What are positive healing affirmations and what role can they play in our society? Do they really make a difference to the subconscious mind and help create a new and better sense of self? Indeed they can and we shall delve into what it entails to achieve this goal and how to create that positive impact in ourselves. It doesn’t take much but a few short and easy steps and perseverance in keeping up the habit. Life is full of mishaps and mistakes and it can be all too easy to fall prey to these thoughts and emotions and allow negative thoughts to fully encompass our minds and create doubt, anger, sadness, feelings of worthlessness and keep us down. Instead of focusing on those emotions that will drag you down, rather pay special attention to your own self-worth and practice self-care which is a much more beneficial mindset to have if you want to progress in life.

47 Daily Positive Healing Affirmations for health

Healing affirmations might seem like a fairy tale to some but in reality, they have a major impact on mental health. Similar to the act of exercising for a healthy body one can also do repetitive healing affirmations for mental wellbeing. Practicing affirmative positive sayings enough can have profound effects on our wellness and self-esteem.  Often we cloud our minds with self-doubt which can affect our mood, perspective as well as self-efficacy. That is why it is important to practice daily affirmations to change your self-talk, promote self-worth and increase self-development through self-help. Research has shown that affirmations can help you perform better at work and have shown that it can mitigate the effects of stress.  It also enables us to maintain a positive narrative about ourselves in which we are flexible, ethical, and adaptive to different situations, decreases stress, increases physical activity, be less defensive towards contrary opinions, and responds positively to obstacles. Through this practice, one can encourage an optimistic mindset resulting in good self-care. The healing power of healing affirmations cannot be argued. Mindfulness about what you are repeating in your head and changing it to the positive is key to achieving inner peace and allows one to open new doors to personal growth for a healthy life.

Affirmations for emotional healing

• I accept my imperfections and I am grateful for everything I have in life.
• My soul is filled with love and pure love.
• I do not hold a grudge against those who have hurt me. Instead, I prefer to be free and ease myself.
• I accept my imperfections, and I am grateful for all the blessings I have.
• I have a love for all those around me and myself.
• I shall strive to live a happy life filled with positivity
• I shall lessen the grip of all emotional blocks that prevent peace of mind.
• I am not a victim and do not fear anyone.
• I matter and no one can dissuade me.

Self healing affirmations for physical healing 

• I am at ease with my pain because I know soon the physical healing process will take place.
• My muscles shall give me the support I need.
• Pain is a teacher and I shall learn from it.
• I am in great shape.
• My body is my vessel and my vessel is perfect.
• I am getting stronger every day.
• My body heals itself every day and will not stop.
• I am the architect of my own body and can shape it how I see fit.
• My knee pain does not define me and I will prevail over it. 

Daily affirmations for depression

• I am letting go of all negative feelings and emotions
• Nothing lasts forever and all things pass with time.
• When I get knocked down I will get back up again.
• Nobody has the ability to sway my mind from the truth that I am beautiful.
• I can manifest joy and healing.
• I deserve to be happy each and every day.
• It’s alright to be sad sometimes but I must not let it take over.
• I visualize the best version of myself taking over.
• I am worth as much as everyone else.
• I can do any task as long as I apply myself and have a love for myself.
• I am grateful for being sad sometimes because it allows me to learn from it.

Affirmations for healing a broken heart

• I am allowing myself time to heal and that’s OK and necessary.
• I deserve the best and will strive to find it for myself.
• I am grateful for my past experience and shall use it as a learning curve.
• I shall give myself space to heal my broken heart and will let go of the past.
• No one but myself can define who I am and my worth.
• All the affection I need I can find within myself.
• Not everybody is a good match with me and that’s alright.
• I shall learn to love again.
• The most important affirmation I need is my own.
• I accept who I am and love myself for it.

Healing Affirmations for Anxiety and Stress

• No matter the obstacle I shall overcome it.
• I am doing the best I can and that’s perfect.
• Sometimes things can overwhelm but I just need to breathe and take the steps forward.
• Everything is just fine with me.
• I am positive and if things go backward I shall push them forwards.
• I am strong and capable.
• I trust within myself that I am fully capable 
• I accept relaxation and expel tensions.
• I am positive and if I stop being so I shall find myself stuck.

Key takeaways

Healing affirmations have a powerful and positive impact on the user’s life when a habit of it is created and is practiced frequently with a set goal in mind. Once this is achieved self-love will become a constant in your life allowing for perfect health of body and mind. As we can see it isn’t a difficult endeavor to pursue and make a constant in one’s life. All one needs to do is to write up positive daily affirmations and continue to use repeat them on a daily basis until a habit has been formed and the effects have made their way in everyday living. This is not exclusive for any one person and is there for any person who is seeking a positive change for the betterment of oneself. The research is out and healing affirmations are in!

FAQs

Do healing affirmations work?

They most certainly do, as research and MRI’s of practiced individuals has proven. They work to shift the mindset from that of a negative one to a positive one allowing one to further reach their goals. Through practice and repetition, the positive words will affect your wellbeing. 

How long does it take for positive affirmations to work?

According to Maxwell Maltz in Psycho-Cybernetics 1960, it takes about 21 days or 3 weeks for new habits to form but more recent research from University College London says that around 66 days or 2 months is how long it takes for the change to take place.

How long should you say affirmations?

To get the best results out of your affirmations you need to make a habit of saying them out loud to yourself for about 3-5 minutes twice a day and try to repeat each affirmation around 10 times.

Written by:
Jade Small