Each month we will post an affirming article on this page to help you improve your mental health. If you have feedback for us or suggestions for future articles, please email us and let us know.

If you are interested in reading other affirming articles or want to learn more about how to use affirmations to improve your self-esteem, relationships and general sense of well-being, please click on Affirmations Archive below.

Affirmations Archive

1. Recovery is absolutely possible and achievable for me.
2. I will practice being disloyal to dysfunction and loyal to functionality.
3. I give myself permission to connect to loving, affirmative, strong, sensitive, accepting men and women in my community.
4. I release and forgive myself for any responsibility I have accepted in the past for my abuse.
5. The abuser (s) from the past chose to hurt me; I will stop repeating the lie that it just happened to me.
6. Offering myself daily compassion is necessary for my healing and growth.
7. I commit to connecting to the boy /girl inside me today so we can play, laugh and experience joy together, even if just for a minute or two.
8. I believe deep inside me I possess the ability to face the truth of my abuse and to learn to use new tools for healing.
9. I have the right and the ability to speak the truth of my abuse and deserve to be heard, understood, believed and supported.
10. Feeling is healing; as I heal, I develop the ability to experience a wider range of emotions to enhance my health and connections to others.

Previous Affirmations:
First Steps to Get Help
Positive Traits and Strengths of Male Survivors
Suggestions for Partners/Spouses/Significant Others & Family Members of Male Survivors
Managing Holiday Stress
October 2006 - Making Healthy Resolutions I Can Achieve
November 2000 - Learning to Choose a Healthier Path... Especially During the Holidays
June 2000 - Enhancing Your LGBT Pride!!
March 2000 - Assessing Your Ability for a Healthy Relationship
February 2000 - Picturing Healthy Love
January 2000 - Staying Committed to Changing Your Life
December 1999 - Resolutions for the New Millennium
November 1999 - Managing Your Holiday Stress
October 1999 - Thriving in the Coming Out Process
September 1999 - Healthy Beginnings
August 1999 - Enhancing the Love in Your Life
July 1999 - Suggested Affirmations
June 1999 - Embracing Your Pride