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JustLovelyJenn
03-20-2014, 07:57 AM
I bring joy and love to others and receive happiness in return...
WingsOnFire
03-20-2014, 07:58 AM
I am strong and independent.
Smiling
03-20-2014, 10:39 AM
In this moment; just for this one moment, I choose to recognize and honor the Divinity inherent in myself and in all other human beings.
I will not, therefore, [Please God give my rational brain the upper hand in the battle with my splintered ego!] debase myself or anyone else by succumbing to the seductive power of meting out a good, old-fashioned verbal evisceration.
No matter how heartbroken I am. And I am literally heartbroken.
Just for this moment.
:praying:
JustLovelyJenn
03-21-2014, 09:08 AM
I see beauty all around me and appreciate the good while minimizing the bad.
JustLovelyJenn
03-23-2014, 11:27 AM
This inspired me today... Its something I may have to post in my own home and read each day...
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1186808_465642826898783_1168231990_n.jpg
JustLovelyJenn
03-24-2014, 07:55 AM
I am enough!
JustLovelyJenn
03-26-2014, 07:50 AM
Each day brings opportunities for joy, fulfillment, and wonder.
JustLovelyJenn
06-12-2014, 08:00 AM
I am calm and collected. I view the world with clarity and understanding and I can be the driving force behind the change I wish to see!
The music I play moves people.
JustLovelyJenn
06-20-2014, 02:14 PM
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/1604911_640212126067203_1414961627958348169_n.jpg
vagina
08-20-2014, 10:53 PM
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Kätzchen
09-24-2014, 11:24 PM
For the present moment, I wrap my arms and mind around that which feels positive and embrace vibrational energy that lifts me to a peaceful place of existence.
:stillheart:
Kenna
10-02-2014, 08:43 AM
I will not apologize; not for finding my strength in 1996, and not for my courage and strength now.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/d1/26/1a/d1261ac5a36be418da980f4a4a2659fe.jpg
Kenna
10-02-2014, 09:34 PM
I now release the drama of the past. I consciously create my future. I will accept only healthy, positive, stable energy into my space. I am of great worth. I am very confident and secure. When the Devil tries to break me or influence me, my strength, self respect and code of honor reaffirms my confidence in, and, belief in my integrity and dignity. I have survived evil twice in my life; I no longer fear the backlash from evil when I stand up for what is right and what is healthy for my life.
A mentor and role model ( a retired Marine, and HBA Instructor that I named my son after) from 20 years ago helped me understand his motto and to make it my own; Adapt, Improvise and Overcome. I will continue to fondly remind myself of this on rough days. I believe in positive energy and am proud to be a mentor and role model to those that need my guidance and influence.
JustLovelyJenn
12-05-2014, 10:20 PM
It is again time for me to revive this thread... for my own personal benefit.
I hope that my daily reminders will echo with some of you.
I think I will be posting at night this time, before I sleep, so they will be present in my dreams.
NOW, for today.
I am a strong and confident woman who can see past the hardships of today and appreciate the path for the strength it is building in me each day and the progress it brings towards my goals and dreams.
JustLovelyJenn
12-07-2014, 12:49 AM
My world is only as small or as limited as I allow it to be.
starryeyes
12-07-2014, 12:56 AM
My heart is kind
My intentions are always good
I am honest
People consider me a good friend
I am passionate about my life!
Gotta love some good affirmations!! :-D
starryeyes
12-07-2014, 12:58 AM
I didn't know this thread existed, and I was thinking about making an affirmation thread. I use affirmations in my daily routine and I ove that we can share them with each other. Thanks for resurrecting this!!
It is again time for me to revive this thread... for my own personal benefit.
I hope that my daily reminders will echo with some of you.
I think I will be posting at night this time, before I sleep, so they will be present in my dreams.
NOW, for today.
I am a strong and confident woman who can see past the hardships of today and appreciate the path for the strength it is building in me each day and the progress it brings towards my goals and dreams.
JustLovelyJenn
05-13-2015, 05:48 PM
Resurrecting this thread... again...
I have a beautiful soul. I always do my best to treat others with respect and I understand that I can not always please everyone, and that's ok. I will continue to live by my own personal code, remembering sometimes its ok to focus on me.
