Is gratitude journaling just toxic positivity?

Asked by Hannah B. · Gratitude · 2026-06-15

Feels strange to list "grateful things" when the day genuinely sucked.

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Grace O.2026-06-15

Gratitude isn't pretending the day was good. You can hold "today was hard" and "the coffee was warm" at the same time.

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Anonymous2026-06-15

On bad days I write what got me through, not what was great. Lower bar, still works.

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