Woate nka dɛn bere a obi ka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ, "Dɛn na ɛyɛ bɔne, ma wo bo dwo," "Yɛ adwempa," anaa "Biribiara bɛyɛ yiye," bere a na worefa bere a emu yɛ den, awerɛhow, anaa ɔhaw bi mu no? Ɛtɔ da bi a, sɛ́ anka saa nsɛm no bɛsa yɛn yare no, ɛhaw yɛn kɛse mpo. Ɛma yɛte nka sɛ obiara nte yɛn yaw ne yɛn amanehunu ase . Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no ‘ awuduru a ɛyɛ papa .’ Eyi yɛ asɛmti a ɛho hia ankasa. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri.
Dɛn ankasa ne Toxic Positivity?
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Toxic Positivity yɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobenya adwempa na w’ani agye wɔ tebea biara a emu yɛ den anaa awerɛhow mu, denam saa nkate ahorow no a wɔpow so. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛw nkate te sɛ awerɛhow, abufuw, ne ehu sɛ ‘bɔne’, asiw ano, na wɔabɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛda nkate ‘pa’ nkutoo adi. Yɛyɛ eyi ma yɛn ho, ne afoforo nso.
Momma yentie Hannah Olivas asɛm no na yɛnte eyi ase. Afe 2017 mu, bere a na Hannah adi mfe 42 no, nnuruyɛfo hui sɛ ɔwɔ multiple myeloma , mogya mu kokoram bi. Bere a Hannah hui sɛ eyi yɛ yare a wontumi nsa no, mfiase no ne bo fuwii kɛse, na afei ehu kaa no ma ɛyɛɛ nwonwa. Oduruyɛfo bi ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔwɔ bɛyɛ afe a ɔde bɛtra ase. Ɔfoforo nso kae sɛ ɔwɔ bɛyɛ mfe 5. Ɔfoforo nso kae sɛ ontumi nka ho hwee.
Susuw sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na ɛte wɔ bere a ɛte saa mu no ho hwɛ. Nanso Hanah nnamfo binom kaa nsɛm a ɛyɛ nwonwa sen biara. "Wobɛkɔ yiye!", "Wobɛtumi afa eyi mu!", "Wo ho yɛ den paa!" Ná wɔn nyinaa reka nsɛm a ɛte saa. Ɛwom mpo sɛ na Hannah nim sɛ wɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛboa de, nanso “mmoa a wɔhyɛ no ma” a ɔtee bere nyinaa no amma wantumi anka ne nkate ankasa ho asɛm .
Hannah se, "Mesusuwii sɛ, 'Twɛn kakra. Minni adwempa ounce biako mpo wɔ me mu mprempren. Me bo afuw yiye na madi awerɛhow. Mewɔ hokwan biara sɛ meyɛ saa.'"
Toxic Positivity yɛ adeyɛ a ɛma asɛm bi a ɛyɛ den yɛ mmerɛw na wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde ahoɔden bɛka sɛ biribi pa bi wɔ hɔ, a tebea ankasa mfa ho.
Dɛn nti na ɛtɔ mmere bi a ‘adwene pa’ yi dan awuduru?
Sɛnea adwene ne nneyɛe ho ɔyaresafo Whitney Goodman kyerɛ no, sɛ obi wɔ adwempa mpo a, Toxic Positivity de “nhyɛso a ɛba bere nyinaa sɛ n’ani begye anaasɛ obedi anigye akyi , ɛmfa ho tebea biara.”
1. Nkate horow a wosiw ano
Yɛn nyinaa te nkate horow te sɛ awerɛhow, abufuw, ehu, ne abasamtu nka. Eyinom yɛ yɛn asetra fã a ɛfata. Nanso nneɛma pa a awuduru wom ma yesiw saa nkate ahorow yi ano, na yesusuw sɛ ‘ɛnyɛ nea ɛnteɛ.’ Nanso sɛ wohyɛ wɔn so a, ɛmma wonkɔ. Sɛnea Goodman ka no, "Saa nkate horow a wɔahyɛ no den no pue wɔ w'asetra mu mmeae afoforo, ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔ ɔkwan a emu yɛ den so." Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia wubenya nna mu haw, nsakrae a ɛba w’adidi mu, anaa nsakrae a ɛba w’adwene mu .
2. Te nka sɛ woayɛ ankonam (Isolation) .
Sɛ w’adamfo no hwɛ kwan bere nyinaa sɛ wubehu nneɛma pa a ɛwɔ wo mu nkutoo a, ebia wubegyae wo nkate ankasa ho asɛm a wo ne no bɛkasa esiane sɛ wusuro sɛ wobebu wo atɛn anaasɛ wobegyae wo kasa. Eyi bɛma woate nka kɛse mpo sɛ ankonam. Eyi betumi ama onipa a ɔreboa wo ne nea ɔregye mmoa no nyinaa ate nka sɛ wɔayɛ ankonam.
