I don't think I entirely understand you, but no one understood half the things I said when I was depressed. You're definitely right that people demand positivity. They feel entitled to it. But what I've noticed is toxic positivity leads to genuine isolation and depression because you cut off too many people to spite your own face - ironically, something depressives can be pretty bad for. Are you Otherkin, BTW? I more or less am one, but there's been furries claiming a dichotomy between humans and furries for as long as I've been online, and they weren't all Otherkin.

Yeah I identify as otherkin. I can’t deny this body is human but this soul is very much so not one. Yeah I have fallen victim to toxic positivity in many different scenarios. If I had accepted and faced my sadness in the moment, I would’ve been much happier in the long run. Instead that positivity only made things much much worse.

Otherkin are/were a trip. I dunno whether to love 'em or hate 'em. They were chock-full of depressives (and like, every other psychological issue under the sun) when I was part of that community. Oh, BTW, not saying they're gone, or anything, but if there's a real community left, I don't see it. Not like back in the day, anyways. They had pushing people out (and into the fandom) down to not quite a science, but a fine art.

Huh I didn’t know that. I only recently started identifying as such. I haven’t gotten into any form of community with them. I could imagine feeling so out of place with a body you don’t want would cause quite a few issues.