05/02/2024
When you look in the mirror, you can choose to offer yourself criticism or reassurance and kindness. Here are 8 ways saying your affirmations in the mirror makes them 10 times more effective.
1. Strengthens your connection or relationship with yourself.
2. Conditions you to see more of your own internal and external beauty
3. It forces you to become more aware of your internal dialogue.
4. The practice reduces self-deprecating thoughts over time
5. Taking the time to show yourself compassion regularly strengthens your ability to refocus and self-regulate to create feelings of safety even in stressful situations. You learn how to self self-soothe.
6. Increases your self worth over time.
7. Decreases your need for external validation. Rather than looking outside yourself for emotional support, praise, love, and even compliments, you can give all of that to yourself.
8. Observing your body language and expressions and adjusting it to match the affirmation you’re reciting helps to make it more believable.
