Weekly Update, January 4th. Affirmations ♡

                                       

I discovered a very helpful tool recently that has made my anxiety and feelings of powerlessness so much better. 

Positive affirmations has been one of the most healing strategies I have found, especially for self-confidence and compassion towards myself and others. Yet something has been missing all this time.  For as long as I can remember, I have felt powerless in life. Basically trapped inside my own mind due to social anxiety, OCD, and various other mental health and sensory issues. So many circumstances were beyond my control, especially as a teenager. 

I began to think to myself a couple of weeks ago: if positive affirmations can help with self-confidence and anxiety, why not other affirmations to help with empowerment? Specifically, feelings of dependence on others and a  lack of "identity" (I think this is a BPD symptom). So I did some research online, and I found that there are a ton of empowering affirmations to help with this. It's about discovering your core identity, which I've explained previously. It's essential that you separate who you are as a person on the inside vs. your roles and accomplishments in your life. For me this was an epiphany. And something so simple! Oftentimes we miss what's right in front of ourselves because we're looking in the wrong direction. 

I also especially benefit from affirmations because I'm a very visual person and I can easily create images to go along with them. It makes it feel more real to me and it also helps me to remember them.

What do you think about using positive affirmations? Do you have any favorites you use regularly?

Enjoy your weekend!