Toxic Positivity The DARK SIDE Of Positive Vibes
Nothing is more positive to me than a good soak and smoke.
So right now, it isn’t hard for me at all to feel a deep sense of gratitude and PMA while I’m chilling in my hot tub, puffing a fine cigar, and enjoying a choice elixir.
So what the hell exactly is PMA?
PMA stands for Positive Mental Attitude. It was a mindset championed by the self-help author Napoleon Hill, most notably in his book Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude.
The term and mindset were later co-opted and championed by the legendary Rastafarian punk band, the Bad Brains, in their song “Attitude.” The song howled:
“Don't care what they may say
We got that attitude
Don't care what they may do
We got that attitude
Hey, we got that P.M.A.
Hey, we got the P.M.A.”
The Bad Brains’ injection of a PMA mindset into their music and message ran counter to the nihilism typically associated with the punk scene. But their PMA preaching somehow found resonance in a scene that deep down still had a yearning for optimism.
Author, triathlete, and singer for the Cro-Mags and Bloodclot, John Joseph, was once a young roadie for the Bad Brains. He internalized their PMA preaching and made the mindset a lifelong ethos he has always struggled to maintain. He credits this mindset with helping him overcome various hard times and failures—from addiction to homelessness to street violence. Watch the full video to learn how to Avoid Toxic Positivity and the Dark Side of Positive Vibes That No One Talks About
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At first, failure sucks. But if you follow the rules of failure—seeing beyond the mess and picking through the good stuff left in the rubble—you can move forward into success.
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