'positive dismissal' seems intuitively useful and i do appreciate the nuance of weakening emotions that can be converted into productive assets with this kind of thinking.
It isn't useful, it is used to avoid going through a healthy emotional arc.
It is reflective of a society that sees emotions that don't feel productive as "bad" and to make excuses or falsely positive reasons to dismiss them.
The classic example is the British attitude of the "stiff upper lip".
These narratives result in lower happiness, compassion and generally poorer mental health.
Don't let a society that encoded outdated views on emotional health dictate that you shouldn't freely allow emotions to complete their cycle and be expressed.
I truly cant express how bad perpetuating this kind of thinking is on an individual and societal level.
It is reflective of a society that sees emotions that don't feel productive as "bad" and to make excuses or falsely positive reasons to dismiss them.
The classic example is the British attitude of the "stiff upper lip".
These narratives result in lower happiness, compassion and generally poorer mental health.
Don't let a society that encoded outdated views on emotional health dictate that you shouldn't freely allow emotions to complete their cycle and be expressed.
I truly cant express how bad perpetuating this kind of thinking is on an individual and societal level.