Gayandgray
02-05-2016, 10:03 AM
Just for today: I will let go of the past, I will live in the present moment, and not worry or stress about the future. Just enjoy the moment.
Gayandgray
02-06-2016, 09:31 AM
Im sending out Bright Blessings to the universe for this day...........
JustLovelyJenn
02-06-2016, 12:41 PM
Thank you for bringing this back. I always forget how much it helps me. to see the affirmations of others and to put mine out into the universe.
Today I will do just one small thing at a time and remember that it takes many small pieces to make a big picture.
Gayandgray
02-06-2016, 11:05 PM
The day is over, what's done is done. May I sleep peacefully this night, and wake with the sun. :koolaid:
Gayandgray
02-07-2016, 08:26 AM
I give thanks this day for all that I have. I may not have all that I want, but surely I have all that I need.
Bèsame*
02-07-2016, 10:21 AM
Know that some actions are made from pain and not directed at me.
Just acknowledging this, helps.
JustLovelyJenn
02-07-2016, 11:45 AM
I am a strong and capable woman. I know how to make changes in my life and I will take things one challenge at a time.
Gayandgray
02-07-2016, 11:05 PM
Another day done. I made it thru yet another day and I send out a thank you to the universe for that. May I rest peacefully this night and wake with a smile tomorrow.
Gayandgray
02-08-2016, 10:03 AM
I'm sending out Bright Blessings to the universe for this day. I will keep smiling even if I have to fake it.
JustLovelyJenn
02-09-2016, 09:58 PM
I am beautiful and capable... I got this.
boioboi
02-09-2016, 11:58 PM
I am strong.
Gayandgray
02-10-2016, 10:12 AM
I am stronger than I think. I am stronger than I think......
boioboi
02-10-2016, 11:30 AM
I can remain calm during a crisis.
Gayandgray
02-11-2016, 07:44 PM
I'm calm and relaxed. I'm thankful I made it thru another day and I'm thankful for all that I have been blessed with.
Gayandgray
02-12-2016, 10:25 AM
Sending out bright blessings for this day! A smile and positive attitude will go a long way!!!!
candy_coated_bitch
02-12-2016, 10:53 AM
Today I will do my best. That's all I can do.
JustLovelyJenn
02-12-2016, 08:06 PM
I am beautiful... even if I don't always feel it.
Gayandgray
02-13-2016, 09:11 AM
I give thanks for all that I have been blessed with. I give myself to this new day, I give my best intentions for today. I'm grateful and I will do my best to make a difference in someone's life today.
Gayandgray
02-17-2016, 10:04 AM
Thankful for yet another day....... I will stay happy and positive and smile, at least inside if I cannot do it on the outside. I'm blessed with more than some have. I need to remember that. There is always someone, somewhere, worse off than me. Today I will practice gratitude.
Gayandgray
02-24-2016, 10:21 AM
I will make it thru this day if I take it moment by moment. Just b r e a t h e .......
MsTinkerbelly
02-24-2016, 10:25 AM
I woke up today, sometimes that is enough.
FireSignFemme
02-25-2016, 12:01 AM
Let yourself go peacefully and without thinking: There is no danger to expect, but rather, only good things.
JustLovelyJenn
02-26-2016, 12:19 AM
Tonight I will rest peacefully and wake rested. I will have energy and strength to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Gayandgray
02-26-2016, 10:38 AM
Today I will let the past go!!!! Just let that s*** go and move forward, not backward. Live for today.
FireSignFemme
02-27-2016, 06:49 AM
I easily cast aside thoughts of negativity and all other forms of mental anguish.
Gayandgray
02-27-2016, 09:12 AM
Today I will just embrace the day and be content with my world. I am strong and I am able to do anything I set my mind to.
Orema
02-27-2016, 09:16 AM
Yes, we can.
Gayandgray
03-02-2016, 08:15 AM
I'm thankful for this day and for second chances. Today I will smile and push forward and try this time to get get it right.
Gayandgray
03-03-2016, 10:50 AM
I send out positive thoughts and positive energy for this day. I need to remember how blessed I actually am. I may not have everything I WANT, but I definately I have everything that I NEED.
