I was advised to start using daily affirmations but I was just as skeptical as the others. In my mind, I am thinking that positive affirmation only for the weaklings. So I definitely didn’t believe in chanting daily positive affirmations to oneself like some fool!

I can’t believe it when my therapist suggested that I give myself positive self talk. Actually, if he wasn’t a reputable scientist, I might not believe him.The truth is I had some deep-seated psychological problems which I have to work out. I really had the urge to stop going  to him for therapy.

After several visits and devotedly following what he told me to do, I finally realized that saying a positive affirmation every time you feel stressed out and negative can easily change habitual thought patterns into more functional ones. A positive affirmation can take you out from malaise or even a chronic state of depression. Yes, while it is hard to get yourself to believe positive affirmations at first, when you start to repeat them often enough you will come to accept them completely.

Positive thought patterns take over when they are forcibly introduced to the mind. It is a way of focusing on positive thoughts. Think positively and you  will live more positively. It is a long and patient process that in turn will make you feel relaxed and will guide your everyday life. It’s not an overnight magic, over weeks and months, you’ll feel your thoughts changing substantially. If daily you’d tell yourself positive affirmations, you will feel less afraid to make decisions and make changes in your life. This shall be the beginning of a deeper change in yourself.