Harness the power of the Post-It
It’s one thing to tell yourself things like “I’m beautiful,” “I’m smart,” and “I am loved” – it’s entirely another thing to see them in front of you, says LaKeisha Gantt, PhD, a licensed psychologist. Write down several affirmations on sticky notes and then place them around your house. Pick spots where you can benefit from the little boost, like on your bathroom mirror, in your closet, on your steering wheel, in your gym bag or on your briefcase.
Play psychologist with yourself
Just because your brain says you’re unworthy doesn’t mean it’s true, and yet we often take negative self-assessments as fact. Challenge these damaging thoughts and assumptions by questioning them, says Emma Bennett, a licensed clinical social worker. “Ask ‘what happened to trigger this?’ ‘What is coming up for me right now?’ What am I really feeling inside?’ And then give yourself permission to let those unhelpful thoughts go,” she says. “They are merely thoughts – they are not self.”
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Source: RD.com