Greyson
03-03-2016, 12:54 PM
Forgiveness
"Forgiving does not require you to condone someone's actions.
Nor does it require reconciliation.
What it does require is a commitment to not staying bitter.
Simple... not easy."
Gayandgray
03-13-2016, 09:15 AM
Sending out a big greeting for this new day! Happy to wake up and start a new day filled with new possibilities. Try to just stay in the moment and not look back, since I'm not going that way. I'm going forward. Today I will look for the magic in the little things.
FireSignFemme
03-14-2016, 05:34 PM
I radiate well-being and happiness everywhere.
MysticOceansFL
03-14-2016, 05:39 PM
Being able to forgive - being able to move on from a bad situation.
TheHinduPose
03-14-2016, 06:32 PM
I must try to be more patient
I must try not to over-react (especially with small,minor and petty things)
I must continue to harness and control the hot blooded side of my mixed race background.
I should count to 100 while biting my tongue and walk away more often.
I should put on my headphones and listen to the sounds whales make more often.
Orema
03-15-2016, 09:18 AM
I am grounded and centered.
Gayandgray
03-17-2016, 10:22 AM
I GOT THIS!!:hangloose:
FireSignFemme
03-17-2016, 11:18 AM
With less pessimism the best satisfactions arrive.
Shystonefem
03-17-2016, 12:25 PM
All is well.
Gayandgray
03-18-2016, 07:42 AM
Another day, another chance to get it right........
Orema
03-18-2016, 07:43 AM
I make a contribution just by being myself.
Gayandgray
03-19-2016, 08:15 AM
Today I will just relax and be in the moment. Today I will enjoy the little things. Today my mind shall rest and I will be at peace.
FireSignFemme
03-19-2016, 12:25 PM
I am on the right track for a quantum leap forward.
Orema
03-23-2016, 09:22 AM
My dreams are coming true.
Gayandgray
03-23-2016, 09:34 AM
One day at a time........:praying::praying:
Orema
03-28-2016, 07:09 AM
My actions are in alignment with my purpose.
Gayandgray
03-29-2016, 08:33 AM
Another new day, yesterday is gone. I send out only positive thoughts to the universe today.
Gayandgray
03-30-2016, 06:44 AM
Hello Morning! I'm thankful for another new day. Sending out bright blessings for this day.
FireSignFemme
03-30-2016, 01:44 PM
The best is yet to come.
Gayandgray
03-31-2016, 10:02 AM
Another day, another chance to get it right........
FireSignFemme
04-02-2016, 09:21 PM
Wonderful things unfold before me.
Gayandgray
04-04-2016, 08:15 AM
Today is a brand new day. I need to remember to be grateful for all I have, and to look on the bright side as much as possible.
Orema
04-06-2016, 07:38 AM
I see positive change in myself and my relationships.
Gayandgray
04-07-2016, 05:59 AM
Yesterday is gone. I will let it go and focus on today.
Orema
04-11-2016, 10:34 AM
I express my needs honestly, listen to the needs of others, and look for the truth.
Gayandgray
04-13-2016, 10:06 AM
Today I will try to just live in the moment.........:hangloose:
Gayandgray
04-19-2016, 08:26 AM
Today is a brand new start. Breathe in, breathe out. Let the past go. Focus on the here and now. Enjoy today and take the time to smell the roses. :praying:
Gayandgray
04-22-2016, 08:33 AM
Live in the moment...
JustLovelyJenn
04-24-2016, 08:50 PM
I can focus on the next moment, the next breath, the next step... and before long I will be where I wanted to go.
Gayandgray
04-29-2016, 12:31 PM
I'm grateful for another new day. I will practice gratitude today and try to stay in a calm, centered state.
Orema
05-09-2016, 07:36 AM
I am living my dreams.
Gayandgray
05-11-2016, 10:06 AM
Today I will take it one breath at a time. Breathe in, breathe out. I can get through this day......
Gayandgray
05-13-2016, 09:45 AM
Today I'm grateful for all I have. Today I will look on the bright side. Today, if life gives me lemons, I will make lemonade.:praying:
Gayandgray
05-17-2016, 07:31 AM
Today is a brand new day. I will remain positive. Today I am turning all the stress and yucky stuff over to my Higher Power to deal with. I will just Let Go and Let Goddess take care of it.
