Positive Affirmations

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Positive Affirmations

Post by jadestarwalking » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:13 am

This is an exercise we did in Intensive Outpatient called Positive Affirmations. All you do is answer the questions truthfully, in IOP we answered all of them, but it is a major challenge!

Positive Affirmations
I like myself because........
I do......very well
I feel good about......
My friends would tell you I have a great.....
My favorite place is......
….....loves me!
People say I am a good......
I have been told that I have pretty......
I consider myself a good..........
I like the way I feel about myself when I.......
What I really enjoy is........
The person I look up to the most is.........
The one person that always makes me feel good about myself is..........
I look good when.......
The color.............looks great on me
I have a natural talent for..........
I am most happy when...........
My goals for the future are........
One of the many positive traits I have is........
People often compliment me about..........
My friends respect me because I always........
I have a good sense of.........
The two things I do best are.......................and...........................
I know that I will be successful in life because I will...................
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by jadestarwalking » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:16 am

I'll answer a few to start:

One of the many positive traits I have is my incredible sense of empathy

People often compliment me about my eyes

I am most happy when I am outside

The person I look up to the most is my mom
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by Licentia Poetica » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:36 pm

It's good to do these things, and repeat them to yourself over and over again until you believe them.

I'd do them, but I'd find it too hard at the moment unfortunately :(
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by VowsOfSadness » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:55 am

Positive Affirmations
I like myself because I help people, I'm creative
My friends would tell you I have a great sense of humor
I like the way I feel about myself when I help others
What I really enjoy is being around people
People often compliment me about being very social
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by Stormy Llwellyn » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:24 am

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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by stripysocks4christ » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:36 pm

lets see how many i can do...

Positive Affirmations
I like myself because........
I do......very well
I feel good about......
My friends would tell you I have a great.....
My favorite place is the local park
Jesus loves me!
People say I am a good Listener
I have been told that I have pretty......
I consider myself a good..........
I like the way I feel about myself when I resist the urge to SI
What I really enjoy is singing and listenin to worship songs
The person I look up to the most is.........
The one person that always makes me feel good about myself is Kim
I look good when i put an effort in
The color.............looks great on me
I have a natural talent for..........
I am most happy when...........
My goals for the future are to be SI free, and to secure a good job
One of the many positive traits I have is........
People often compliment me about..........
My friends respect me because I always respect them
I have a good sense of.........
The two things I do best are.......................and...........................
I know that I will be successful in life because I will do my best - that is all i can do



that is really hard, but really useful aswell. thanks for posting. x
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by hiddensorrow883127 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:24 am

I like myself because........I am athletic
I do...art...very well
I feel good about......my friends
My friends would tell you I have a great.....sense of humor
My favorite place is......the barn
….connor....loves me!
People say I am a good...listener
I have been told that I have pretty......eyes
I consider myself a good..........listerer...for the hard things
I like the way I feel about myself when I.......have an awesome ride/ make an awesome play
What I really enjoy is........horseback riding/ soccer
The person I look up to the most is.........hannah or amanda
The one person that always makes me feel good about myself is..........connor
I look good when.......I put some effort to it
The color......BULE!.......looks great on me
I have a natural talent for..........singing and horses...and mind reading
I am most happy when...........I'm at the barn/running/sleeping
My goals for the future are........stables, councelor
One of the many positive traits I have is........loyal/trustworthy
People often compliment me about..........jewlery
My friends respect me because I always........can lead...grasp the abstract
I have a good sense of.........color combining/balance
The two things I do best are...........ride............and.........understand others..................
I know that I will be successful in life because I will...................
be able to understand the tough things
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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by fairyfi » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:28 am

whne i first started at WITT with doc bill we had to write 50 affirmations and say them 5 times a day in a mirror

i still say a lot of them and its been years
it is a very helpful practice


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Re: Positive Affirmations

Post by Neume » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:59 pm

I like myself because I can laugh at the smallest things.
I cook very well.
I feel good about listening to friends vent and being able to be there for them.
My friends would tell you I have a great haircut? Haha I dyed and cut my hair recently and have bene getting a lot of compliments about it, lol..
My favorite place is the beach.
My best friend loves me!
People say I am a good listener.
I have been told that I have pretty eyes.
I consider myself a good servant to others.
I like the way I feel about myself when I work out.
What I really enjoy is dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop - anything!
The person I look up to the most is Jesus.
The one person that always makes me feel good about myself is my best friend Liz!
I look good when I spend a shamelessly long time getting ready and love every bit of it.
The color yellow looks great on me
I have a natural talent for dancing.
I am most happy when I am dancing or laughing.
My goals for the future are pass my NCLEX and become a good wife to my husband-to-be.
One of the many positive traits I have is choosing love.
People often compliment me about my strength...though it's hard for me to see it myself sometimes.
My friends respect me because I always try to do small things for them without asking.
I have a good sense of really dry, sarcastic humor.
The two things I do best are school and eating tons of food.
I know that I will be successful in life because I will keep pressing on.

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