40 Self-Love Affirmations to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Confidence
Affirmations inherently encourage an optimistic mindset. They are an act of giving positivity, emotional support or encouragement. These simple phrases are essential to reducing anxiety and negativity, making them vital in your practice of self-care.
Since self-care is fundamentally just the act of treating oneself with kindness, this self-care exercise does wonders for boosting confidence.
In reality, affirmations are a valuable practice in reframing negative messages that even research supports. When we are able to deal with setbacks and replace them with positive messages, we can develop more responsive, hopeful stories about our identity and what we can achieve.
And it’s much better if you choose to use affirmations that help you appreciate yourself.
Here are 40 self-love affirmations that you can use to your advantage.
1. I am enough.
2. I can trust myself.
3. I am safe.
4. I am loved.
5. Every day I am getting better.
6. I love myself; I love my body; I love my mind; I love who I am.
7. I am perfect just the way I am.
8. I am on my way to becoming the best version of myself.
9. I have never given up even when life gets hard; I am still here.
10. I am in control of myself; I am in control of my life.
11. I deserve good things; I deserve happiness and joy.
12. It is okay to take today one step at a time.
13. I can control my own peace and my peace is my weapon.
14. I deserve to be here.
15. I am proud of my accomplishments—no matter how small.
16. I am beautiful inside and out.
17. I give myself the chance and opportunity to heal.
18. Each day that passes, I heal more and more.
19. My breath is slowing; my fast thoughts are slowing; I am in control.
20. I am mentally strong and I am capable of doing this.
21. I trust that everything is going to work out for me.
22. I can do anything I set my mind to.
23. I am in control of my anxiety; my anxiety is not in control of me.
24. I am worthy.
25. I am unaffected by the judgment of others..
26. I am a magnet for attracting positivity.
27. I matter; my life matters.
28. I am creative.
29. I am not my anxiety; I am not what my fears try to tell me I am.
30. I can rise above any obstacle—any fear.
31. I am a force that the world needs.
32. I am responsible; I am independent; I am capable.
33. I promise to be kind to myself.
34. It is okay to go at my own pace.
35. I forgive myself.
36. I get back in life what I put into the universe.
37. I am so grateful for this life.
38. Who I am becoming makes me proud.
39. I matter. My life matters.
40. It is in my power to choose happiness, to choose joy, to choose positivity, to choose to love myself.
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