FireSignFemme
05-17-2016, 04:52 PM
Being happy with myself is a normal part of my every day life
JustLovelyJenn
05-17-2016, 09:44 PM
I am worthy
I am wonderful
I am worth it
I will do it all
Gayandgray
05-18-2016, 08:56 AM
I GOT THIS
Gayandgray
05-21-2016, 09:06 AM
I am open to all of life's possibilities.
Orema
06-01-2016, 07:24 AM
Everything I desire is possible.
Bèsame*
06-01-2016, 09:49 AM
I won't struggle to relax...don't look at the time.
http://cdn.quotesgram.com/small/47/90/1886360299-you-have-enough-you-do-enough-you-are-enough-relax-quote-1.jpg
LOQUI
06-01-2016, 10:15 AM
Si se puede! :byebye:
Gayandgray
06-01-2016, 11:37 AM
I'm just gonna take it One day at a time.
Gayandgray
06-05-2016, 09:27 AM
Another brand new day, another possible adventure awaits me.:koolaid:
Gayandgray
06-06-2016, 09:42 AM
Bright Blessings for this day! Another new day, another chance to get it right.....:hangloose:
JustLovelyJenn
06-07-2016, 12:51 AM
Si se puede! :byebye:
I want to echo this!!!
YES! You can!!!
Gayandgray
06-08-2016, 09:17 AM
It's just a bad day, not a bad life. Relax, you got this!!!
Gayandgray
06-10-2016, 10:28 AM
I'm open to whatever this day has in store for me....
Gayandgray
06-18-2016, 08:56 AM
My dreams are slowly beginning to come true.:praying:
Gayandgray
06-28-2016, 09:51 AM
My life is headed in the right direction.:hangloose:
Orema
07-06-2016, 07:19 AM
I am removing barriers and finding the best of me.
Gayandgray
08-30-2016, 11:37 AM
I GOT THIS!!!!!!!! :hangloose::hangloose:
Gayandgray
09-11-2016, 09:06 AM
Who knows what gifts await me today?????????:hangloose:
Gayandgray
09-12-2016, 09:42 AM
Hello world! I send out positive vibes today and am thankful for all that I have.
FireSignFemme
09-12-2016, 10:28 AM
I enjoy planning healthy, balanced meals and cooking nutritious foods.
Sweet Bliss
09-12-2016, 10:53 AM
Yes I can.
Gayandgray
09-13-2016, 10:05 AM
Today all my positive energy will radiate to all I meet.
FireSignFemme
09-13-2016, 02:06 PM
All is well, I am at peace with myself, and at one with the universe.
JustLovelyJenn
09-13-2016, 05:02 PM
All things are temporary. I will appreciate the good and learn from the bad and wait for the next.
Gayandgray
11-10-2016, 10:41 AM
I GOT THIS! :hangloose::hangloose::hangloose::hangloose:
pumpndude
11-18-2016, 11:32 PM
I'm grateful to be alive and share the love I have in my heart.....
Orema
12-27-2016, 08:18 AM
I make a worthwhile contribution just by being myself.
Teddybear
12-27-2016, 09:03 AM
You can and will be quiet there will be a time to say what you need to later. Don't let the small mindness of others define you
Orema
02-06-2017, 02:09 PM
I am achieving my goals and dreams.
Jesse
02-06-2017, 05:30 PM
I see change as something I can rely upon. Change will always happen.
Jesse
02-07-2017, 11:39 AM
I can choose happiness whenever I wish no matter what my circumstances.
C0LLETTE
02-07-2017, 07:44 PM
I'm going to behave in an "age-inappropriate" way for the rest of my life.
Orema
02-28-2017, 03:37 PM
I patiently trust in the power of the universe.
Gayandgray
04-05-2017, 09:10 AM
I put it out there and the universe is taking care of it. I'm open to all new challenges and eager to fully enjoy my new life.:hangloose:
Gayandgray
04-08-2017, 09:12 AM
Its all about the little things!:hangloose::hangloose:
Gayandgray
04-09-2017, 06:54 AM
I'm sending out positive vibes and receiving them in turn.
girl_dee
04-09-2017, 06:56 AM
White light outweighs the dark light.
