20 Positive Affirmations for Anxiety, Uncertainty, & Fear
During these challenging and unpredictable times, many of us are in a battle against our negative thoughts. It is 100% normal to experience this during a global public health crisis. While it’s important to acknowledge these emotions, we want to avoid sitting in them for too long. Stress impacts our minds and bodies. According to the American Institute of Stress, 77% of Americans typically display physical symptoms caused by stress. Negative thoughts often lead to anxiety, depression, and fear, among other emotional symptoms, and it adversely impacts our immune system (which, now more than ever, we need in top shape).
Daily positive affirmations can help shift our mindsets, overcoming negative thoughts and their physical effects.
What is a positive affirmation?
Positive affirmations are short, simple, and powerful phrases that you repeat to yourself. These statements describe a specific outcome or who you want to be. Affirmations work because speaking in the affirmative puts power in our hands, helping us feel more in control of our well-being.
How do I begin a positive affirmation practice?
Affirmations aren’t one-size-fits-all. It would help if you found what works best for you, but repetition is key. You can start your day with them in the morning, repeat them throughout the day, and say them at night. You can write them in your journal, place them on Post-its throughout your home, speak them out loud, record yourself saying them and play them throughout the day, and make them the background on your phone—the options are endless. Your thoughts influence your reality, so the more you repeat positive affirmations, the stronger your belief in those statements become, making room for hope and mental resilience.
How do I create positive affirmations?
What’s concerning you most at the moment? What are some of the recent negative thoughts you had about yourself or a situation? Your affirmations should speak directly to those fears and worries. You can look online for affirmations or create your starting with active statements, such as:
I am….
I release…
My body is…
My mind is…
I love…
Pro tip: Download the Unique Daily Affirmations free app to incorporate positive affirmations more easily into your routine.
Positive affirmations to increase your well-being and calm anxiety
Feel free to choose from these positive affirmations, combine them, or create your own:
I let go of what I can’t change and do my best with what I can.
I am relaxing each part of my body.
I release myself from stress.
My body is calm.
I find joy in the little things
6. I find joy in where I am.
7. I release worry and know that this too, shall pass.
8. I am safe and in control.
9. I will not stress over things I cannot control.
10. I appreciate my life and find things to be grateful for.
11. I have been through hard things before and have survived them.
12. I can overcome anxiety.
13. I am worthy of good things.
14. All of my feelings are valid.
15. Everything that is happening now is truly for my highest good.
16. I believe in my ability to get through tough times.
17. The feelings in my body are normal and I fully accept them.
18. I have everything I need within me.
19. I am blessed, loved, and supported.
20. I have so much to be grateful for in my life right now.
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
During these trying times, let us all remember to show ourselves grace!
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