Eating Disorder Affirmations

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You can let go of these rules and bring about new affirmations…

Affirmations can be an important tool in overcoming eating disorders and other self-harming behavior patterns. Repeating your chosen affirmations on a regular basis can help put an end to negative thinking and help you develop new strengths and self-awareness.

1. Choose one, three or five affirmations.
2. Read them out loud every morning three times.
3. Read them out loud while standing in place. This prepares your inner self to receive the affirmation.
4. Read out loud once as you walk around a room or outdoor area. This helps anchor the meaning in your body and also makes new thoughts and feelings familiar and comfortable in different environments.
5. Read out loud once in front of a mirror, looking at your reflection as you speak. This helps you see yourself listening and helps you accept the strength and awareness you are giving yourself.
6. Do this every morning for one month.
7. At the end of one month, add new affirmations to your list. You may subtract any affirmations you did the preceding month. Or, you may continue on with any of them. You will have a sense of what you need to do as you become engaged in the process.

50 Affirmations you can read and feel better instantly…

1. I like myself today. I am aware of possibilities for improvement, but I don’t want to be anyone else.
2. I cannot see the outcome of the journey, but I can take the next step.
3. I am healthy.
4. Today I can bring awareness to my self-talk and replace all the negative thoughts with positive thoughts as soon as they appear in my mind.
5. I can live creatively if I can accept my anxiety and am willing to experience butterflies in my stomach from time to time.
6. I will be patient, even in the midst of trouble.
7. I am a good age to be.
8. I am a responsible and trustworthy person.
9. I can only find out by trying.
10. I am creative.
11. There is a purpose and value to each day of my life.
12. I am humble.
13. I create opportunities.
14. I say clearly and wholeheartedly my yes and no.
15. I am strong and calm.
16. I trust my own process.
17. I am open.
18. I am creative and innovative.
19. I can find peace in myself.
20. I am able because I think I am able.
21. I will not label myself as my problem; I am not my eating disorder.
22. Today I know I have the right to be alive, happy, and full of joy.
23. I deserve love and respect as I am.
24. I have abundant energy.
25. I can become the person I want to be.
26. Today I am willing to assert my needs and feelings.
27. I accept and experience all of my feelings.
28. I am grateful for who I am.
29. I will never please everyone and that is ok.
30. I have given myself permission to be at one with the Universe.
31. Whatever I am thinking right now is how I am feeling. I turn to the positive and loving thoughts because I choose to feel good.
32. I will be gentle with myself if I get stuck.
33. People are glad to support me.
34. I will not be hard on myself today.
35. The more I love, the more that love is returned to me.
36. I give myself permission to begin again with whatever I am trying to learn.
37. I help others fulfill their goals.
38. I am not afraid of making mistakes.
39. I allow myself to enjoy every moment of every day.
40. I am naturally beautiful when I am myself.
41. I give myself respect and encouragement to grow as a kind and loving person.
42. I will persist until I succeed.
43. The past has NO power over me!
44. I am free.
45. Criticism locks me into the very pattern I am trying to change.
46. Courage unifies me.
47. I can speak up for myself.
48. One power we all have is the ability to redefine what we believe. I can learn to see things in a different way.
49. In my own unique way, I am a genius.
50. I love and approve of all of me — even those qualities I thought were not good enough.

Another useful tip is to download the ‘I am’ application, it updates you every hour reminding you of your worth and help you think of a positive thought.