affirmations
Self-encouragement spoken aloud
Affirmations are positive statements repeated to oneself, intended to encourage self-belief or manifest desired outcomes: She starts each morning with affirmations about her worth.
The practice draws from self-help psychology and New Age thinking.
More broadly, an affirmation is any declaration of support or agreement: The court's ruling was an affirmation of free speech.
Internal sense of value
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- self-compassionGentle understanding toward oneself
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
confidence · encouragement · empowerment · motivation · inspiration · uplift · inner voice · mirror work
Repeated focus phrase
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- meditationFocused attention practice
- prayerAddress to deity
- omHindu meditative chant
mindfulness · vibration · ritual · sacred · healing · visualization · manifestation · intention
Confident statement of fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- avowalOpen declaration of belief
testimony · attestation · confirmation · acknowledgment · averment · certification · sworn statement · affidavit
To uphold or sustain
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- approvalFavorable opinion given
recognition · verification · confirmation · backing · encouragement · acceptance · agreement · concurrence
self-worth
Internal sense of value
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- self-compassionGentle understanding toward oneself
self-esteem · confidence · encouragement · empowerment · motivation · inspiration · uplift · inner voice · mirror work · daily practice
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- meditationFocused attention practice
- prayerAddress to deity
om · mindfulness · vibration · ritual · sacred · healing · visualization · manifestation · intention · law of attraction
assertion
Confident statement of fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- proclamationFormal public announcement
avowal · testimony · attestation · confirmation · acknowledgment · averment · certification · sworn statement · affidavit · oath
support
To uphold or sustain
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
approval · recognition · verification · confirmation · backing · encouragement · acceptance · agreement · concurrence · sanction
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- coping mechanismsrepression, denial, projection, sublimation, rationalization
- holistic wellnessAyurveda, ayurveda, aromatherapy diffuser, acupressure, chakra
- Metaphysical Spiritualityspiritualism, theosophy, Christian Science, mediumship, channeling
- New Thoughtlaw of attraction, manifestation, positive thinking, treatment, Christian Science
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
affirmationsdenials
Refusals to acknowledge
negations · disavowals · repudiations · rejections · contradictions
affirmationsself-doubts
Uncertainty about oneself
put-downs · criticisms · disparagement · self-sabotage · inner critic
affirmationsinvalidations
Acts of voiding legitimacy
dismissals · disconfirmations · condemnations · rebuttals · refutations
- positive affirmationsEncouraging statements to oneself
- daily affirmationsRegular positive self-statements
- gender affirmationAcknowledging one's true identity
- affirmation cardsPortable positive statements