Gayandgray
04-13-2017, 09:45 AM
I'm surrounding myself with positivity today.
Gayandgray
04-16-2017, 11:23 AM
I'm going to let my inner light shine.
Gayandgray
04-17-2017, 08:15 AM
I will just breathe through the rough moments. Smile and b r e a t h e.
Gayandgray
04-22-2017, 10:27 AM
I GOT THIS!:cigar2:
Gayandgray
04-26-2017, 09:15 AM
The possibilities are endless.......
cathexis
04-26-2017, 10:22 AM
A'right, it's all good!
cathexis
04-26-2017, 10:29 AM
It ain't nutin but a small thing.
They ain't all that.
Don't pay 'em no mind.
Gayandgray
04-27-2017, 10:39 AM
I'm on the right path.
Kätzchen
05-25-2017, 09:45 PM
https://writerontherocks.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/passionate-universe-will-help.jpg
Kätzchen
05-31-2017, 10:20 AM
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3347/3317908588_3ec0daa975.jpg
akiza
06-01-2017, 11:26 AM
for today, smiling isn't a weakness
Gayandgray
06-03-2017, 09:36 AM
Today will be a good day!! :bouquet::bouquet::bouquet::bouquet::bouquet:
Gayandgray
06-28-2017, 05:03 AM
Another new day, another chance to start over......:hangloose:
Gayandgray
06-28-2017, 05:04 AM
Another new opportunity awaits me!!!:hangloose:
Gayandgray
06-29-2017, 07:13 AM
Hello morning!!! Today is going to be a really good day because I choose to make it that way.
Gayandgray
07-01-2017, 10:18 AM
I'm beginning my new journey with a smile....
Gayandgray
07-15-2017, 08:57 AM
I woke up with a smile and full of gratitude. Today will be a good day.
Kätzchen
11-09-2017, 10:47 PM
https://i.imgur.com/cvbDH9G.jpg
Gayandgray
12-08-2017, 07:16 PM
The Goddess doesn’t give you any more than you can handle. I gotta remember this!!:hangloose:
JustLovelyJenn
12-21-2017, 10:32 PM
Step by step I will make all my hopes and dreams come true.
Kätzchen
09-29-2019, 10:00 AM
https://i2.wp.com/foreverconscious.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spring-equinox-energy-1.jpg?fit=600%2C388
I accept nothing other than that which heals my heart, mind and soul.
I accept myself and claim all blessings which are mine to have.
I accept joy, peace and happiness.
:stillheart:
Bèsame*
09-29-2019, 08:29 PM
https://quotes.auxx.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/606.png
Watch me!
FireSignFemme
09-29-2019, 11:15 PM
The best budget you can have today is - free!
homoe
10-13-2019, 08:53 AM
https://www.essentiallifeskills.net/image-files/xpositiveaffirmations3.jpg.pagespeed.ic.7wnU9l2hm8 .jpg
JustLovelyJenn
01-05-2020, 07:43 PM
Three deep breaths...
... In through your nose, out through your mouth...
... Now let that shit go and move on. You don't need to dwell on the bad.
JustLovelyJenn
01-09-2020, 02:38 PM
I am capable and independent. I am not dependent on anyone for success or happiness. I will only allow people in my life who make it better, brighter, and happier.
Kätzchen
02-08-2022, 11:19 AM
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2013/0229/products/Positive_affirmations_poster_kids_teens_digital_23 c388e1-063c-4e5c-b067-0718538bd245@2x.png?v=1572382852
Stone-Butch
02-08-2022, 08:40 PM
The Truth Will Set you Free
To Thine own Self be True
Your Word Should be your Bond
Orema
05-05-2022, 08:02 AM
How to make self-affirmation work, based on science
By Allyson Chiu
May 2, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
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Effective self-affirmation involves focusing on things about yourself that you value, experts say, such as relationships with family and friends or passions. (Monica Garwood/Illustration for The Washington Post)
For fans of “Saturday Night Live,” the word affirmation probably triggers memories of a character popular in the 1990s: Stuart Smalley. With his carefully coifed blond hair and light-blue sweater, the host of “Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNx_gU57gQ4)” (played by comedian Al Franken) would gaze into a mirror and earnestly declare, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” Though the depiction was satirical, viewers could be forgiven for considering the idea of self-affirmation with skepticism or dismissing it as “too woo-woo.”
