This is probably not going to be something you want to hear if you are a fan of affirmations. But affirmations are good and helpful when DONE RIGHT. So nothing is inherently wrong with them. It may make you feel better in the moment, I cant deny that. But what's lurking below your awareness grows in intensity. Because if we jump the gun and start our healing journey with affirmations before dealing with & integrating the painful core beliefs & the painful emotions attached to these old beliefs, what we actually do is more harm than good. You are lying to yourself. You are self gaslighting. And your subconscious knows that. There is probably nothing more damaging and dangerous than dismissing, bypassing & burying the truth of how you feel, think & behave in this moment, in REALITY, something that you are doing TO YOURSELF. Yes, you are not your trauma and your painful core beliefs. But that doesn't mean you get to ignore the reality and the truth of them as they are right now. It's like putting a band aid on a infected, festering wound, hoping it will heal by itself. And this is exactly what affirmations do when you are using them to escape and avoid diving into your traumas and wounds. It's completely understandable why you would want to do it. And at the same time that doesn't make it right. Go for affirmations when you want to replace a core belief that you first worked through. This is how you create lasting change that gets you closer to your authenticity.
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