LOCUTIONARY ACTS
ON GETTING BACK TO WORK
There are others who are sad because they
are leaving their families for work because
they are OFWs. #2
There are just too many other reasons. #2
It is true that a person’s mindset is a big
factor. #3
We just need to focus on things that we can
control. #3
(Sighs) Almost all the posts I see among the
students of USM are all rants and discontents
ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS PRELOCUTIONARY ACTS
Sorry that you feel sad going back to work. #1 I hope you feel better soon about your job
this 2023, be it same or another one. #1
It must be difficult to drag yourself to office, But because of how tough life is now, even
especially if you feel that you need to work though it is hard, I hope we have
regardless of how you feel because you have a something to be thankful for. #3
family to feed. #1
That’s how you do it, Donnalyn, so that you have The fact that you are healthy is a big deal
acknowledgement on the feelings of other people. already. #3
#1
Don’t mind my grammar since we are not in a We should be grateful because we still
symposium. #1 have a job.#4
It really depends (on feeling sad going back to If work makes you unhappy, I hope you
work). #2 will find a job that will. #4
If you don’t like where you are, maybe there are
things to be done for next year, you are no longer
there. #3
I don’t think it is the same with invalidating your
misfortunes. #3
It is possible to do it at the same time. #3
Why are their sad people, because it’s already
back to work?#4
It’s a trip of mine to work on January 1 because of
a superstition that I will have work for the entire
year.#4
Anyway, this is just a reminder that having a job is
a blessing.#4
Change mindset, it’s 2023!! #4
ON THE GRADES RECEIVED
Good morning, Admin. #5
about their grades being 3.0 or that they
failed.#5
(Sighs) This is no longer high school. #5
Good luck to you. #5
Why do you invalidate the feelings of other
people? #6
If they are disappointed or they feel stressed
then let them be. #6
What if they are aiming to be US or CS and
they got a grade of 3.0, who will not be
stressed about that? #6
If you are contented with the grades that you
received, then good for you. #6
(laughs) At the very least I graduated. #8
US or CS, they all have the same salary when
they have jobs. #8
Why, Nov?#9
Percentages (Among the 22 toxic positivity statements)
Cognitive
10 (45.5%)
We must be happy if we receive grades of 3.0 or
INC because college life is about survival. #5
Being smart is not needed in USM. #5
What is needed is just to pass your subjects.#5
Let’s just accept (the grades) what we receive and
enough with posting this and that.#5
Be thankful also to your teachers even if they
failed you or gave you an INC.#5
Just accept it, okay. #5
Good thing I have not experienced getting 4.0 but
5.0, a lot.#7
ON NOT GRADUATING
It seems that time won’t let me graduate.
#9
Let’s just fight on.#9
Emotions Behavior
7 (31.8%) 5 (22.7%)

Texts that are highlighted in RED are toxic positivity.

Texts that are highlighted in BLUE are non toxic positivity.

Texts that are in black are neither of the two.