Good vibes only? Nat’s What I Reckon is fed up with your affirmations

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Good vibes only? Nat’s What I Reckon is fed up with your affirmations
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“Being told to ‘live, laugh, love’ doesn’t give you much creativity, it’s actually kind of demanding and weird.' KerrieO36028873

If an article could have a bleeper attached, this page would be filled with them. Nat ofYouTube fame is a self-confessed chronic swearer, “effin and jeffin” all the time. It’s bad language as noun, adjective and punctuation.

. It’s a response to the ubiquitous affirmations that dominate large sections of social media, which he sees as a monocultural, one-size-fits-all approach that is often meaningless. Think Man up, Good vibes only, No pain, no gain, Carpe diem – he rails against them all. Even though it’s been a fascinating process, he says “it’s kind of f---ed me up a bit”, admitting he loves to overcommit. “I’m a bit worried that I’m going to f--- things up, it’s just part of my anxiety ... I’m getting better.”

“Being told to ‘live, laugh, love’ doesn’t give you much creativity, it’s actually kind of demanding and weird. While I see that it’s encouraging a positive affirmation of some sort, some people find it f---ing annoying and I’m one of those people,” he says. “You’re getting all these broad, sweeping statements and I don’t think that’s hugely appropriate and I certainly don’t think it fits everyone. So I’ve written about that stuff and it’s given me a chance to talk about mental health ...

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