self-suggestion
Telling yourself something
Self-suggestion is the act of influencing your own thoughts, feelings, or behavior through mental repetition or affirmation.
The term belongs to psychology and self-help contexts: Through self-suggestion, she convinced herself she could handle the interview.
The idea is that repeating certain thoughts can reshape habits or attitudes—a technique associated with autosuggestion and positive thinking movements.
Positive statement of truth
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
Mental strength resisting impulse
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- transformationThorough change in form
consistency · cue · reward · reinforcement · persistence · commitment · progress · conditioning
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
affirmation
Positive statement of truth
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
transformation · consistency · cue · reward · reinforcement · persistence · commitment · progress · conditioning · substitution
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
self-suggestionsocial influence
Others shaping your behavior
peer pressure · propaganda · indoctrination · advertising · hypnotic suggestion
self-suggestioncoercion
Pressured compliance through threats
brainwashing · mind control · thought control · psychological coercion
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