3. Afobu a wobɛte nka
Sɛ obiara ka kyerɛ wo sɛ "yɛ adwempa" nanso wuntumi a, wubetumi afi ase ate afobu nka wɔ wo ho. Wohyɛ aseɛ dwene sɛ, "So biribi asɛe me? Adɛn nti na mentumi nnya anigyeɛ?" Eyi ma w'adwennwen dodow kɔ soro ara kwa .
Enti yɛyɛ dɛn yɛ eyi ho biribi yiye?
Sɛ yɛwɔ adwempa mpo a, ebia ɛtɔ mmere bi a yɛka nsɛm a ɛte sɛɛ. Nea ɛho hia paa ne sɛ wubetie obi yaw na woama no ate nka. Hwɛ saa pon yi.
| Sɛnea wɔbɔ Toxic Positivity (awuduru) din . | Sɛnea wobɛboa ankasa (wɔ ayamhyehye mu) . |
|---|---|
| "Nsu, yɛ den." | "Ɛnyɛ hwee sɛ wobɛsu. Ma nea ɛwɔ w'adwene mu no nkɔ kɛkɛ. Mewɔ ha." |
| "Yɛ adwempa! Biribiara bɛyɛ yiye." | "Mete ase sɛ eyi yɛ bere a emu yɛ den yiye ma wo. Mɛyɛ dɛn aboa wo?" |
| "Na wɔahyɛ da ayɛ. Biribiara si ma nea eye sen biara." | "Mepa wo kyɛw sɛ ɛbaa wo so. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ woka ho asɛm a, mɛtie." |
| "Hwɛ afoforo no, wɔwɔ ɔhaw pii." | "Wo yaw no yɛ nokware. Ɛho nhia sɛ wode toto afoforo haw ho. Wo nkate ho hia." |
Hwɛ yiye wɔ wo kasa ho.
Sɛ obi ka ne haw kyerɛ wo a, tie no mmom sen sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden adi ho dwuma . Bisa nsɛm. Nsɛmmisa te sɛ, "Wo te nka dɛn?" anaa "Dɛn na metumi ayɛ ama wo?" bɛma wɔahu sɛ wubu wɔn nkate.
Fa nkate a ɛnyɛ dɛ bɛtra ase.
Gye tom sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ afoforo bɛte awerɛhow ne ɛyaw nka te sɛ yɛn ara. Sɛ obi su wɔ w’anim a, mma wo bo mmfuw. Ɛyɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔwɔ wo mu ahotoso. Sɛ wo ne wɔn yɛ komm saa bere no mpo a, ebetumi aboa kɛse.
Sɛ wode asɛm a ɛyɛ nokware te sɛ, "Ɛyɛ den ma me mprempren, nanso mewɔ anidaso sɛ saa bere yi bɛtwam ntɛm," a, ɛyɛ apɔwmuden sen sɛ wobɛdaadaa wo ho denam ka a wobɛka sɛ, "Ɛnyɛ hwee, saa na ɛte."
Sɛ yɛsan kɔ Hannah asɛm no so a, akyiri yi ofii ase kyerɛkyerɛɛ ne nnamfonom Toxic Positivity ho ade wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ brɛoo so. Ɔka sɛ: "Misuaa sɛnea mede me nne bedi dwuma na makasa ama me ho." N'afotu ne sɛ, "Wo ne obi nkɔ, yɛ nokware, na bisa nsɛm."
"Minsusuw sɛ nkurɔfo hyɛ da yɛ Toxic Positivity . Misusuw sɛ wonnim. Wɔde nhama ahyɛ wɔn amemene mu sɛ ɛbɛka nea wosusuw sɛ ɛteɛ. Nanso sɛ wotie yɛn ankasa bere a yɛrekasa no a, sɛ́ anka wɔbɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma yɛn mmuae a, ɛno bɛyɛ kɛse," Hannah ka.
Sɛ wote nka saa a, nsuro sɛ wobɛka ho asɛm. Wo ne w’adamfo bi a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso, w’abusua muni, anaa wo duruyɛfo nkasa . Adwene mu akwahosan ho hia te sɛ nipadua akwahosan te sɛ nea ɛho hia .
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Ɛyɛ anansesɛm sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn ani gye bere nyinaa. Nkate ahorow nyinaa ho kwan wɔ yɛn asetra mu, efi awerɛhow so kosi abufuw so kosi ehu so. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte wɔn nka.
- Mmɔ mmɔden sɛ wode nsɛmfua te sɛ "positive vibes only" besiw w'ankasa anaa afoforo awerɛhow nkate ano. Ɛno bɛpira pii sen sɛ ɛbɛboa.
- Ɔkwan pa a wobɛfa so aboa obi a ɔwɔ ɔhaw mu ne sɛ wubetie no yiye na woabu ne nkate sen sɛ wode ano aduru bɛma. Sɛ wobɛka sɛ, "Meka wo ho" a, ɛfata sɛ wode afotu a ɛyɛ nsɛmfua apem.
- Sɛ wo nso worehyia ɔhaw wɔ wo nkate a wobɛma ayɛ yiye a, wo ne obi a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso nka ho asɛm. Sɛ ɛho hia a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ afotu afi oduruyɛfo anaa adwenemyare ho ɔbenfo hɔ.

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