It's definitely a form of control. I know that we're all fucked up in the head in our own special ways but one side of my family has the "positivity" problem. I

It's definitely a form of control. I know that we're all fucked up in the head in our own special ways but one side of my family has the "positivity" problem. It leads to really intense passive aggressive powderkeg. The problem is the positive person is usually delusional and convinced to the bone their way is correct. There is very little introspection there. Usually when the positive person is in a situation where they're forced to be "negative" or defensive you see some of the nastiest most vindictive behavior.