But psychologists and researchers who have examined self-affirmation say numerous studies (https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115137) have found that affirming yourself can produce wide-ranging benefits, including stress-buffering effects (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16262767/). The trick, they say, is how you affirm yourself — particularly what you focus on.
“I would just jettison all that Stuart Smalley stuff,” said Claude M. Steele (https://claudesteele.com/), a social psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University who wrote a foundational paper on the psychology of self-affirmation (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065260108602294).
Effective affirmation isn’t thinking, “ ‘I want to pump myself up and find ways to say how much I like myself,’ ” said David Creswell, a psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon University who researches self-affirmation. “It’s more about really identifying, in really concrete ways, the kinds of things about you that you really value.”
Using broad or generic affirmations probably won’t be helpful and can sometimes backfire, experts said. For instance, repeating “I really like myself” can make you think about yourself in terms of being a good or bad person, and it sets you up to judge yourself, Creswell said. “Even though it’s trying to position it as a positive evaluation, it creates the possibility that maybe you’re not a good person.”
Affirmations also might be ineffective if they don’t align with what you believe about yourself, said Natalie Dattilo (https://www.drnataliechristine.com/about), a clinical psychologist with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “This is about accurately and authentically encouraging yourself or using words of encouragement or acknowledgment that are consistent with your truth.”
What’s more, people can mistakenly think affirmations are about “seeking perfection or seeking greatness,” said Chris Cascio (https://journalism.wisc.edu/news/staff/cascio-chris/), an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who has studied the practice. Instead, Cascio said, the key concept of affirmations is: “As you are, you are good enough, and you’re valued being you.”
Understanding how self-affirmations, also known as value affirmations, work requires recognizing that people are made up of “some unique combination of identities or dimensions that we hold ourselves self-evaluatively accountable to,” said Steele, who is credited with coining the term “self-affirmation theory (https://dictionary.apa.org/self-affirmation-theory).” The theory, which is laid out in Steele’s 1988 paper, goes on to postulate that people are motivated to maintain views of themselves as morally good and competent.
But we often experience situations in which this self-view might be emotionally or psychologically threatened, such as failing a test or receiving criticism.
Self-affirmations can be “a tool for self-defense” against these threats, Creswell said. Affirming things about yourself that you value can help bolster your overall sense of self and self-worth, and it can improve your ability to cope with destabilizing experiences.
If you have a stronger sense of self, threatening situations might not affect you as negatively, he said. “You’re not going to ruminate as much about them. You’re not going to get caught in them.”
You may, for example, be better able to weather critical feedback at work if you’ve affirmed your abilities as a parent, partner or friend. “You will have these other things you care about, these friendships, these involvements, that will give you a sense of security when you’re threatened in a particular domain,” Steele said.
The benefits of thinking about important personal values before potentially stressful events are supported by research. Studies have shown (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16946074/) that doing simple self-affirming exercises, such as writing about core personal values before a test, raised minority student achievement in school, with some evidence of long-lasting effects (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19372432/), according to a 2014 review paper (https://ed.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/annurev-psych-psychology_of_change_final_e2.pdf).
Research has also documented some positive effects on stress.
In one small study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16262767/), participants who affirmed their values had “significantly lower cortisol responses to stress” compared with the control group, researchers wrote, referring to the body’s primary stress hormone. Another small study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19751081/) of college students found that those who did two value-affirming writing exercises ahead of a midterm exam had lower stress levels the day before the test. Self-affirmation can also help improve problem-solving under stress, according to a 2013 study (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0062593).
Brain studies offer further insight into how self-affirmations might work, experts said.
Affirmations seem to engage regions of the brain associated with positive valuation and self-processing, said Cascio, citing his research findings (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814782/). He added that his work found that affirmations related to “future-oriented values” — for example, if family is a core value, you could think about time you’re planning to spend with them — were “much more beneficial in terms of the affirmation’s success compared to thinking about the past,” because doing so engaged the value and self-processing regions of the brain to a greater degree.
