Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Vicky Kaushal Criticizes Niceness as Overrated
Vicky Kaushal, a famous actor, recently said that being nice all the time is overrated.
He believes that people often act nice just to get approval from others, not because they truly want to.
A therapist named Vivek Vashist explained that being nice is often something we learn from society, and it can make people hide their real feelings.
This can lead to problems like feeling emotionally numb or having chronic tension.
Vashist suggested that it's healthier to understand, name, and accept our emotions instead of suppressing them.
Kaushal also emphasized the importance of staying true to oneself.
Vicky Kaushal believes being nice is overrated and often a form of external validation.
People often suppress their true emotions to maintain a nice image, leading to inauthenticity.
Perception therapist Vivek Vashist explains that niceness is a social construct that rewards conformity over authenticity.
Suppressing emotions can lead to emotional numbness, chronic tension, and psychosomatic pain.
Healthy emotional expression involves understanding, naming, and accepting emotions without judgment.
- Who
- Vicky Kaushal and perception therapist Vivek Vashist
- What
- Discussion on the overrated nature of niceness and the importance of emotional authenticity
- When
- During an interview with WeTheYuva
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To highlight the societal pressure to be nice and the negative effects of suppressing emotions
- Actor
- Vicky Kaushal
- Interview Platform
- WeTheYuva
- Expert
- Vivek Vashist (Perception Therapist)
- Main Issue
- People not being themselves
- Niceness as
- Social construct, coping mechanism
- Emotional Suppression
- Leads to emotional numbness, chronic tension
- Healthy Emotional Expression
- Understanding, naming, accepting emotions