You Are What You Think You Are: 40 Positive Affirmations for the Anxious Mind.

What we say to ourselves is so much more important than what others say TO us. It is what WE chose to say to ourselves that makes up what we believe about ourselves. This is why I decided to write about the power of using positive affirmations. I am a firm believer that positive thoughts generate positive feelings. When I tell myself positives about myself, I am uplifting myself and in turn making myself a better person. I CHOOSE to believe the words I tell myself. I CHOOSE to accept these affirmations as truths. I CHOOSE to see myself through better eyes. I give myself permission to LOVE myself.

 When anxiety hits me full force, I find myself talking myself through each anxious filled situation. I am constantly telling myself that it will pass, I will be okay, God has got me in his hands, I am going to make it through this, etc. I converse with myself and conversationally pray all the time.  I take ownership of how I process what I am feeling. I may not be in control of actually having anxiety, but I am in control of how I handle it. What I chose to tell myself during these moments is extremely important.

Instead of combating my anxiety with positives, what if I instead decided to say that I will not make it through this, I am all alone, it will not be okay, no one else understands, etc.? I will tell you the answer. I would be allowing myself to stay stuck in that terrible anxious filled state. I would not be in a position to like myself. If we feel bad about ourselves then we allow negativity to run our lives.  For the anxious person, negative thoughts makes anxiety even worse.

A positive mind will give you a positive life, even through the worst of situations. I look at my anxiety as a difficult road that I am traveling. Just when I feel like it is smooth sailing going 60 MPH straight towards my destination, boom, I hit a pot hole. I decided long ago that instead of allowing myself to be lead down this ever changing road, I would instead chose to take control and lead myself along the road. I take the time to pack all the equipment I need to make it to the end of the road, and I plan how to manage the bumps in the road ahead of time. It may not always be an easy travel, but it always tends to lead me to each of my destinations with a more grateful heart.

For the road, I pack a piece of equipment that is always with me, my mind.  I shape my mind with positive words and beliefs. On this journey of living my life with anxiety, I choose to be happy and positive regardless of how difficult life may become. I want to share with you how I have learned to love, accept, and enjoy myself in spite of my anxiety. I wrote down 40 positive affirmations that I use to remind myself of how amazing, blessed, loved, and helpful I truly am.

40 Affirmations for the Anxious Mind:

1. God is with me wherever I go, therefore, I am never lonely because I am never alone.
2. No matter what comes my way I know I can handle it, because I am STRONG.
3. I am excited and energetic about life.
4. I will not worry over things that I can’t control. Instead, I will focus on the changeable.
5. Today is going to be a great day.
6. I am doing the best I can, and that is enough.
7. I am thankful for all the amazing people I have in my life.
8. I will not compare myself to others, because we are all unique and simply incomparable.
9. I am valuable.
10. I am smart.
11. I am understood.
12. I will use my power to create positive change.
13. I am deserving of love and happiness.
14.  I am enough.
15. My anxiety/panic in this moment will NOT last forever.
16. I am confident.  
17. I choose to first see the good in people, not the bad.
18. I am successful.
19. I am perfectly imperfect, and that’s a great thing.
20. I am a great friend, sister, daughter, mother, wife, etc.
21. I love and accept myself for who I am, both the good and the bad.
22.  I love my body no matter how it looks, because it gives me life and has given life to another.
23. Change is exciting and creates opportunity. Change is not scary.
24. I freely help those who need it.
25. No matter HOW, I know that everything WILL work out. It will all be okay.
26. I am blessed beyond measure.
27. I deserve to be happy, and I choose to be happy today.
28. I am not stuck. I can constantly work to improve myself and my life.
29. I am funny.
30.  I am in control of myself, my mind, my feelings, my body, my heart, and my life.
31. I am loved by many, and I am deserving of their love.
32. I am safe.
33. The world is a better place BECAUSE I am in it.
34. I will continue to learn and grow.
35. I am brave.
36. I will live for the present and for the future, NOT for the past.
37. I can and will turn my dreams into reality.
38. I will trust God always.
39. I believe that good things will happen to me.
40. I am fun and enjoyable.

I challenge you to tell yourself these things too, or better yet make your own list of affirmations that you can say to yourself. Remember, you are who you THINK you are.

Until next week,

Ginger