Do Affirmations Really Work?

Affirmations, you either love them or don't believe in them, but they have been around for years and are still going strong even to this day. What makes them so popular?

Is it that they really do work? Or is it that they are just a load of nonsense that you just keep trying in hope something will come from them?

To begin with, let me explain what exactly are affirmations. Affirmations are positive words that you repeat to yourself over and over again to not only motivate you and keep you focused on the positives, but they also change things on a subconscious level...and this is where they become very powerful.

Repeating words just for the sake of saying them are not going to transform your life. Taking them on a deeper level is what makes a huge difference to your life.

Our beliefs and subconscious thought pattern are altered by what we focus on, what we feel and what we say to ourselves on a regular basis. If you feed your mind with negativity about yourself or a situation and keep feeding your mind with these negative thoughts, you begin to attract more of the same negative crap and therefore life just becomes one huge struggle, as you start to inwardly believe what you say to yourself. This can also be said about what you follow in the media. Focusing on all the bad things that come via the news can lead to fear and anger, as well as illness, which feeds into your subconscious.

So how can affirmations alter this?

By feeding your mind with words that lead you to achievement, self belief and success as well as health. When you believe these words to be true for you, you begin the journey of transformation.

Yes, something as simple as affirmations can help you become healthy. There have been a number of times I have felt a little under the weather or had a cold or headache and I've just repeated to myself

"I am healthy, I am healthy, I am healthy" and voila! I feel more energised and my symptoms clear. Yes this is very true and no lie here. It works every time.

Try it if you don't believe me.

Why does it work? Well you are feeding the result that you want right into your subconscious and as a result are transforming and energising your cells to strengthen your immune system and as a result gain health again!

Did you know that the cells in your body react to what you think about on a daily basis. This is why stress weakens your immune system. When you are stressed you are focused on the problem, so this increases the cortisol hormone in your body and when this reaches a high level, your immune system gets weaker if changes are not made as soon as possible.

So can affirmations work with everything in your life?

Yes they sure can! All you have to do is believe in the vision you have for your life and be consistent with them. The more you repeat each affirmation, the more it becomes a part of you and your being and eventually your life.

When you do this, you are switching off the negative receptors in your brain and turning on all the positives, which just feels amazing!

So yes, affirmations do work and they truly can transform your life. All you gotta do, is be patient and consistent with them and let them flow in and out of your life and don't get impatient in seeing results...that is just gonna ruin the whole thing.

So what area of your life are you going to transform with your affirmations?