Other studies show (https://www.healthandhumanperformancelab.com/_files/ugd/b30fc8_53e1f971c6164c50af2b1ccf27d9eb68.pdf) that affirmation activities can activate the brain’s reward system — the same system that responds to sex or drugs, Creswell said.
“There’s a really cool brain basis for these self-affirmation effects,” he said. “They’re really turning on the brain’s reward system, and that reward system is sort of then muffling your stress alarm system in ways that can be helpful.”
If you would like to try self-affirmation, experts offer these suggestions.
Prioritize developing a “multidimensional life.” It’s critical to become involved in multiple things that contribute to who you are, such as relationships with family and friends, work or passions, Steele said. That not only gives you more to draw on for your affirmations, but it also offers other psychological benefits.
“I’m vulnerable if I just have one dimension on which my whole self-regard rides,” he said. “I’m going to be a pretty volatile person.”
Identify authentic affirmations. Your affirmations and how you word them should be consistent with values that are important to you and your self-beliefs, Dattilo said.
If you’re struggling to find things about yourself to affirm, Dattilo suggests starting with statements that reflect what you want to believe. I want to believe that I’m capable enough. I’m working toward believing in myself. I’m trying every day to think more positively about myself and my capabilities. “It doesn’t feel inauthentic, and it’s moving you in the direction of what you’d like to do, how you would like to be and how you’d like to feel,” she said.
Dattilo said she also sometimes recommends that her patients write down statements about themselves and rate the believability on a scale of zero to 100. If anything is under 50, discard it or reword it, so it becomes more believable, she said.
Creswell suggests affirming who you are by focusing on what you love, such as: I love being a parent. “You’re giving yourself an opportunity to hold up something you value and cherish and not feel like you need to judge it or have a debate about it in your head or in your writing,” he said. “We live our lives sometimes in a busy multitasking, chaotic way, and we can lose sight of things that we really cherish and that give us a sense of purpose.”
Build a daily habit that relates to affirmation. Although the research shows that it’s helpful to affirm yourself ahead of stressful situations, experts encourage regularly doing affirming activities.
A daily gratitude journal may be a good place to start, Creswell said. Once a day, perhaps at the end of your day, take a couple of minutes to write down at least one thing you’re grateful for. “Most people who try that for two weeks might be really surprised at their experience and how there may be surprising carry-over effects,” he said. “I suspect that something like that is going to result in people spontaneously affirming more.”
Self-affirmation can also be built into meditation or mindfulness practices, Dattilo said.
But keep in mind that your behavior also matters, she added. One way to improve how much you believe an affirmation is by behaving in ways that are consistent with the belief.
“We see ourselves through our behavior better than we see ourselves through our thoughts,” Dattilo said. “When the choices that we make are in line with our values and the things that we want to believe about ourselves, we’re moving further along that believability continuum.”
Orema
07-09-2022, 09:58 AM
My dreams are valid and all I need is my commitment to achieving them.
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Kätzchen
10-05-2023, 12:18 PM
I am worthy.
Stone-Butch
10-05-2023, 01:55 PM
I am feeling that she really does like me. :hangloose:
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Appreciate all the beautiful blessings I have in this life....be humble, grateful, & know each one in my circle MATTERS to me!
Orema
12-03-2023, 09:20 AM
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ksrainbow
12-05-2023, 06:47 PM
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Kätzchen
02-17-2024, 10:05 AM
I am gracious, kind, act in loving ways toward myself and others and I am mindful of myself and others around me. I seek ways to improve my own outlook on life and seek that which helps and gives myself and others room to be ourselves. I remind myself today that I am worthy and deserve the best life has to offer.
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Soft*Silver
02-18-2024, 09:13 AM
I am resilient in the face of change
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Bèsame*
07-25-2024, 03:53 PM
Today is a day of peace. I'm grateful
for a beautiful life filled with wonderful memories and many blessings.
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I am worthy of an abundant life and the warmth of happiness. :stillheart:
Kätzchen
01-01-2025, 02:42 PM
Today, I will think positive thoughts. :stillheart:
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Stone-Butch
01-05-2025, 05:20 PM
I have learned to never put too much of yourself into someone else before you know their true self, not as they might appear.
Bèsame*
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