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Affirming Your Mental Health:
Suggested Affirmations

Compiled by Craig Campbell, MSW, LISW
Repeat out loud 8-20 times per day. Modify as desired. Make up your own as well!

I love and accept myself just exactly as I am
I am loveable and likeable
I can cope with the messiness of life with a degree of grace
I observe myself with gentleness, compassion, understanding, and forgiveness
I am masculine and sensitive
I am feminine and powerful
I can handle whatever life brings to me with [God's, my higher power's, my higher self's, other] help
I accept and celebrate my humanness
I am imperfect and loveable
I turn problems into opportunities
Most things in life are not that important
I get stronger and more confident every day
Everything will ultimately work out for a higher good
I see the positive side of every situation
I feel happier every day
I will live a happy, successful, and fulfilling life with or without _____________'s approval
I deserve to lighten up, have fun, and enjoy my day!
I am secure and centered
I am serene and focused
I am healthy, whole, and complete
I am [autonomous, independent] and [interdependent, connectable]
I have the right [to make my own decisions, to my opinion]; others have the right [to make their own decisions, to their opinion]
I love and accept my life just exactly as it is
I am unique, I am special (and I am a child of God)
I am inportant and valuable
I am loved and appreciated
I'm grateful for the friends who are in my life
I possess a unique set of strengths, talents, and gifts
I am a good person and I have a loving, gentle spirit
[My higher power, God, My higher self] enables me to intuitively know how to handle situations that used to baffle me
[My higher power, God, My higher self] is doing for me what I cannot do for myself
I possess strength, humility, patience, and tolerance
I can cope with whatever life brings to me with [my higher power's, God's, my higher self's] help
This, too, shall pass
I am adequate and that is good enough
I'm fun to be with and I have a good sense of humor
I am aware of my connection to [my higher power, God, my higher self]
I am OK just exactly as I am
I deserve to live a happy, successful, and fulfilling life
I live my life one day at a time
Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle all my problems at once -- from Just For Today (Al-Anon)
I am creative, flexible, relaxed, and easygoing
(Continue with personal affirmations on your own)

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