Here is a list of all the affirmations I say on a daily basis... I feel that they are working for me, maybe they can work for you?

Im doing whatever I can to help better myself... Some of these just reinforce what I have been doing and some are designed to help address areas that I need to work on. I think we all can benifit from these... They are based on Axiety issues for the most part. I wrote them myself... you guys can do the same... write ones that will work for you!

Give them a try! I have been saying them daily for the past 4 months, knock them out when you have some spare time, which I know we all have....

I don?t allow Negative thoughts to enter my mind, for they will only hold me back from having the quality of life I so deserve.

I approach all things in life with great optimism and a strong positive mindset.

I make decisions with ease.

I don?t focus on things that are out of my control.

I use self talk to guide me down the right path.

I stay calm and relaxed and in control in all situations.

All habits are learned and all habits can be broken, although it may take time and because it?s not an overnight process I must be patient with myself and know that I will succeed in time!

I reach all goals that I set for myself.

I don?t allow the actions of others around me to get me upset.

I practice self control at all times.

I have a strong willpower, through hard work and determination I can accomplish anything I put my mind to.

I am strong and I will get through all of this!

Before we can change we must have the willingness to do so and I am more than willing to do so.

I practice patience at all times!

I am committed to changing myself for the better.

Every problem has a solution and sometimes I must be patient with myself as I work to find the answer.

I focus on my accomplishments and not my shortcomings.

The happiness of my life is determined by the quality of my thoughts and most of all from within myself and not through someone else!

I will succeed as long as I keep trying! I will never give up!!

I have all the confidence in the world and I very high self esteem too.

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]I don?t try to control life I let it unfold.

I practice self-awareness on a daily basis to enable myself to stay on the right path!

 

My experience with affirmations is that they do not work.

The reason for this (for me) is that they are rational tools for healing an emotional issue. Waste of time in my case.

Emotional issues (negative affirmations so to say...) should be eliminated by proving the ego that the negative affirmation is not true or the consequences are not that bad as the mind is making it up. You can only achieve this by engaging in something what scares you.

If you are afraid to faint (or become insane) in a busy mall you can spend hours in the safety of your house mantra-ing 'I am feeling relaxed in a busy mall'. However, if you do it a couple of times and nothing happens you will prove your negative self that he/she is not right. Or...give ammunition to your positive side to kick the irrational belief out.

Hence, action -> positive affirmation -> negative affirmation will go away.

If you do it rationally: positive affirmation <-> negative affirmation in which negative affirmation will win in the end. Fear is powerful.

 

It all sounds very useful to me.
I will have them tattooed to my eyelids

Scott, you should start a ministry.

 

Sure, they are no magic bullet but I think if said enough times you subconscious mind does pick up on it eventually... Yes they are only words but you have to believe in them too!
Most are aimed at self improvement, which I think we all can benefit from.... There is always work to be done on ourselves(its an ongoing process) and I think alot of these affirmations can target areas that can really help someone to live a happier life.
Be it dealing with this DP or Anxiety or Depression.

Affirmations alone obviously are not enough but they are one of many tools that can be used to help better ones situation or circumstances...

Scott

 

Deusx, Your right on! One still has to work on the way in which they think or theses would not accomplish a thing. Working on the Negative thought patterns first would be all so important! Once you can get your train of though heading in the right direction then one would be more open to accept the Positive Affirmations... Just remember they are only thoughts or even habits for that matter that have never been challenged. They can be changed for the better. It just takes time and the inner belief that you can do it! We can change our ways, even though it seems almost impossible to do at times.

Emotions come natural and unfortunately we have to scrutinize them at times, if not we can get into deep trouble... I know because I let my emotions get the best of me last year, and I wish I would have noticed when I was not reacting rationally back then but I did not and the end result might have contributed to me getting in this DP state that I?m in..

Scott

 

Affirmations work great. I think I got half the way thru by managing my self talk, taking the negative, catastrophic ones out and replacing with possitve counterstatements and affirmations.

Great job Scott. Thanks for sharing.

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