Positive Affirmations: How Long Until You See Results?

Embarking on any sort of self-improvement process is a challenging and often very difficult decision, and it is easy to feel like giving up when things don't seem to improve right away. In fact, things seem often to be getting even worse, just because you are conscientiously paying more attention for them. If you have just started using positive affirmations you may be wondering how long will it take until you actually see results, but it's difficult to actually give a real timeframe as it varies a lot.

From the first day you start using positive affirmations to change your learned behaviours you'll notice two very distinct groups: Some of them you'll love saying and will make you smile, while others you'll feel silly and embarrassed about. The first group target behaviours or thought patterns that aren't deeply seated, or which aren't difficult for you to deal with. The second group often refers to issues that are much more long lasting and damaging and your mind refuses to let go of them. The defence mechanism your subconscious uses is making you feel negative about such change, resisting it by making you feel silly or stupid.

If you are really determined to bring change to a particular area of your life, and the negative beliefs affecting it aren't too deep, change will happen much quicker. It will also depend on how that thought pattern started: an issue that started with the negative impact of an authority figure when you were a small child will probably take much longer to get rid of than something caused by a bad boss on your first job that undermined your professional self-esteem. However, each case is unique and you should insist and wait until your mind is ready to accept change. Think of it as going to the gym: It sucks for the first weeks, but at some point it becomes a natural part of your routine and you smile each time you look at yourself on a mirror.

How to Make Positive Affirmations More Effective

Some techniques you can use to try and make your positive affirmations more effective are:

Say them while looking at yourself on a mirror: Most negative behaviour patterns start when somebody tells you things while looking at you on the eyes.Write them down, and place them somewhere you can see them easily during your day.Sing or chant your affirmations: The mind often accepts better messages on a singing or rhyming form, as many advertisers know well.

The power of positive affirmations to change your life is both surprising and amazing, and they can cause powerful change. If you have a positive attitude towards that change you will see results much quicker, so don't give up and keep telling yourself that change is possible and only depends on you.


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