[tealBumblebee]

Anyone ever made an affirmation statement or read self created affirmations daily? How did you do it (memorize it, sticky notes on the mirror, etc.) And what was your experience like with them?

I wrote a really awesome positive affirmation statement (statement as in a whole; not one sentence) and I was just wondering before I get all into this ...am I just tricking myself into believing these things i'm claiming? Or can this be effective for me even in a small way?

[Travelinglady]

I have made a sheet of affirmations to carry around and put a list on my refrigerator. I found it helpful.

[Ripose]

I had to go through my list and get rid of the self-defeating ones.

Don't write: I am one of the best people in the world.
Do write : I am the best that I can be, and getting better everyday.

Don't write: Today I am on top of the world.
Do write : Today I am on top of my life.

Okay maybe not great examples but I hope you get my point, which is just to keep your affirmations rooted in reality so you can really believe them.

I agree with what Ripose said above.
It's good to use affirmations, but they do need to also be realistic.
Otherwise, when you recite them you'll feel as though you're lying to yourself...which is never a good feeling! I've been using positive affirmations to raise my self-esteem, and I've had this happen a lot of times. I found that when I said an affirmation, I couldn't really bring myself to believe it...which defeated the whole purpose of saying affirmations in the first place! I finally had to re-write some of them to align them with reality. Since then, I've had much better results.

And also: you probably know this already, but I'm going to suggest it anyway because it's been a huge factor in my own experience with affirmations. When you say an affirmation, make sure it is always an "I am" statement, not an "I am not" statement. For example, it's better to say "I am loveable" than it is to say "I am not unworthy of love". To be honest, I can't really explain why it works this way...but I do know that I've had a lot more success with "I am" statements, rather than "I am not" statements.
Anyway, hope this helped you!

Good luck!