Affirmations to help reprogramme your subconscious mind
"We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation." Florence Scovel Shinn
The way we talk to ourselves has a big impact on how we feel. Most of the time we’re probably not aware of self-talk, it’s the thoughts we have throughout the day in response to the situations we face.
The power of self-talk
Self-talk is our inner voice, and it matters whether that voice is positive or negative. The positive voice says “I’m doing my best”, “I did a good job”. It’s optimistic and hopeful. The positive voice makes us feel good about ourselves.
The negative voice – often described as our inner critic – makes us feel the opposite. It often starts sentences with ‘should’ and says things like “I should be doing better”, “I’m rubbish at this”. It’s gloomy and can make us feel miserable.
Self-talk influences what goes on in our subconscious mind. This is important because it’s our subconscious mind that makes most of our decisions – it’s our ‘auto-pilot’ mode.
Unless you programme it differently your subconscious mind will keep you thinking the same way you always have.
Perhaps you’re always criticising yourself for not doing a good enough job at work, or in your relationships. Maybe you often blame yourself or take things personally when they aren’t connected to you at all.
We can’t control what happens to us but we can control our reaction to it. Studies show that by using positive affirmations we can reprogramme our subconscious mind and change our auto-pilot mode of thinking.
Writing affirmations
Affirmations are essentially positive self-talk. The more often you use them the more they become part of your subconscious thought patterns.
The best affirmations might be the ones you write yourself. Start by thinking about which negative perspectives you want to change.
What does your inner critic say to you most often?
Make a list of these thoughts in a notebook, it might take a few days as things occur to you. Then try to turn each one into a more positive statement.
Here are a few examples:
“I never get enough done” becomes “I’m busy and making progress.”
“I should be more confident” becomes “I am already complete just as I am.”
“I feel really angry about X” becomes “These are just thoughts. Only I determine the way I choose to feel.”
Write your affirmations in the first person and in the present tense, as if they’re already true. Try to keep them positive even if it feels a bit awkward.
You may want to use phrases such as “I’m working on…”, “I’m learning to…”, “I’m getting better at…” to help make your affirmations feel more authentic.
Here are my top tips for making affirmations part of your daily routine:
Pick an affirmation from your list (or choose from my list below :-))
Write it out and stick it somewhere you’ll see it
Spend a few minutes each morning reading it, writing it and saying it to yourself
Try to visualize the scenario where the affirmation is already true
Stay with the same affirmation for a week or two – repetition is key
My affirmations list
If you’d like some prompts to get started, here’s a list of 40 affirmations I find useful:
I am enough
I am strong
I choose to love and support myself no matter what
I release the need to judge myself and others
I trust myself to make good decisions
I love and accept myself
I am kind, loving and compassionate
I am worthy of infinite compassion
I am patient with my healing process
I deserve to be loved and respected
I am calm and in control of my own thoughts and actions
I am able to say “no” when I need to
I observe my emotions without getting attached to them
My voice matters and I am confident to speak up when I want to
I listen to my body and honour what it needs
Whatever I do today is enough
I am confident and capable at what I do
I am a successful person
I am already complete just as I am
I let go of my need to impress other people
I accept my past mistakes and let them go
I believe in myself and trust my own wisdom
I choose to be happy
I can decide how I feel
I choose only to surround myself with supportive and good people
Whatever difficulties come my way, I have the power to overcome them
I am working every day on the best me that I can be
I am safe and all is well in my world
These are just thoughts. Only I determine the way I choose to feel
I am on a journey, ever growing and developing
Every experience I have is an opportunity to learn and grow
I am in charge of how I live each day
I am courageous and I stand up for myself
I am at peace with all that has happened in my life
I trust that my life journey is unfolding exactly as it should
I make a difference in the world by simply existing in it
I recognise the abundance and blessings in my life
I am proud of who I am
I believe in myself
I am loved, I am loving, I am lovable.
Practicing affirmations regularly can make lasting changes to the way we think and feel.
We can choose to talk to ourselves more positively.
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