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45 Positive Affirmations For Those Stressful Times

Replace the negative with the positive

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45 Positive Affirmations For Those Stressful Times
Alex Gray

Did you know, it only takes 21 days to form a habit? 21 days of saying something, hearing something, or seeing something will make its way into your mindset. All those years of seeing unrealistic beauty standards has altered our mindsets on ourselves, and the world around us, and how we perceive beauty. It has changed the way many millennials perceive themselves, and contributed to the increase in self esteem and body image issues in the USA. I'd like to help break down these existing mindsets by providing a list of affirmations to say. Remember, if it takes 21 days to form a toxic mindset--it only takes 21 days to fix it too.

Even though many don't admit it, we all experience a wide range of emotions due to certain situations we find ourselves in. Whether it be sadness, paranoia, anxiety, or just discontent, we all experience our own version of these emotions. I have put together a list of positive affirmations that are situational, and can be used to help calm yourself down.

When you start to feel paranoid/fear when you know you aren't in any actual danger
1)
I focus on breathing and grounding myself.
2) I am safe
3) I trust others
4) I trust myself
5) I believe in other people
6) I will break free from paranoia

When you feel lonely or rejected
7) I feel the love of those who are not physically around me
8) I take pleasure in my own solitude
9) I love myself
10) I always stay positive in intimidating social situations
11) I am responsible for my own feelings, not other peoples
12) I will not allow my sense of self to be defined by another human being
13) I accept rejection with a positive attitude

When you feel insignificant
14) I am a unique and multi talented individual
15) I matter and what I have to offer to this world also matters
16) I have as much light to offer as the next person
17) I am kind, I am love, and I am loved

When you have anxiety
18) I breathe in calm, I breathe out my anxiety
19) Wonderful things are unfolding
20) Whatever happens is for my highest good

When you are angry
21) I forgive myself for all the mistakes I've made
22) I forgive those who have angered me
23) I let go of the anger so I can see the situation for what it is
24) I replace my anger with understanding and compassion

When you feel like you're about to give up
25) Even though I may not understand what the good in the situation is, I know it is there
26) I refuse to give up because I haven't tried all possible ways
27) I ask for guidance in seeing the role of this situation in my life
28) I trust that this is all for a bigger purpose, and I am coming to a deeper understanding of the human existence

When you don't know what to do
29) I know my wisdom guides me to the right decision
30) There is no such thing as a wrong decision, any choice I make will bring me closer to understanding myself
31) I trust myself to make the best decision for myself

When you can't sleep
32) Peaceful sleep awaits me
33) I calm my mind till the morning

When you don't want to get up in the morning
34) This day is going to bring me nothing but joy
35) Today is the start of the rest of my life, and I want it to be filled with love
36) My thoughts are my reality so I create a wonderful day ahead of me

When you're worried about the future
37) I choose to live in the present, because only now exists
38) Whatever happens is what is best for my souls evolution at the time
39) I surrender the idea of control, and let life do its thing

When you can't stop comparing yourself to others
40) I compare myself to only my higher self
42) I choose to see all the light I bring to this world
43) Another person beauty isn't the absence of my own
44) I bring just as much to the world as anyone else
45) I love and approve of myself

"But isn't it weird to talk to yourself?" No! No it is not. My dad once told me, the best conversations you ever have are with yourself. Don't be afraid to get into your own head, the only person in the world who's love you can control is the love you have for yourself. Don't be afraid to silence those negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. The time has come to start taking care of yourself. The time is now. Namaste.

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