketers]], other self-help authors, and those peddling [[GetRichQuickScheme get-rich-quick schemes]].

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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients, and lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]].

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* Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an entire nonfiction book book, titled ''Smile Or Die'', detailing her experiences encountering this sort of ideology in, of all places, a support-group for breast-cancer patients, and patients. She lampshades its UnfortunateImplications in that book and in [[https://youtu.be/u5um8QWWRvo this video]]. She followed it up shorter afterwards with a more detailed examination of the ideology in her book ''Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America''.



* This is often the attitude some people have towards those who are being pessimistic about life in general, or even those expressing momentary dissatisfaction with something currently happening. It's called "[[https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/well-being/toxic-positivity#:~:text=Quick%20Read%20What%20is%20toxic,and%20a%20feeling%20of%20disconnection toxic positivity]]".

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* This is often the attitude some people have towards those who are being pessimistic about life in general, or even those expressing momentary dissatisfaction with something currently happening. It's called "[[https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/well-being/toxic-positivity#:~:text=Quick%20Read%20What%20is%20toxic,and%20a%20feeling%20of%20disconnection Toxic Positivity]]" is a term coined by psychologist and author Dr Jamie Zuckerman, in reference to an attitude displayed by many individuals and institutions, towards those who express pain, anger, pessimism, or dissatisfaction with their lives or social condition. Dr. Zuckerman describes it as "[[https://www.harpersbazaar.in/culture/story/what-toxic-positivity-feels-like-and-how-to-to-overcome-it-870831-2024-02-13 the excessive promotion of positive thinking, without taking an individual's actual situation or experiences into consideration]]"; while profession organization [[https://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/ The Psychology Group]] defines it as "an excessive and ineffective over-generalisation of a happy, optimistic state across all situations", which "results in the denial, minimization, and invalidation of the authentic human emotional experience".
* Norman Vincent Peale's best-selling self-help book ''The Power of Positive Thinking'' is considered by many critics, including mental health professionals, to be the bible of
toxic positivity]]".positivity. It's extremely popular with [[PonziScheme multi-level marketers]], other self-help authors, and those peddling [[GetRichQuickScheme get-rich-quick schemes]].
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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDe1b-NGjXk This invitation]] to join the Eggman Empire ends with the line. "You'll love it! (Love mandatory)"

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDe1b-NGjXk This invitation]] to join the Eggman Empire ends with the line. "You'll love it! (Love mandatory)"



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%%* One of the many facets of the 2056 juncture from ''TabletopGame/FengShui''.

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%%* One of the many facets of the * It is a crime to be unhappy in ''TabletopGame/FengShui'''s {{dystopia}}n 2056 juncture from ''TabletopGame/FengShui''.juncture. The Buro enforces this by means of [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement Productivity Drugs]], and occasionally by [[MindRape even worse measures]].
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* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' many imperial sermons state very clearly that all humans must be willing and happy of having the chance to be worked to death or [[Main/SenselessSacrifice suffer martyrdom]] in the [[GodEmperor Emperor´s service]]. It´s unclear how many people actually believe it, but given that the alternatives are being slaughtered by aliens, consumed by the Chaos Gods or being burned at the stake as heretics, most dont dare to complain.

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* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' many imperial sermons state very clearly that all humans must be willing and happy of having the chance to be worked to death or [[Main/SenselessSacrifice suffer martyrdom]] in the [[GodEmperor Emperor´s Emperor's service]]. It´s unclear how many people actually believe it, but given that the alternatives are being slaughtered by aliens, consumed by the Chaos Gods or being burned at the stake as heretics, most dont don't dare to complain.

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