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Well i thought i was done making them. Lately i've been trying to figure out ways to make them easier to read and more exciting. Reading 17 scripts over and over and over again can get pretty dull and boring. What i've done was i recorded them onto my phone with some exciting, calming, down-beat and upbeat videogame songs (because i turned to videogames when i was yonger and so i draw alot of motivation an determination from the music) and started to listen to them. Yestaurday I actually had those playing in one ear and some other music playing in another. It was my way of doing it subliminally as i turned the cellphone down so i could tell there was speaking but i couldn't make out the words.

Last night I decided to watch degrassi the next generation and I was looking for scenes with the gay character. He was in denial and slowly accepting his identity and he met a guy in it and there was a really romantic scene and it was just amazing. I felt really amazing and I thought hey what would it be like if i turned some of these feelings inward. If i gave myself the same feelings without needing anybody else to do it. So the result is that 1 i am putting several pictures with my affirmations to make it visually more appealing and I have already started to make a "Love" Script. It's going to be great, I'll put it up when i'm done!


Mike

I highly suggest to put the affirmations on tape or audio and listen to them. It is so much easier and you really don't have to actively listen to them in order for them to work. I was getting so bored and annoyed reading 17 scripts everyday and trying to do it 3 times a day. I recorded them on my cellphone and i listen to them while doing dishes, walking, relaxing or whatever and I still find them very effective! Also add music you really really like to it so you can feel good while listening to them. It creates that association that affirmations are good. Give it a try!


Mike

LOVE SCRIPT;

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I love myself, I would do anything for myself. I love myself despite my weaknesses

I am never alone because I am always with myself

I give myself the love I need. I love myself more and more everyday

I love my friends and the world around me. I have many loving friends

People I don't yet know are potential friends

I express love for myself and others on a daily basis

I easily give and recieve love. Love is easy to come by

I accept people for who they are and I love them regardless of their weaknesses

I encourage others in everything they do. Its easy and I enjoy making people feel good

I attract good, positive, supportive people into my life

I surround myself with loving people

I love what life gives me. The opportunities to grow, the ideas, the people, the resources and the rewards

I deserve to feel love in all its forms

Love is my true nature

I project love through every cell of my body

I have an infinite ammount of love within. I radiate love to everybody I come in contact with and to the whole universe. I have the power to give love endlessly

I actively and fully listen to what someone has to say. I know the best way to help someone is to listen to what they say

I am very interested in other people. I ask lots of questions and I get very curious

I share in the accomplishments and joy of others

I am very greatful for everything people have done for me

I care about and love myself and others as well

Love is the strongest positive feeling one can have for themselves and others. It is the highest level of caring

I feel great around others. Nobody even needs to say anything for me to feel comfortable. I feel good simply being in the company of another. The same goes for when i'm alone as well.

I love the way I talk, the voice I have and the words that I say

I love the little cute things I do. I love my mind, my ideas and the thoughts that I have. I love my dramatic positive nature.

I love myself despite my mistakes or short comings

I am not afraid to be myself and do what I want around anybody. I am secure with myself and I can handle any negative comment that anybody sends my way.

I treat everybody with love and respect. I am considerate, I consider both the needs of myself as well as others.

I teach people how to treat me and I teach them to treat me with respect by being assertive

I treat others the way I want them to treat me

I trust myself and I trust my friends

Life works through me in order to help others along their path. Life wants everybody to love and be loved



Mike

These scripts are wonderful. Thank you for doing this work for yourself and thank you for sharing it with us. I just finished reading What to Say When You Talk to Yourself (for the second time) and it is extremely inspiring and motivating. I've been writing scripts daily that are specific to my needs on that particular day. But yours are really wonderful. I LOVE how you have categorized the affirmations. I actually copied and pasted yours (with the wonderful pictures you selected! yay! I love them and have put together a notebook. The notbook also has some journal entries, various information from my psychologist and psychiatrist. The benefits of affirmation scripts are palpable, and I've only been nurturing this habit two weeks now. Thank you again for sharing. You are very far along in obtaining a degree in You-- and by sharing the process by which you're doing it you help so much those of us struggling to find the tools, the words, the mechanism, the steps... Thank you! For this, I added you to my gratitudes journal. Hopefully you'll receive some positive white light your direction. Many thanks!!

Wow cuttingirl that was an amazingly positive response, thank you.

Ah so you have what i would call your recovery book. Thats a good idea. I actually lost count of how long it has been that i've been using the affirmations. They say it takes 21 days to learn a new habit but i'm not so sure. I think it could take longer.

Thats cute a degree in me! I might be cheesy and actually make one for myself too. Something fun and creative looking. I share this stuff in order to help many people out and I'm always happy when i hear how it has helped someone out. I want to make a big change in the world and with each time i help others i make a small change which builds and builds and I hope to inspire others to do the same for other people!

Awe you added me to your gratitude journal, I am so flattered and that made me smile thank you. You'll be getting some positive energy your way from me too


Mike

Oh I made a few more relaxation affirmations

Relaxation gets people over anxiety and depression and keeps them out of it. Same goes for me

Relaxation gives me amazing positive feelings. With it I can take on anything

Everytime I relax, I become more and more of the person that I want to be and I become less and less affected by the anxiety and depression

Oh I have one,
Doing something relaxing brings calmness, fans ones creativity & soothes ones spirit.

P.S. I like yours...

Thats a good one too!


Mike

Ah I just had one of those ah ha moments! When we think irrationally there are certain categories that kind of negative thought fits into. I've come to realize that one of the main ones when it comes to affirmations is the all or nothing thinking. This next portion is very important so pay extra attention. You may have a habit of telling yourself when you see an affirmation is that is not true. You believe it and you don't buy into the affirmations and they don't work for you. Life fortunately is not black and white and maybe those affirmations aren't completely true but I doubt that they are all completely false either.

Ie. The affirmation in the self-talk script.

"I never limit myself by the short-sighted beliefs of others- Instead I open myself up to the broad horizons of unlimited possibility"

I'm starting to realize that maybe using never might not be as believable. Instead you could change that to don't instead of never. You may not always live up to this belief but to a certain extent you believe this or else you would listen to people who say you couldn't recover from anxiety and depression and you wouldn't be on this website. You also might spend some time focusing on possibility instead of hopelessness.

Another example. From the worry script;

"My mind is constantly in tune with the positive. It is bright, cheerful, enthusiastic, and full of good, positive thoughts and ideas."

Your mind is not negative 100% of the time, you are likely to have some moments where this belief is true.

Another example. From the Responsibility script;

I take full responsibility for everything about me- even the thoughts that I think. I am in control of the vast resources of my own mind

The program is teaching us how to do this. We are learning to take responsibility and learning how to control our thoughts and our behaviors. It may be 1% true right now or 90% true but either way there is still even the slightest bit of truth.


So basically what i'm trying to say is this is not about perfection. Each time you read these (or if you have recorded them and listen to them), you are programing your brain to change so you are more like the affirmation. It becomes stronger and stronger each time you do it however it may seem very slight at first but it grows. Don't worry if you don't fit them completely, if it helps to believe then just accept that they might be slightly true instead of expecting them to be completely true. Its alot more freeing, motivating and effective. Saying it in present tense is still very important but keep in mind the slightly agreeing rule and you won't be as likely to doubt the affirmations.



Mike