“You Got This!”: New Study Analyzes Toxic Positive Culture On Social Media And How Common Phrases Actually Harm Users

Primarily, always remember to think before you post. Consider how your words might be received by others, and try to use phrases that are compassionate– not pushy or assumptive.

Also, be aware of the hidden messages in popular phrases such as “You’ve got this!” By declining to comment on the negative contents of a situation and skipping to a positive, others may feel as though you do not actually care about their challenge.

And if you are struggling to figure out the best thing to say to someone who is facing a hardship, the best thing is to just be authentic. If you truly speak your mind– without using auto-suggestion– social media may become a bit more “human.”

To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in Applied Corpus Linguistics, visit the link here.

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